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Can
a $39 Weak Fan be called an Air Conditioner when it is only a
Fan? Really! MightyKool "Ice Water" Models
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Can
a $39 Weak Fan be called an Air Conditioner when it is only a
Fan? Really! 
Left MAC Center MK3/MK4
Right M400
Unfortunately there is no
such thing as a portable Refrigerated Air Conditioner that operates
on 12-volts because it is not possible to turn a Compressor of
Adequate Size with a Battery.
Swampy developed
12-Volt Air Conditioning using a Pump that Thrusts hundreds of
Gallons of Ice Water Per Hour through a *Specialized Copper Heat
Exchanger similar to the one on the left that is installed in
each of our Ice Models. When the water returns to the ice container
it carries with it the Heat & Condensation collected. This
eliminates any need for outside ventilation or special drain tubes
like typical Air Conditioners need.
*The Specialized Swampy Heat Exchanger was Engineered
to use the Optimum amount of Ice Per Hour to produce Maximum Cooling.
Using too little ice will not produce enough cold air and using
too much ice is a waste of Ice. (See customer comment below)
Customer comment about his order
for a MightyKool MK4 Model: I'm an engineer as well
as a part-time physics grad student at Johns Hopkins University.
I needed short term air conditioning in my car as my business
requires me to drive a lot and sometimes to stay parked for a
few hours. It would be bad for my car to idle the engine just
to run the AC for 3 or 4 hours...
When I was driving 8 weeks ago, my A/C conked out, and I got a
bag of ice to keep me cool. It got me thinking and using my physics
background. I calculated the amount of cooling energy a bag of
ice could create based on the enthalpy of fusion and specific
heat of water. I realized then that an air conditioner could be
built using ice....
When I saw the amount of ice your system required, it agreed with
my calculations and so I began considering buying your product.
Before I decided to buy, I wanted to see how hard it would be
to build one of these devices, and I realized it would be better
and cheaper to go with a professionally built unit like yours.
S.C. - Woodbridge, VA.
The Hot Ambient air flows through our Icy Cold
Copper Heat Exchanger Grill then exits rapidly through the adjustable
Air Louvers! The Secret to 12-Volt Air Conditioning is "ice
water", not the ice! The ice is merely the catalyst to
make Cold Water!
The
AC12 System incorporates an Air Conditioner. The MK3,
MK4 & M400 are Dual Systems that incorporate Air Conditioning
plus Evaporative Cooling!
A. How do the "Ice" Cooling Systems work?
B. How about a Simple Cheap System of Blowing air into or across Ice?
C. Why not use some kind of electronic cooling system instead of Ice?
D. Do the Ice Models use a compressor or refrigerants?
E. Can you close the windows or do you leave them open like with Evaporative Cooling?
F. What is included and not included?
G. What is the difference between the three models?
H. How much ice do the "Ice Water" Models use?
I. What temperatures could be expected by cooling the water?
J. How hard are they to install?
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A: Modern technology uses Ice to cool a liquid, which in turn
is circulated through a Chiller (Heat Exchanger). Hot ambient
air is passed through the Heat Exchanger to produce cold comfortable
air-conditioned air, plus remove humidity! Some such systems are
large enough to cool several city blocks in a place like Phoenix,
Arizona in the summer heat. And still others are small enough
like our "Ice Water" Models to be portable and
easily moved from place to place to cool you and your friends.
The 12-Volt "Ice Water" Models work similar to
any other 8,000 BTU Air Conditioner except you do not vent the
heat or drain the water outside. The heat is transferred into
the water by drawing the ambient air through the Chiller (Heat
Exchanger) plus removes humidity at the same time. These Models
are capable of cooling efficiently enough that they should use
around 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of ice per hour during the heat
of the day & 12 pounds per hour during the night. Keep the
heat outside and enjoy the cooled air inside without drilling
holes or opening windows.
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to the Questions
How about a Free Air Conditioner? Place ice in a container, then take a fan and blow into or across the ice just like your Great Grandfather did. Now you have a Free Air Conditioner to solve all your cooling problems without having to spend a dime! However, if you have already tried this "new" Ancient System & still "Feel the Heat" read on for serious answers to your cooling needs!
