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.
The answer is simple: what you need is an air-water heat pump to do the job. I know this company supply this kind of products and they have many engineering projects: “wave heat pump” (google it for the official site).
I have the same situation. The cinderblock /concrete holds unto the cold. Most winter days it’s actually colder inside than out. Portable Propane space heaters will heat the air, but be careful of Carbon Monoxide levels. Same with oil and kerosene space heaters. My CO detector goes off after an hour or so. The garage door is also problematic. Very drafty. I would imagine that you would have to keep the space heated all the time to some degree. I would think radiant heat in the slab would be the way to go…
Summer cooling sounds basic.
Oh and BTW if you get fancy enough we can even cool the place down at night in the summer with the solar thermal system…
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Just a quick thought.
Solar thermal with electric(gasp!) backup for heating. And a window unit A/C for cooling.
Insulating the place will help you save a ton no matter what system you install.
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PTAC gas heat / electric AC?
A heat pump type minisplit will work year round because they also provide electric resistance heat, the problem is that you will be paying dearly for that comfort.