Something that you could do to gain on the fight against heat load for the building is to install a couple of attic fans in the gables. Typically, they are 3 speed fans, with louvers that are blown open by the fan, and a screen to keep critters out. Home creepo and Lowes has them.. as a starting point.
The gable vent location will force the hottest air to exit the building, thus reducing the overall heat load and improving your comfort level.. If you did a temp scan on the building with an IR Thermometer you would see temps at the roof ridge many degrees above the "human level". As the day progresses, with roof absorption of sun heating.. that temp gradient is driven lower in the room.. as the heat bubble at the ridge grows. Vent it.. stay cooler longer.. works with Air Conditioning also.. cold air drops, hot air rises.. use it to your advantage. On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 11:30 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you take the shop dimensions, and thickness and type of insulation, to > a big A/C dealer and ask them to run it through their computer program, > they can tell you how big the A/C would have to be. > I did that with my shop and found that after the shop was finished, the > dealers program was exactly right. > Partitioning the shop saved even more money since I only cool or heat the > side where I'm working. > Gerry > > "Kaleb wrote: > > So earlier I was thinking about a swamp cooler for the shop which > > would not be very effective. I bought a high velocity fan the > > other day which helps a bunch. Today I got to thinking about how > > my shop is fully insulated. Its 40x60 why could I not install a > > central AC unit out there? I could probably mount the inside unit > > up in the rafters somehow, or worse case just have it in a corner > > somewhere. What size unit do you think I would need for said size > > of shop? New 2 ton units can be had for around 2k or so. I see > > several used ones on CL too. I would probably try to find a > > decent used one if I went this route. IF buying a used one what > > does one need to look for as far as ratings etc? > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