Merchants marketing this ancient 100 year old Ancient System
make claims, with glowing "testimonials" of how blowing
a fan over ice cools cars, boats cabins, campers, etc. If it sounds
too good to be true, then maybe it is "too good to be t---".
It is simple for you to test this Ancient Idea for Free as explained
in the paragraph above and then you decide!
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to the Questions
The M400, MK3 & MK4 have an evaporative cooling system
like our other Swampy models. The air is cooled by evaporation
in these "Ice Water" Models to aid the Heat Exchanger
produce even colder air. Once the ice has melted these models
will cool by evaporation, however ventilation is needed to prevent
humidity build up.
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to the Questions
H. Our 12-Volt "Ice Water" Models cool so efficiently
that they are capable of using about 10 to 20 pounds (4.5 to 9
kilograms) of block or cubed ice per hour. Many "Ice &
Water" stores freeze their own blocks of ice and are smaller
& more solid than the blocks you buy at convenience or grocery
stores, which are generally formed from the chips left over from
crushed ice processing.
A 48 quart Ice Chest filled with block & cubed ice will last around 4 to 5 hours. The largest Ice Chest you can normally purchase is 150 quart. A 48 quart size may be purchased in most places like Target, Walmart, etc. for around $25.00. Any Ice Model will not cool effectively unless they use about 20 pounds of ice per hour during a hot day and will use about 10 to 12 pounds of ice during nighttime.
Some people freeze their own block ice in plastic containers,
however consider removing the ice from the plastic so it can contact
the water to provide air conditioning or if left in the containers
they react like Reusable Plastic Ice Packs (see I below).
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to the Questions
I. In 100 degree (38 C) heat the "Ice Water"
Models produce 65 F. (19 C.) (+-) of Air Conditioned comfort using
cubed or block ice. Reusable Freeze Packs will be about 78 F.
(25 C) in the 100 F. (38 C) heat. In general cubed ice is used
up quicker than block ice of equal weight. The length of time
the reusable Freeze Packs perform depends on the quantity that
are used.
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to the Questions
J. There is virtually no installation required with any
of the "Ice Water" Models except for the Roof Top Model
MG3, of course. In preparing the AC12, MK3 or MK4 a narrow slot
is cut in the ice chest for the hoses so you can shut the lid
of the ice chest. If you are using it in a vehicle secure the
ice chest in the rear of your vehicle or some other out of the
way area. Then place the "Ice Water" Model in the area
you need air conditioning like between the driver and the passenger,
secure it and plug it into the cigarette lighter.
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The M400, MK3, MK4, MAC, & MG4 Provide; Dual Air Conditioning using Ice or Water All "Ice Water" Systems automatically dispose of the excess condensation collected |
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I = Inches C = Centimeters |
Weight |
Capacity |
12.6v Low |
12.6v Med. |
12.6v High |
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White |
MW1 |
C=24.4 x 20.3 x 18.5 |
1.69 kg |
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11.3 watts |
15.2 watts |
21.4 watts |
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White |
MW2 |
C=28.6 x 20.3 x 18.5 |
1.99 kg |
|
11.3 watts |
20.2 watts |
30.2 watts |
|
White |
WinAire |
|
2.70 Kg |
|
11.3 watts |
20.2 watts |
30.2 watts |
|
White |
S154 |
C=29.2 x 34.9 x 29.8 |
4.6 kg |
3.75 liters |
50.4 watts |
91.2 watts |
167 watts |
|
White |
MK3 |
C=24.4 x 20.3 x 18.5 |
3.67 kg |
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27.7 watts |
34.0 watts |
39.1 watts |
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White |
MK4 |
C=28.4 x 20.3 x 18.5 |
3.81 kg |
|
27.7 watts |
34.0 watts |
42.8 watts |
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White |
MAC |
C=55.9 x 34.3 x 48.3 |
5.03 kg |
30.3 liters |
32.8 watts |
39.0 watts |
50.4 watts |
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White |
M400 |
C=47 x 45.7 x 64.8 |
7.87 kg |
52.9 liters |
32.8 watts |
39.0 watts |
50.4 watts |
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White |
MG4 |
C=45.7 x 20.3 x 31.75 |
5.33 kg |
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32.8 watts |
39.0 watts |
50.4 watts |
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Inches - Centimeters |
Weight |
Capacity |
12v Low |
12v Med. |
12v High |
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