Things You'll Need:
- Electric Fan
- Water
- Ice
- 2 empty milk jugs
- hand towel
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Step 1
Start with the clean empty milk jugs. Fill them halfway to three quarters with water and put the cap back on. You need to leave room for the water to expand as it freezes. Set them in your freezer. You may not have room for both but thats OK, just start with one for now. The bonus here is that the frozen water helps the efficiency of your freezer by filling up empty spaces. Once the water is frozen go to step two.
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Step 2
Plug in your electric fan and set it in front of a table the same height as the bottom of the fan. A TV tray table works perfectly. Fold the hand towel in half and lay it on the table. Put the milk jug of frozen water on the table in behind the fan. Turn the fan on. The fan will pull the air past the frozen milk jug and cool the room.
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Step 3
When you take one milk jug out of the freezer, put the other one in. This way you always have one frozen. For maximum effect, lay on the floor in front of the fan. The cool air will drift down over you and cool you off quickly.
Comments
franchesca said
on 6/6/2009 What a great idea! I will have to try it out. Thanks.
Marilynda said
on 6/3/2009 Great idea for cutting back on running your a/c and saving money. Loved your article 5*
sonni57 said
on 6/3/2009 Thanks for the air conditioner tips I live in a upstair apt that's quite hot this should help on those really hot days.
skyedanzer said
on 6/1/2009 Terrific information, particularly with summer around the corner. Oh wait....summer is officially here. LOL
PurpleAnkh said
on 5/27/2009 If freezer space is a problem, you can always use smaller containers of frozen water.