AC'd the garage/shop!

Sizzle Chest

Sizzle Chest

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WOW! I should've done this YEARS ago! What a game changer!!! It's been ridiculously hot as of late and I just melt while doing a job.

I installed a 1.5 ton TRANE mini-split system and...WOW, what a difference. I can now keep it at a pleasant 77 degrees with practically zero humidity while working. I had some insulation blown into the attic space above me to help with keeping the heat out and the cool in. My doors are insulated. This system will pull it down to 65 degrees in the heat of the day! (probably lower, I haven't seen how cool it will go yet)

Anyway, what a relief and a huge help!





The inside unit.
 
Controlling as many variables in your detailing will only make your finished product that much better. Plus that AC will probably save you a bunch of time in the long run. Less breaks, work faster, work on those 100 plus degree days where you may have taken the afternoon off to wait for a cool down.

Looking forward to some cool new reviews ��!
 
I see your are supporting two Wisconsin companies, BCM and Snap-On!


Go Badger State!
 
Awesome Scott! I did the same albeit not as nice a unit as yours and if nothing else keeps the humidity to decent levels .

ScottH
 
Good deal!! Nice shop. Or should I say COOL shop!!


Very nice addition, Scott. :dblthumb2:
 
Nice! I am hoping to install a mini split in the next year or two, how was the install?
 
How cool can you get it? I ask because 77 seems a little warm but then again, that's probably cool for you guys down there. I would probably like to shave another 10 degrees off but either way, you officially have the "coolest" detailing garage on the forum, all aspects of it!!
 
Thanks all!!!!

Didn't either of them were WI company's! LOL

Klasse: That's like 20 degrees below ambient so I'm good with that, it will pull down into the 60's he said, but I haven't cranked her down that cold yet!


Appreciate all the comments!
 
Sizzle Chest said:
WOW! I should've done this YEARS ago! What a game changer!!! It's been ridiculously hot as of late and I just melt while doing a job.

I installed a 1.5 ton TRANE mini-split system and...WOW, what a difference. I can now keep it at a pleasant 77 degrees with practically zero humidity while working. I had some insulation blown into the attic space above me to help with keeping the heat out and the cool in. My doors are insulated. This system will pull it down to 65 degrees in the heat of the day! (probably lower, I haven't seen how cool it will go yet)

Anyway, what a relief and a huge help!





The inside unit.
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Very nice. I'm not sure about where you are but in CA we don't have the humidity but it does get into the 90s and sometimes 100s and 2500-3000 CFM attic exhaust fans really help keep it cool up there in that space between the roof and the insulation between the ceiling joists. We have three of them on the house (which saves immensely on A/C bills) and a fourth one on the garage. The garage used to go above 100 on hot days. Now, just with the fan only it rarely goes above 80, even if it is 105 outside. There is enough thermal mass in the concrete slab and insulated walls to keep the ambient temps that low (in the garage). The temp at the peak of the garage ceiling is about 150-180 on really hot days and the air coming in through the vents is the outside temperature. I measured all of these temps using a thermal gun. Actually, having two undriven cars and multiple large tool chests also helps keep it cool in there.
 
Scott, nice addition. My parents just got a Mitsubishi/Carrier unit for their glassed-in lanai. They run it between 75-77 and it's great! I'm sure it's a game changer in your garage, congrats!
-Chris
 
Thanks for sharing, Scott. We are having a house built in Alabama and we are doing spray foam, garage included.
I'm going to do the same thing and an insulated door.

Steve
 
I wish I supported both Snap On and BCM more often. Two of the best companies in their respective fields. Another cool WI company is Midwest Industries (Waukesha, WI).
 
Very nice! Sometimes I "forget to close the door to the house" so the AC comes into the garage :laughing:
 
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