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HVAC on 2nd floor went out, but not on the 1st. Rigged this up to pull cold air from downstairs' to upstairs lol (i.redd.it)

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[–] TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That clear tube carrying the air looks like it was made for this use. Unsure how rednecky it is, but good fix regardless.

[+] CubbyTustard@reddthat.com 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad, the white bags would likely become translucent like that when stretched. Cut the bottoms and tape to to top of the next.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm very impressed by OP.

I wonder if he got them on a roll so they're partially connected and tape over the perforation while it's all flat, then cut through....

Eta: we have clear bags here to separate our recycling. Recycling and compost get collected every week but garbage only every other. Clear bags keep people from cheating.

[–] Specific_Skunk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe my eyesight is going but it looks like bubble wrap to me.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I thought that at first but that's just the pattern implemented in the bag to increase strength, using this much bubblewrap unless it was going to be thrown out would probably cost more than just getting the HVAC fixed haha.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

Those are trash bags taped together. You can see the pulltab chords and tear resistant pattern. This is some very high quality redneck engineering right there.

[–] Plibbert@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dude if those are trash bags and tape then good fuckin job my man.

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Daaamn they are some clean tape joins

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Holly shit you're right!

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

How’s the performance?

[–] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ha, probably just better with a fan at the bottom and one at the top. Good effort though.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I need a mini version of this, my apartment only has a single opening window, and it’s in the office, across from the bedroom. I’d love to pull in cold air straight to the bedroom at night