Hamster Air Conditioning System

This year we have quite hot summer here in PL. Temperature reaches +38 degrees celsius or even more. Some people stays at home during day or at noon because of high temperature.
At home we have a hamster (The Djungarian hamster) which used to live in a bit colder conditions. Sweetie (Sweet? - her name) looks tired in such temperatures.

I thought that i could do something with that. Then H.A.C.S system idea was born ...

We have to take a look into "will be useful later" things box, and take some things from ,to create Hamster Air Conditioning System ;)

Do not confuse with British HACS ;)

We will need :

- 1x ice cream box - any taste you like - you should make it empty for this project ;)

- 1x old 12V PC fan

- 1x paper tube - from paper towels

- switch (on/of) - any type

- 2x 18650 Li-Ion - used accu (from old laptop battery)

- 2x 18650 battery holder

- some wires and if you wish a connector (not obligatory) - in my version a pair of XT-60 (i have a lot of this because i`m RC modeler)

- 4x screws for fan

You will need some tools too:

- sharp knife or scalper

- hot glue

- soldering iron

- screwdriver

We have to connect :

fan,switch and 2x batterries like on screen.

I hope it is quite simple and don`t need more comprehensive description.

XT-60 connector is optional. You can solder wires directly to switch and to fan wires.

1.Take acover from ice box.
2. Cut a hole according to PC fan size

3. Drill 4 little holes for screws

4. Cut a hole regarding to paper pipe size in a corner

5. Screw the fan on the other (top) side

6. Cut paper pipe with knife to the needed shape (regarding to hamster`s cage)

7. Glue all paper pipe parts together.

8.and glue it using glue gun to ice box cover hole in corner.

Now you have fully equipped top cover and lower box for ice or for frozen cooling insert.

In my case i took frozen insert from mobile cooling ice box - see picture.

1.Put insert or ice in box

2. Cover it with "equipped" cover top.

3. Assign HACS system to hamster`s cage

4. power it ON

Taaaaadaaaaam !

Now hot air flows through the ice or frozen insert , and goes to hamter`s apartment through paper pipe.

Don`t worry ! Hamster will not freeze and will not have icicles on the mustache ;)

Air temperature is just a little lower than room temperature.

Just cold enough to feel better during that hot summer days.

Now Sweetie is not searching for fresh air in cage holes. She just falls asleep under H.A.C.S pipe output ;)

Looks calm and happy ;)

Sleep well little fellow !