Great descriptions, and love the diagram!
Haven't heard of using ice cubes, I'll have to try it.
That looks just like the one that's been cooling my house since 1990. Starting to rust out though, it'll need replaced before too long. Lots cheaper than A/C! ![Gap :gap:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/gap.gif)
you pulling 5lbs of stuff out of the bottom in the spring too?