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.

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.

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.

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