AC or Swamp cooler?

[Chris]

I want to get a portable unit for my garage which is 800 sq ft. It is well insulated but can get hot. The portable options I am looking at are anAC rated for 400 SqFt or a swamp cooler rated for 400 SqFt or for double the cost a porta cool rated for 800 SqFt but I don't know if I would use it enough to justify the 800 dollar cost of that one.

 

[havasu]

I'd recommend a mini-split A/C unit. You can find a 24 SEER 220V that would be cheap to operate and wouldn't add all the humidity that a swamp cooler would bring in.

 

[cruzn57]

and as its SO dry here,(AZ) it feels great.
and adds almost nothing to the elect bill,
not humid at all.

beside trying to cool 1500 sq ft with a/c would be nuts

 

[Chris]

I have been looking at mini split units.

I borrowed a swamp cooler that is good for my 800 sqft to see if it will do what I need.

Like I said my garage is very well insulated so I don't need much. It would just be nice to be able to work out there on hot days.

 

[mustanggarage]

it is so humid in iowa I run the ac as much to reduce the humidity as to cool the building. I hava a 60 x 40 building and I cool it with just a 10000 btu window air conditioner, no its not really adequate but it works and is much better than nothing.

 

[WyrTwister]

I have been looking at mini split units.

I borrowed a swamp cooler that is good for my 800 sqft to see if it will do what I need.

Like I said my garage is very well insulated so I don't need much. It would just be nice to be able to work out there on hot days.

We have self installed 2 Mini Splits in our house . If you have questions , holler .

We love them . But , on the down side , a self install is at least twist the cost as a window unit ( if you have the tooling , the more tooling you have to buy , the greater the cost ) . If you pay a contractor , much more .

God bless
Wyr

 

[havasu]

I still plan on adding a mini-split to work in conjunction with my central air. (In the master bedroom so I don't have to cool the entire house just to have a cool bedroom). I plan on doing all the installation until I need to vacuum out the air. I will pay my a/c guy to spend an hour and set it up for me. What could that cost? maybe $100?

 

[WyrTwister]

Ask the A/C guy . You can " rent " a vacuum pump at the major auto parts stores . A set of gauges & hoses can be had for less than that $ 100 . There are other things you are suppose to use too .

Your call .

We put our 2nd MS in our bedroom . We love it , except my Wife turns it down cold enough that I have to get under the covers , in the summer !

God bless
Wyr