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LMAO. Funny you mention that: when we were looking at houses, we were almost sold on one. We loved the house, location, etc etc. Then we took a different route from the house. The road right behind it had a dayglo yellow house with even more daygloy green trim. IIRC the front door was bright blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
OK back to the project!
So some of you don't like my set it in the attic plan what about this!
What if you hung the a/c unit from the rafters in the garage and duct the exhaust side to the attic. Would that be more efficient? It also eliminates the need to worry about the water since it could just drip to the garage floor.
I understand why they exist but it's possible to screen for that kinda stuff without being overbearing over everyone else. Me having a few weeds in my yard or my car on jackstands for 1 day IMO is not reason enough to harass me or write me little fines that you try to force me to pay. Now if bubba joe down the road starts having broke down wrecks in his yard and a trash strewn about flex your Hitler mustache all you want.
Hell in some HOAs now they won't even let their residents have motorcycles at their own homes. That's f'in craziness to me. Run out the ones with out of reg exhausts if you want but telling me I can't have one piece of property I paid for at another piece of protery I paid for is just insane.
It's just not the heat being exchanged those window units produce a lot of radiant heat also.
I think the attic plan would work as long as your duct covered the whole front of the A/C unit and made some kind of seal even if it's just a tight/close fit. It would be no different than hanging it out of a window but you would still have the condensation issue to work out which you could do with a catch pan and some tubing.
if you suspended it and made a duct to the attic with fiberboard and tape that would work.
now all those college classes are coming back to me..
I've thought about one of these - A/C and HEAT!!
Holly cow ! Price : US $849.94 (Plus $120.00 shipping!) ::Blink::Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
Maybe if I lived in the garage but I'm wanting to use it a couple days a month on average.....
Buy KenO's IcePad?Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
your central AC ducts are in the attic right. Run a spur off your central AC in to the garage and get a shut off vane for days you are not in the garage.
It's not for sale anymore.::Banana::Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
How about going over to Lowes and getting a whole house fan to suck in the cool air from outside. It will help cool the attic while bringing in a cross draft if you set it near the house door. I really don't think that a portable unit or a window unit will have enough airflow to keep your garage cool. Even the ductless lacks the CFM of a packaged unit or split system A/C.
Talk to an A/C guy. I am sure they will have a couple of used pieces that will work for dirt cheap.
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Originally Posted by creek
Now that you mention this, that is what a guy I know in Dallas did to get AC into his garage. My ducts aren't in that space above my garage, but close and easy enough to route it there. No idea why I completely overlooked this one. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider
I plumbed a/c and heat vents to my garage (one from each system) when I built my house. I just shut them off when I don't need them.
Just buy a house with a dedicated HVAC unit for the garage. I did.
Man worked in the garage last night and first thing this morning.... It just makes me want a/c even more!
We had breakfast at Jay Jay Cafe this morning. There was a window unit sitting in the pass-thru between the kitchen and eating area with the cold side toward the eating side. Thought of your attic stairs idea and wondered how the kitchen staff liked this arrangement.
The staff was slammed with all the regulars and half the people we see at our regular place (closed for vacation) so I didn't ask how well it worked.
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Originally Posted by POS Racing
Same. I was in my garage for about 4 hours Saturday morning. Wasn't as bad as it's been, but I was >< close to calling an AC place and writing a check.
I'm tempted to go in the attic with some ducting and add a piece to go to the garage's crawlspace hole lol.
Wonder how much that would help how many BTU is a single vent going to be??Quote:
Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider