Is it possible to build an air condition at home?

[dan150sp]

hey,
i would like to know whether it is possible to build an air condition at home? if yes, how can i and will it turn out to be more expensive than getting one from the market.

 

[AlienCraft]

Building something like a major appliance from parts is rarely cheaper than buying the whole unit already assembled.
What a wonderful world it would be if the sum of the parts always equaled the price of the unit.......😉
Yes, you could do it. Get a Grainger catalog. and go to it!
Or try Johnstone Supply.
I doubt it would be cheaper.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Building something like a major appliance from parts is rarely cheaper than buying the whole unit already assembled.
What a wonderful world it would be if the sum of the parts always equaled the price of the unit.......😉
Yes, you could do it. Get a Grainger catalog. and go to it!
Or try Johnstone Supply.
I doubt it would be cheaper.

Give the man a cigar. Just buy one, dude. Aside from the cost of the parts themselves, you need specialized equipment to handle the refrigerant. Buy one.

 

[Evadman]

Johnstone will be cheaper than grainger. Trust me 🙂

It would be cheaper just to buy a unit then build one in 99.9% of the cases. To get it cheaper, you may be able to swipe the compressor out of a refrig that someone is tossing.

 

[LSUfan]

It's not worth it

 

[BillGates]

Build a swamp cooler.

 

[iamwiz82]

ice cube + fan + dehumidifier = air conditioning 😉

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Building something like a major appliance from parts is rarely cheaper than buying the whole unit already assembled.
What a wonderful world it would be if the sum of the parts always equaled the price of the unit.......😉
Yes, you could do it. Get a Grainger catalog. and go to it!
Or try Johnstone Supply.
I doubt it would be cheaper.

Tell me about it. Broken washer: ~$300 new, ~$800 from parts 😕

 

[FoBoT]

buy one used
i have a window unit i haven't used in several years, i need to clean it up and see if it works and then the first HOT weekend, put it up for sale 😀