*Cheap* Air Conditioner for your garage

[SuperBee364]

Costco is running a very nice portable air conditioner sale right now.



Costco - $299.99 after $50 OFF Royal Sovereign 10,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11104537&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1)



Costco - $279.99 after $50 OFF Royal Sovereign 10,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner (http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11272420&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&lang=en-US&s=1)



I chose a portable over a window mount for a couple reasons... the homeowner covenants where I live don`t allow window mounted units, and it`s going to be doing double duty: keeping my garage cool in the day when I`m detailing, and keeping our west facing master bedroom cool at night. I got the more expensive one with the remote.



No more sweltering heat this detailing season!

[gmblack3]

I have a 420sq ft garage and my portable unit is "rated" for 400sq ft. It will drop the humidity 10-15% (from 80% to 65-70%) but will only drop the temp a few degrees. I would think that my un-insulated garage door has alot to do with this. I even place a fan in front of the AC unit to spread out the cool air.

[SuperBee364]

I have a 420sq ft garage and my portable unit is "rated" for 400sq ft. It will drop the humidity 10-15% (from 80% to 65-70%) but will only drop the temp a few degrees. I would think that my un-insulated garage door has alot to do with this. I even place a fan in front of the AC unit to spread out the cool air.



Your garage is the same size as mine. Mine has a really high ceiling. About 18 feet if I were to guess. Insulating the garage door last summer really helped with the heat.



Now I`m wondering if I shoulda gone with the 12,000 btu unit.

[NSXTASY]

IME, these units just dont produce the amount of cool air needed. You really need to drop about 800 for a quality unit. Just my experience and .03 c`s

[SuperBee364]

IME, these units just dont produce the amount of cool air needed. You really need to drop about 800 for a quality unit. Just my experience and .03 c`s



Hmmm.. I was kinda wondering about that... I might be trying out Costco`s great return policy if it`s not up to the job. Luckily it`s extremely dry here in the Salt Lake Valley. Many homes use evaporative "swamp coolers" as their sole source of cool air in the summer.. it`s *that* dry here. The other advantage is that refrigerated air conditioners also are more efficient.



I`ve seen a couple of heat pump type units that start at about 800 bucks. It might be worth the investment, since a heat pump can do both cool and warm air.



Ah well, I`ll try out the cheap-o and see if it works. It`ll be here tomorrow.

[2002 Z06]

nice...I have been looking for something like this.

[Greg Nichols]

Forget the AC there Brandt, just work faster LOL

[SuperBee364]

Forget the AC there Brandt, just work faster LOL



We`ll just see about that when you`re down here helping me do some cars this summer. :D

[Setec Astronomy]

Your garage is the same size as mine. Mine has a really high ceiling. About 18 feet if I were to guess.



18 feet?! I`ll trust you because you should know about judging altitude...but that seems really high...whaddya, live in a converted warehouse? ;)

[SuperBee364]

Yeah.. I keep waiting for one of the flourescent tubes to go out. The wife is *really* gonna hate having to get that tall on a ladder to change it.

[Macruz19]

I was thinking about an AC for the garage. Need one pretty much all year round, however I hate to use all that energy especially when the garage is facing the sun all day long. I just use a fan.

[imported_ZimRandy]

I`d need about four of those units! :lol



http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6915/dcp0519xy6.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0519xy6.jpg)http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7888/smalldcp0402we8.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=smalldcp0402we8.jpg)http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4485/dcp0447kg1.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0447kg1.jpg)



And for reference, those walls are 14` high.;)





Randy

[Greg Nichols]

We`ll just see about that when you`re down here helping me do some cars this summer. :D





Well then that changes everything............you need a 35,000 BTU unit......



Or



It will be a great way to loose some extra winter weight.

[SuperBee364]

I`d need about four of those units! :lol



http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6915/dcp0519xy6.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0519xy6.jpg)http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7888/smalldcp0402we8.th.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=smalldcp0402we8.jpg)http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4485/dcp0447kg1.th.jpg (http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcp0447kg1.jpg)



And for reference, those walls are 14` high.;)



Randy



Man, now that`s a *garage*. Wish mine was that big. Maybe I can talk the wife into an add-on "Detailing Studio". My garage is way out of wack... really tall ceiling (yup, taller than that), but it barely qualifies as two-car. The ceiling is so tall that the garage door opener is suspended by metal framework hanging down from the ceiling.






Well then that changes everything............you need a 35,000 BTU unit......



Or



It will be a great way to loose some extra winter weight.





Mmmmhmm. `s what I thought. :)

[Setec Astronomy]

SuperBee, how can your garage be so disproportioned? Is it attached? Is there a room above it? Was it supposed to have a loft or an attic or a room that never got put in?