I am planning to install a PTAC to heat and cool my 20x20 shop. Anyone have
experience (good or bad) with the different manufacturers of these units?
Frigidaire, GTE, Fedderer, Haier, Carrier, etc. Thanks.

Dan-o wrote:

I am planning to install a PTAC to heat and cool my 20x20 shop...

What's a PTAC?

Nick

Dan-o wrote:

I am planning to install a PTAC to heat and cool my 20x20 shop...

What's a PTAC?

Oh wait. I found it:

Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

The Defense Logistics Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of Defense,
administers the DoD Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP). PTACs
are a local resource available at no or nominal cost that can provide
assistance to business firms in marketing products and services to the
Federal, state and local governments...

Sounds like a difficult tradeoff. Each government employee would provide
about 300 Btu/h when at rest (most of the time), but they take up space,
and they would require bathrooms, vending machines, computers, copiers,
filing cabinets, and so on.

How about mounting a $69 window AC on a lazy susan and turning the warm
side to the indoors for heat, with a space heater for very cold days?

Nick

Nick,
PTAC = Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner
PTHP = Packaged Terminal Heat Pump

This is the type of through the wall unit you commonly see in a motel.


Dan-o,

I have used GE, Carrier, Sanyo with good success. Stay away from AAF
(American Air Filter) The other brands I have no experience with.
Fedders made lousy split systems but I hear their window units are OK.

Probably a 9000 BTU unit would do if you have decent insulation, but I
would recommend dong a load calculation first.

Stretch

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Sounds like a difficult tradeoff. Each government employee would provide
about 300 Btu/h when at rest (most of the time), but they take up space,
and they would require bathrooms, vending machines, computers, copiers,
filing cabinets, and so on.

Now that's funny!

"Dan-o" wrote in message
...
I am planning to install a PTAC to heat and cool my 20x20 shop. Anyone
have
experience (good or bad) with the different manufacturers of these units?
Frigidaire, GTE, Fedderer, Haier, Carrier, etc. Thanks.


Home Depot has the 11,500 BTU GE Zoneline Unit for $799.

That's about what I pay from my supplier!

http://tinyurl.com/bn3ev

Package Terminal Air Conditioner




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Dan-o wrote:

I am planning to install a PTAC to heat and cool my 20x20 shop...

What's a PTAC?

Nick

"Dr. Hardcrab" wrote in message
news:kkaMe.2941$Y55.826@trnddc06...

"Dan-o" wrote in message
...
I am planning to install a PTAC to heat and cool my 20x20 shop. Anyone
have
experience (good or bad) with the different manufacturers of these units?
Frigidaire, GTE, Fedderer, Haier, Carrier, etc. Thanks.


Home Depot has the 11,500 BTU GE Zoneline Unit for $799.

That's about what I pay from my supplier!

http://tinyurl.com/bn3ev



Home Depots got the Honeywell Vision PRO 8000 too, but its not near the stat
that I get from my supplier, for $75 more wholesale.
The one that HD sells for $99 we get for less, sooooo.either you WANT
humidistat controls, or you dont...
They sell the FocusPRO 5000 too....and it TOO is not the same stat that we
get from our suppliers.
Got to love marketing.