Wanting a Cool Shop

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Huskergreen

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• Sep 12, 2016

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Has anyone used a reefer unit to cool their shop? Would this work or what problems would you run into to do this? Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank-you much

 

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David G

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• Sep 12, 2016

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Cooling with Diesel or gasoline is the most expensive way to do it, much cheaper with electric.

 

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Dr. Walt

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• Sep 12, 2016

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Get a large Swamp Cooler!

 

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Russ from MN

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Location

Bemidji MN

• Sep 12, 2016

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I have a window unit in my shop, works good. Only used it twice this year. It's necessary when things aren't going too well!

 

Jaden

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Location

Eastern Nebraska

• Sep 12, 2016

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Good Insulation and window units (Can be mounted through the wall) are probably the cheapest way to go. Swamp coolers only work well in low humidity conditions.

 

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David G

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• Sep 12, 2016

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Swamp coolers in a shop tend to make things rust, should be last resort.

 

SweetFeet

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• Sep 12, 2016

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This not for a huge shop, as our shop used to be an old fashioned hog-house.

My husband built a 3/4" chipboard inner-door for the south side of our shop... with a cut-out up high in the door, that holds a 10K BTU window A/C. It works great! (He didn't even put it in this summer though - stayed fairly cool and rainy here much of the time.)

When we do use it, we close all the inner doors which have plexi-glass covered cut-outs, to let the light in/keep the heat and humidity out when we do run the A/C.

 

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Richard G.

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• Sep 12, 2016

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I have about 3/4 of the ceiling in my shop and it is much cooler already. My shop is 60x30 and the walls are insulated as will the ceiling be when I finish it. Gonna tighten up my doors and maybe put a window unit in the wall next summer to see what happens.
We live in the very hot and humid NW corner of SC. For most days, a big 4 foot fan keeps me comfortable.
It is an old fan that is very quiet and moves a ton of air and is in the east end wall of the shop.
I am also going to build a big cupola to put on the roof.
Richard

 

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IA Roy

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• Sep 12, 2016

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Swamp coolers only work in dry climates. Evaporating water into the airstream is what cools the air. Where I live adding humidity is the last thing one would want to do!

 

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Dave Sherburne, NY

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• Sep 12, 2016

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My shop is kinda on the small side 32' deep by 30' wide but has all the insulation the walls and ceiling will take. Single pane glass in all the doors and windows. The overhead door windows have a piece of 1/2"foam insulation in them to reflect the sun and heat I take it off in the wintertime. Every night all the doors are left open til bedtime and sometimes all night if I forget to close them. The shop gets cooled off enough so I seldom have to run the air conditioner to keep it cool.

 

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Greg K

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• Sep 12, 2016

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How big of shop ?

 

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FBH44

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• Sep 12, 2016

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I stuck an old overhead ceiling fan in the center of my barn, wow, what a difference. You just step over under it to cool off.

 

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Mike M

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• Sep 12, 2016

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I have a decent size building. 36 x 48 x 10 high not positive of size but a small window A/C unit can keep it cool.

 

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Brown Swiss

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• Sep 12, 2016

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I don't think that would cool my shade tree very well

 

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John730D

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• Sep 12, 2016

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My garage/shop is 36 x 36 10 ft. high. I put in a 25000 btu window unit this year and it kept it 70 on those days it was 95-100 outside. Bought it at Walmart on sale for $329.00. Started @ $719 then dropped to $579 then dropped to sale price.
Reefer unit is overkill.

 

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504

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• Sep 12, 2016

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I have a commercial customer with a truck shop big enough for two full rigs and one tractor,they run two refrigerated units to cool it. I have no idea how much diesel they use.

 

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Winchester1

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Location

Vincennes, In

• Sep 13, 2016

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I'm planning to change to a new, more efficient unit in the house and move the old one to the shop. It was too hot (at least for me) to work out there this summer, currently adding ceiling fans and more insulation.

 

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Huskergreen

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• Sep 14, 2016

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50x75 with 14ft walls no insulation

 

tn terry t

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• Sep 14, 2016

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(quoted from post at 10:49:36 09/12/16) Cooling with Diesel or gasoline is the most expensive way to do it, much cheaper with electric.

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a lot of the older thermo king units also had a electric motor to use electric while the loaded trailers were staged waiting for transport. im not sure about the new units