Heating/AC for Garage Workshop?
I’d like to use my detached garage workshop all year round. Now it’s stifling in summer, and mostly unusable in winter. Is there a combination heat/air conditioner unit that I could maybe mount on the roof, or in the wall, that would make the space at least more comfortable? Or is my only choice to…
I’d like to use my detached garage workshop all year round. Now it’s stifling in summer, and mostly unusable in winter. Is there a combination heat/air conditioner unit that I could maybe mount on the roof, or in the wall, that would make the space at least more comfortable? Or is my only choice to go with a space heater and window air conditioner? The garage is about 20 X 22, made of cement block.
I mixed up former and latter in my 8:31 post. The salamander is the one for just a few hours a few days a week.
Also, have you considered your floors??? Not from a heat standpouint but for comfort?
http://www.garagefloors.com
Even the relatively thin coin patterned flooring (which I have) makes a huge difference in reducing leg fatigue over concrete.
The heater that trbur6 provided the link to does work well. But for quickly brining a space like that up to temp, these salamanders work the fastest…
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200316690_200316690
I think the determining factor is whether or not you use the garage every day for 6-8 hours a day or just use it once or twice a week for a few hours. For the former, just get the salamander. If it’s the latter , install a gas or oil fired Modine ceiling mounted blower. Like this….
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/hvac/heaters/gas-unit/modine-high-efficiency-175000-btu-gas-fired-unit-heater?utm_source=pricegr&utm_medium=shp&utm_campaign=Unit-Gas-pricegr&infoParam.campaignId=WU
http://www.globalindustrial.com has all sorts of solutions. Your local heating supply people can get these and instal.