My summer oven shop

[Crush]

Originally Posted by olredalert

----My cave is 1,600 square ft. There's a sort of motor home/boat storage area that's somewhat apart form 3 bays, but included in the 1,600ft. It all is insulated, but a smallish wall unit from Amazon cools the whole building down to ice cubes if necessary. Even somewhat the upstairs storage area!....Bill S

What brand?

[COPO]

I just had a 2,100 SF shop built with 14 foot sidewalls and 19 feet at the peak and currently researching options for cooling / heat without breaking the bank. I did go with insulation during the install, but potentially will supplement that. Shop is in North GA, so not too concerned about heating it, more so cooling. Looking at using several mini splits as I don't think I'd get enough air circulation from a single wall unit. Think I need at least 40,000-50,000 btu. Curious what others have done.

[Too Many Projects]

My walls have 1.5" pink foam board between the girts and 5.5" fiberglass wool over that with the white vapor barrier you see in the pics. The ceiling has 24-32" blown in fiberglass.
I need to heat for 6-7 months, so that is the big factor for energy consumption. The A/C is only for when I will be out there also.

[olredalert]

Originally Posted by Crush

What brand?

----I'll check....Bill S

[Lynn]

Are you happy with the Pioneer set up?

I see one that is 208/230 volt single phase.

Here: https://www.pioneerminisplit.com/pro...with-16-ft-kit

Thinking of doing something like this in our downstairs ping pong / exercise room. Since my heart procedures, I have been doing 5 miles a morning on the treadmill.
Current set up is pretty mickey mouse.

I see from the installation instructions, the inside to outside hole is 2.5 inches. I have to drill through 19.5 inches of brick wall.

[Too Many Projects]

It does cool well, but I still haven't figured out how to set a steady temp. It seems to pull warm air off the ceiling and keep cooling long after the temp I want has been met at 6', BUT the unit is 10' off the floor...

Hole in the wall is 2 1/2" and angled down slightly to provide slope for the condensate drain, which does go out the wall, not to the floor. No power needed at the inside unit. Mine is the 240 single phase and all power goes to the compressor and then follows the coolant lines into the wall unit.
It is quiet !! The blower can be heard on the higher speeds, but it's nothing worse than a floor fan would be. The fan speed can be set lower and then I can barely hear it, but I'm half deaf too... LOL The compressor is nearly silent standing near it outside. I never know it's running in the building.

[Lynn]

Thanks.

[bilede]

Just a quick vote for the pioneer units. They are the only brand I believe that seems to work with DYI guys other than Mr C**l who charges you twice for one unit just in case you screw it up they are good to replace parts..

I have 3 units at my place, 1 on my wife's she-shed and I installed wiring for three units on my garage but only installed two 3-ton units and it keeps it as cool as I ever want here in the phoenix area on a garage 60x80x18. I have thought about adding the last unit but just haven't needed it. even cooled whole thing down to 68 for Marilee's birthday party I had in there and held at that the whole afternoon-evening while 100+ outside..

[Too Many Projects]

While installing mine, I found 2 steps that weren't clear and called support. They agreed the manual wasn't as good as it could be and have had many inquires about those steps and had a ready answer. So far, excellent support to keep the install moving too. I need to call them about the set temp not being met. Again the manual isn't helpful to know if the temp sensor is on the evap unit or in the hand held remote. I've tried setting the remote closer and at 7' above the floor and it still runs beyond the set temp. They probably have a ready answer for that too, but I just haven't asked.