buffalobill wrote:
On Jul 19, 4:57 pm, Nate Nagel wrote:

Hi all,

after spending the afternoon alternately trying to work on my truck in
the driveway and running inside to bask in the A/C and rub alcohol on
the skeeter bites to cool them off, I'm thinking that A/C in my garage
would be oh so nice. A friend recommended a two piece unit but I am not
seeing exactly what I'd like from a quick google search. I'm thinking
it would be nice to be able to have two indoor units, one upstairs and
one downstairs, and also if either/both could function as a heat pump
that would be great, because there's no heat out there either. Is there
anything on the market that fits my needs?

thanks

nate
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subject to electrical codes and the climate and whether you are
storing flammables in the garage: for immediate use might be 250 watt
infrared brooder lamps, this will provide warmth and light if white or
warmth with less light if red. it warms your skin and surfaces where
you point it, but wont warm the air much. compare this to halogen
lighting, where you can have three 500 watt outdoor worklights or
instead five 300 watt worklights. halogen worklights get hot and may
be specific to outdoor use only, so are not necessarily allowed in
your garage in your location. if you have gasoline in the garage you
probably need to use electric heat that is appropriate for that
envoronment.
otherwise you will approximately get about 5200 btuh's out of any 1500
watt electric heater which fills up a 15 amp circuit.
there is some spray on foam insulation for open studs which might be
of use to contain the heat, subject to local codes.
if your climate is hot and dry, swamp coolers use water and a sponge
or belt with a fan to lower the temperature. these don't work
effectively in hot and humid conditions. subject to the size of the
garage and its insulation, there are are residential wall air
conditioners with electric heat in them, limited to your electricity
at the garage, but i don't know if they are approved for your local
use.

I live near DC so my climate is the very definition of "hot and humid."
For the garage bay, due to the way that the space is laid out, I
might have an issue using a wall unit - the two walls that would be
suitable for such are also VERY close to the property line. The other
two walls are taken up by the garage door and a staircase. I also liked
the idea of a split because that way I wouldn't have to buy another
separate unit for upstairs - that could actually be livable space if it
were heated/cooled. The whole building is actually very well insulated;
it was marginally livable in there today while it was pushing 100 outside.

nate

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