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for those of you that do reg wrenching in your garage, how many of you have a window AC unit and how well does it work out in the garage? i dont mean the guys that added ducting in from the main house unit or leave the door open. i mean actually have a window unit.
im thinking about getting one soon as working in a garage down here with the door open is buffet time for the skeeters.
i know insulating the garage is a key factor and those are the folks im mainly aiming the question at.

 

depending on the size of your garage it should work just fine as long as its a decent a/c unit. and insulating it would help quite a bit too. i know what youre sayin bout the skeeters, i live in mn and it gets damn annoying gettin bit up all night.
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Also maybe try puttin in a ceiling fan or two. might help too. but as a carpenter i would recommend insulation first and foremost or your a/c will run all damn day and night when its plugged in.

 

during the day wont be so bad, i can get a couple of those stanley squirrel cage fans from walmart. as ya know its the night time thatas my concern. earlier i nailed down that rubber seal that runs around he door opening, been having lots of bugs squeeze in there. brand new house and i gotta do cleanup like that.
ahh well it could be worse.

 

Garage? Hmmm, I'll have to look that up sometime.

I'm assuming it's something to keep the skeeters off? Cool! Wish I had one!

 

lol i know that feeling... be lucky you guys even have a driveway to work in... try working on sugar sand

 

Get one that's rated to your application,and it should cool just as it does in a house.I have a window unit in my 30x40 shop,and it keeps it cool on all but the hottest of days.I can't remember what BTU it is,but someone at your local do it yourself store should be able to help you with that.I bought one that also heats in the winter.I don't think it would keep itt warm enough by itself,but it's nice while I'm waiting for the woodstove to heat it up.

 

iv been close to your situationin the past. over time i worked up from a place where i hadta wrench late at night to my GFs 10x20 slab drive that was on the back side of the fence to finally getting a garage. i feel your pain.

thats the kind of response im looking for. my garage is 25Dx21WX12H. the A/C unit im looking at is 15000 BTU and just from what you told me that should cover my needs. does your plug have a regular edison plug or do you have a higher draw recep? if you have a reg edison plug then i KNOW im set. i also have plans to insulate the garage soon and that will make a major diff.

 

I can't remember what I went with on the plug,but you can buy about any style 220AC plug and wire it to the cord of your A/C unit.
I would also reccomend some cheap cieling fans,especially with that cieling hieghth.

 

eh id get 2 hurricane floor fans for the day time or to keep the cool air circulating and a 8-10k btu ac for a garage that size(in my house we use one 10k i think) which should keep it nice and cold so you can happily work.