Homemade clay refrigerator - BEING ECOFRIENDLY !

by Chitlange Sahas

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Hi, I am Sahas Chitlange , aging ! , "rom India # Here$s my new innovation on "ridge "rom clay# Its very easy and cheap to b%ild and very cheap# In india the cost is abo%t &s# '(( only# )he pro*ect$s principle is based on evaporation# yo% can ta+e this system "or camping where yo% need a "ridge to +eep yo%r co+es cool# )he materials re,%ired "or ma+ing this easy "ridge are. Clay pots /. some sand '. water For the "irst time to get the cooling e""ect yo% need to wait "or (0 / hrs# )he thing yo% need to remember is adding water a"ter a day#

Step ! C"o#e correct pot#

1o% need to chose correct si2e pots so that they go into each other easily# 3re"er new ones beca%se old ones have their pores bloc+ed# )his a""ects cooling#

Step $! %ddi&g #a&d

4dd some sand in the base o" the larger pot# 1o% may close the pot holes# I did not# 1o% may also heat the sand strongly to +ill the germs as in India yo% get the sand on roadsides!

Step '! I&#ert t"e #maller pot

5ow insert the smaller pot in the larger one# )a+e care yo% may get yo%r hands *ammed d%ring this process# I got once, Very pain"%ll### 4lso see that yo% have some gap le"t on the sides , yo% need to add sand there later#

Step (! %dd #a&d to t"e #ide#

Care"%lly add sand on the sides o" the pot# 4void spilling it into the smaller pot , its very di""ic%lt to get that st%"" o%t once spilled in ! 4lso add some water a"ter yo% add sand#

Step )! Co*er it

1o% can ma+e a cover o%t o" old pots as i did or simply cover it with a damp cloth#

Step +! E&,oy cooli&g

Its the time to en*oy cooling#

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rimar2000 says-5ov !, /( '# 6-78 49&eply :;cellent wor+! I certi"y that these simple water based coolers are s%rprisingly e""ective#

oakback in reply to rimar/(((5ov 7, /( '# 6-7' 49&eply <nly i" the h%midity is low# I always get e;cited reading abo%t these and =swamp coolers=, b%t when it$s hot in my area, it$s always very h%mid as well# :vaporative cooling doesn$t wor+ here! >Florida.

astral_mage in reply to oa+bac+5ov 6, /( '# 6- / 49&eply act%ally it can wor+ prpoerly i" % do yr research# many o" the native tribes in the "lorida belt did the same thing b%t with larger pots# there are many e;amples that remain intact even to this day#

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Steamcrunk in reply to astral?mage5ov 6, /( '# >removed by a%thor or comm%nity re,%est.

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ManifoldSky in reply to Steamcr%n+5ov 6, /( '# -!7 39&eply @eing that at no point in his comment here did astral?mage do that, I am at a loss as to what yo% believe yo%r point is# Feel "ree to ,%ote where he does#

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Steamcrunk in reply to 9ani"oldS+y5ov 6, /( '# /-77 39&eply >removed by a%thor or comm%nity re,%est.

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Steamcrunk in reply to astral?mage5ov 6, /( '# >removed by a%thor or comm%nity re,%est.

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VadimS in reply to rimar/(((5ov !, /( '# !-(7 39&eply http-AAwww#the0snowman#comAwetb%lb/#html )hese types o" coolers will +eep the inside at *%st above the wet b%lb temperat%re# I" the part o" the world yo% live in has low h%midity it$s per"ect >swap coolers "or home cooling wor+ on the same principle.#

vincent7520 says-5ov 6, /( '# /- B 39&eply Creat# )his is the basic cooling system by evaporationD 4nd let me tell yo%, it wor+s great ! )he same idea has been %se by p%tting large *ars "%ll o" water in egyptian ho%se where the co%ld pass a stream o" air that was cooled by passing between the *ars and the re"reshed ai cooled the ho%se# )he techni,%e wor+ed "or cent%ries in :gypt and other co%ntries in the region E In r%ral France >be"ore the !($s I saw many b%tter *ars that prevented b%tter "rom melting by covering the b%tter pot with a cover that that was designed to contain water that co%ld evaporate# 1o% certainly will not get a chilling e""ect E b%t it will +eep "ood and dairy stables at a reasonable temperat%re %nder strong heat# )he basic ot what on may call =pottery re"rigeration= is to %se non varnished pottery "or yo% can soa+ the part yo% want to be evaporated "irst in the water >ie cover. Ideally no varnished pottery sho%ld be %sed at all beca%se E the higher the evaporation rate the more e""icient the system will be

