It does, though, have a water circuit for air conditioning, so he decided to hack ... so [Josh] claims he mostly got ice right at the inlet and minimal cooling through the evaporator.

However, remember to regularly change the water and replenish the melted ice cubes. Read also: DIY cooling hack: Beat the ...

This requires a lot of water, of course and is sometimes augmented with traditional air conditioning. When electricity prices rise, maybe ice harvesting like in the video below will make a comeback.

If the coils are iced over, leave the unit off to melt the ice and put a bucket underneath to catch the water. If that's not the issue, leave the air conditioner off while you troubleshoot.