LoboGunLeather
US Veteran
I posted last summer about possibilities for air conditioning my attached garage. Since then I have looked at several possibilities including portable units and fixed-mount units.
I am somewhat limited by being in a HOA community, general prohibitions on any changes involving exterior issues. Garage being on the front side of the home, anything I mounted would be visible from the street.
Looked into portable units. Refrigerated units require venting to release heat and draw in fresh air, as well as a drip line to drain condensate. Not so easy to do without making holes.
I finally settle on a portable evaporative cooler unit. Still requires intake air from outside and exhaust air, but this can easily be done by opening the garage door a few inches at the bottom, which also creates a gap at the top about 3" X 16 feet to exhaust the warmer air.
Unit is by Hessaire, model MC18, rated 1300 CFM. On casters so easy to move around. About 30 lbs, 32" tall X 20" width X 10" depth. Internal water reservoir holds about 4.5 gallons (attachment for garden hose connection, which offers opportunities for some applications). Typical swamp cooler operations, controls for OFF, pump only, high fan, low fan, high fan with pump, low fan with pump. 110VAC power with about 10 ft. cord.
Purchased via Amazon, delivered in 2 days, under $200 with taxes.
Up and running now. On low cool setting I'm seeing cooled air discharge 18F below ambient temperature. This is not a very warm day so I expect even more performance in hotter weather. We regularly see 105F during mid-summer, so my 2-car garage can get up over 110F easily.
1300 CFM rating in a 4000 cubic foot garage equates to a complete air cycling every 3 minutes.
Evaporative coolers will not work in humid environments, but they are quite effective here in the desert Southwest. My man cave, reading room, smoking area should be a lot more comfortable this summer.
https://www.bing.com/th?id=OP.uxCsJ...w=128&h=128&qlt=100&dpr=1&bw=6&bc=FFFFFF&c=17
I am somewhat limited by being in a HOA community, general prohibitions on any changes involving exterior issues. Garage being on the front side of the home, anything I mounted would be visible from the street.
Looked into portable units. Refrigerated units require venting to release heat and draw in fresh air, as well as a drip line to drain condensate. Not so easy to do without making holes.
I finally settle on a portable evaporative cooler unit. Still requires intake air from outside and exhaust air, but this can easily be done by opening the garage door a few inches at the bottom, which also creates a gap at the top about 3" X 16 feet to exhaust the warmer air.
Unit is by Hessaire, model MC18, rated 1300 CFM. On casters so easy to move around. About 30 lbs, 32" tall X 20" width X 10" depth. Internal water reservoir holds about 4.5 gallons (attachment for garden hose connection, which offers opportunities for some applications). Typical swamp cooler operations, controls for OFF, pump only, high fan, low fan, high fan with pump, low fan with pump. 110VAC power with about 10 ft. cord.
Purchased via Amazon, delivered in 2 days, under $200 with taxes.
Up and running now. On low cool setting I'm seeing cooled air discharge 18F below ambient temperature. This is not a very warm day so I expect even more performance in hotter weather. We regularly see 105F during mid-summer, so my 2-car garage can get up over 110F easily.
1300 CFM rating in a 4000 cubic foot garage equates to a complete air cycling every 3 minutes.
Evaporative coolers will not work in humid environments, but they are quite effective here in the desert Southwest. My man cave, reading room, smoking area should be a lot more comfortable this summer.
https://www.bing.com/th?id=OP.uxCsJ...w=128&h=128&qlt=100&dpr=1&bw=6&bc=FFFFFF&c=17