sdartnut says-5ov 6, /( '# - ' 39&eply )han+s "or sharing this# I thin+ I have seen something smaller "or +eeping b%tter cool on hot days# 1o%r instr%ctions were well presented#

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Steamcrunk says-5ov !, /( '# 6-'6 39&eply 5eat instr%ctables# So it will +eep veggies li+e tomatoes and ginger, as well as yog%rt coolD

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Chitlange Sahas >a%thor. in reply to Steamcr%n+5ov !, /( '# B-!7 39&eply 1es o"co%rse! It will cool down everything >e;ept icecreams.#

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Steamcrunk in reply to Chitlange Sahas5ov 6, /( '# well done, I love it#

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onemoroni1 says-5ov 6, /( '# (-/( 49&eply )his is a good instr%ctable# )han+ yo% "or sharing#

acob!v says-5ov 6, /( '# 6-7' 49&eply how long it will ta+e to get the re,%ired low temperat%reDDD

"C#atson says-5ov 6, /( '# 6-( 49&eply Very good instr%ctions! Co%ld yo% e;plain a little how this wor+s#

devangs$ says-5ov 6, /( '# 6-7' 49&eply I %se a similar one at home, it seems similar to a traditional arrangement in o%r locality# Still, its good wor+ -.

nreed% says-5ov 7, /( '# !- 8 39&eply Co%ld yo% %se salt and water to lower the temperat%re even "%rtherD

diy_bloke in reply to nreed!5ov 6, /( '# /-!7 49&eply I am not s%re i" salt and water wo%ld ma+e a di""erence# )he principle here is evaporation and salt does not do anything "or that, might even harm it# )he reason why salt0water combo can get cold is beca%se salt lowers the "ree2ing point so the water can get colder >below 2ero. be"ore it t%rns to ice, b%t in itsel" it does not cool at all
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Chitlange Sahas >a%thor. in reply to nreed!5ov 7, /( '# 8-( 39&eply Fill try

diy_bloke says-5ov 6, /( '# /-!' 49&eply Creat Idea Chitlange

"&_instructs says-5ov 7, /( '# 6-!8 49&eply Creatm whats the science behind thisD

'S11( in reply to @C?instr%cts5ov 7, /( '# /-'B 39&eply )he phase change >water evaporation. cons%mes heat energy and cools the pot# Similar principle to how sweating helps %s cool o""#

'S11( in reply to @C?instr%cts5ov 7, /( '# /-'! 39&eply https-AAen#wi+ipedia#orgAwi+iA3ot0in0pot?re"rigerator

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marcellahella says-5ov !, /( '# (-7/ 49&eply Cool! How m%ch water do yo% p%re inD 4ll the way "%llD
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Chitlange Sahas >a%thor. in reply to marcellahella5ov !, /( '# 6-(/ 39&eply 5ot all the way "%ll ! G%t providing the inner pot a damp environment#
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Chitlange Sahas >a%thor. in reply to marcellahella5ov !, /( '# 6-(/ 39&eply 5ot all the way "%ll ! G%t providing the inner pot a damp environment#

Sonic)overSeth says-5ov !, /( '# 7-7B 39&eply Very cool >"orgive the p%n.! How low does the temperat%re get inside the clay re"rigeratorD

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Chitlange Sahas >a%thor. in reply to SonicHoverSeth5ov !, /( '# 6-(( 39&eply Fill give yo% the e;act reading by p%tting a digital thermometer #

mnmama says-5ov !, /( '# '-! 39&eply 5ice instr%ctable Chitlange# I$d heard o" these, and tho%ght how %se"%l it wo%ld be when camping and no electricity, b%t didn$t +now how to p%t one together# )han+ yo%#