DIY shoe drying cabinet. Homemade shoe dryer. What you need for a shoe dryer

Spring and autumn are the seasons when shoes especially often get wet, as a result frequent rains. Shoes that are not dried can be harmful to your health by causing your feet to become hypothermic. And the shoes themselves will not last long. Whatever happens, I will show you how to make a very simple device that will allow you to avoid these problems.

The shoe dryer consists of only three components. It is not that simple, but rather the simplest. Well, I personally haven’t seen it simpler. Despite its simplicity, it has a number of significant advantages:

• – Low power consumption.
• – Small size. You can take it with you anywhere without any problems.
• – You can try batteries or accumulators as a power supply. And as a result, you can dry your shoes anywhere, say, while hiking, summer fishing, etc.

Dryer does not have heating elements and dries your shoes with simple ventilation. The method is quite effective and the drying time is no longer than that of an electric heating dryer, although it all depends on the external air humidity.
What do you need for a shoe dryer?

• – Power supply 12 V (5 V).
• – Two 12 V coolers (fans) from the computer.

Dryer assembly
We take two fans and connect them in parallel to the power supply. Insulate with electrical tape or heat shrink tube. And your shoe dryer is ready. We place the fans on top of the shoes, or if we insert them into the shoes. And we turn on the block to the network.




If the drying speed is not so important for you, then you can take a 5 volt power supply (phone charger). This will increase the drying time of the shoes, but will reduce the noise of the fans. Of course, it is not big, but still someone may not like it.
I would like to add that you can connect at least 10 fans to one power supply and dry 5 pairs of shoes. Enough for the whole family. And if suddenly you are all wet, and there is only one dryer, it will only take a couple of minutes to make several more dryers, unless, of course, you have all the elements at hand.

You may like:

• I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH DESIGNS OF KHRUSCHEVS... THIS IS...
• Autonomous GSM alarm system from a mobile phone...

Assembling a device for drying shoes - electric dryer from a self-regulating thermal cable. Electric drying for shoes can make the autumn-winter slushy period much more comfortable. In addition, dry shoes are a matter of maintaining health, so this is far from a useless device.

Materials and tools

Materials:

Cuttings of thermal cable (can be from a "warm floor" system);

Copper two-core cable with a cross section of 1.5 sq. mm;

Electrical plug;

Dimmer (you can do without it if you don’t need to regulate the heating of the dryers);

Insulating tape;

Terminal block.

Tools:

Pliers;

Screwdriver;

Knife and side cutters.

Making a dryer

So, from scraps of thermal cable 35-50 cm long we make two insert loops.

On two sections of cable we do end seal on one side (see photo) and connect terminal block on the other side. You can make not a terminal connection of wires, but soldering.

We connect two “loops” with a cable and a plug in parallel. Additionally, we insulate it with several layers of electrical tape or cover it with a thermal tube.

We do everything carefully and reliably, because we will connect the dryer to a 220 volt network - there should be no mistakes!

Demonstration of heating a homemade shoe dryer with an infrared non-contact thermometer.

Often, even the best quality shoes cannot withstand the slush of the winter thaw and get wet. In order to dry it properly and without harm, I collected convenient design based on two PC fans.

On a note

The most natural drying process is the evaporation of moisture during room temperature, and that's a long time. But if you create forced air movement (blowing, ventilation), drying will speed up several times.

From a piece of plywood 4 mm thick, according to the drawing (see figure), I cut out a rectangular base. Using a jigsaw, I cut out two holes in it to fit the diameter of the fans.

Above each opening, I fixed coolers measuring 80x80x25 mm with a voltage of 12 V with bolts.

I connected the latter in parallel and connected a 12 V power supply to them. To dry, I put the structure on top of the shoes and plug the unit into the network. Fans provide a diffuse air flow, so the outside of the shoes is also blown.

A conventional heated dryer inside a damp shoe creates a warm and humid atmosphere, and since there is virtually no air ventilation, the shoes begin to rot and rot.

DIY shoe dryer or what you can make from computer fans

TOOLS FOR CRAFTSMAN AND CRAFTSMAN, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS VERY CHEAP. FREE SHIPPING. WE RECOMMEND - 100% CHECKED, THERE ARE REVIEWS.

Below are other entries on the topic “How to do it yourself - for a homeowner!”

Spring and autumn are the seasons when shoes especially often get wet due to frequent rains. Shoes that are not dried can be harmful to your health by causing your feet to become hypothermic. And the shoes themselves will not last long. Whatever happens, I will show you how to make a very simple device that will allow you to avoid these problems.

The shoe dryer consists of only three components. It is not that simple, but rather the simplest. Well, I personally haven’t seen it simpler. Despite its simplicity, it has a number of significant advantages:

• - Low power consumption.
• - Small size. You can take it with you anywhere without any problems.
• - You can try batteries or accumulators as a power supply. And as a result, you can dry your shoes anywhere, say, while hiking, summer fishing, etc.

What do you need for a shoe dryer?

• - Power supply 12 V (5 V).
• - Two 12 V coolers (fans) from the computer.

Dryer assembly

In the video you will see 3 ways to dry shoes:

A very common problem often occurs to us: you have washed your shoes and you need to let them dry. In summer this is not a problem, since you can simply hang your shoes on a clothespin on the balcony - they will dry quickly, but when it’s winter.

The temperature is below zero and your shoes will simply freeze when drying like this. Another way out of the situation is to hang your shoes right in the apartment, but the problem is that the water that will drain from the shoes directly onto the floor will form a puddle. You can put a bucket, or you can make a device, which I want to talk about in this article.

First way

We will need two cardboard bags for juice or milk (the larger the volume of the bags, the better) and two hangers for things.

First, cut off half of the cardboard boxes as shown in the photo:

Next, carefully use a knife or scissors to make small cuts on the edges of the cardboard boxes (this is done so that hangers for clothes can be attached to the box without difficulty.

Second way

For the second method we will need two plastic bottles(the larger the volume, the better).

We cut out the middle of the bottles in the same way, but the difference with the previous method is that for this design we do not need hangers. We make a hole in the bottle cap and fasten an aluminum wire there, bending it at the end. Now we screw the cap onto the bottle, put the wet shoes inside the bottle and hang the structure on a rope.

The third method (the easiest)

For this we will need just one hanger. We twist this hanger as shown in the photo and place wet shoes on it.