I have four solar powered roof vent fans, plus a gable fan exhausting a VERY hot attic.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
