my 3 car garage is located in the house with the master bedroom above it. the ambient temps do fluctuate ( but not crazy like a detached) way more than the rest of the house as the garage has no ducts from the HVAC system. i have been considering installing a mini split system for a/c & heat. so my question is has anyone installed one? anything to look out for? are most brands equal? any info would be appreciated. they seem pretty easy to do as they are all self contained. i think the lines even come pre charged with freon.
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Hey Mitch, I had one installed a couple of years ago and think it's great. My building is a forme r carriage house not connected to the house. The foot print is similar to a three car garage but it only has two bays and a stair case in the center. The system is very quiet and heats and cools the space well You control it with a remote and it makes hardly any noise (either in the garage and outside). I had it hung from the side of the building so it is up off the ground. I'll check the brand and size and post the info probably tomorrow. You may be able to see the building in my avatar. I seem to recall it cost around $5,000. It would work even better if I addressed the air leaks around the old wooden doors.
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that would be great if you could check the size.. whats your approx square footage and ceiling height? is the air register assy mounted towards the ceiling?
i know the outside condensing unit should be mounted high enough so the snow doesn't bury it. who did it for you?
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My "two-car" garage is attached to my house, and has no direct heat from the house. It has it's own heater -- just blows hot air into the open space. I try to keep it around 50 degrees so that it's not too uncomfortable to be out there for extended periods of time.
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Just remembered to send this. My unit size is 24,000 btu. The ceiling is 8'8". Buliding dimensions are 19' X 27' (I onlynheat and cool the first floor). The installed unit cost $4000 in June of 2014. The outlet uint is installed next to ceiling and has lovers which can be set ot oscillate up and down. There is a remot control. Fujitsu AO24RXFW. IT REQUIRED A 30 amp 220V feed.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Thanks for all the details gnat
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12,000 btu's is a ton of refrigeration. Or what it takes to melt a ton of ice over 24 hrs. So he has a 2 ton unit. My buddy likes mitzabishi (sp) he's done several garages for club members. He did one in eastern wash for a members rental house for a roadster body.
this are splits with heads , ductless.. he's wrapping a up a marijuana grow operation now.Comment
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The old coal stoker finally gave out. Decided to buy another QuadraFire wood pellet stove. I have one in our family room downstairs in the house and has worked perfectly for 4yrs now. Nice warm garage for Bella PIA -30 Tudor and Mr.Peabody-30 pickup
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My wife and I moved into a 20 year old house last spring. It has 2 car attached garage. The garage is well insulated. I keep my Model A and my mower in the garage. I would like to heat it when tinkering with my car. I am looking at a ventless gas heater. The info says it is safe for a garage if installed at least 24" of the floor. There is already a water heater installed in...12-06-2020, 07:51 PM -
Indiana weather has been so cold this winter. I told the wife, “It's time to find a warmer climate, with no salt.” She said, “We don't need to move, you just need a heated pole barn.” She knows me well!
With that said, to pass the time till spring, I thought I would make a wish list of the things I would want in a barn.
Wants:
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I spent this morning taking tools from my house garage to the polebarn. The house garage is heated so my Model A project spends it's winters there. My wife likes her TBird in the house garage so it is close and easy to use in the summer so the Model a goes back to the pole barn. Over the past couple of years I find that by the beginning of summer I have no flat bladed screw drivers in the pole barn...07-04-2017, 03:08 PM -
We found a house that was one my families property since the early 1900s. But found a old roached out flat head that has not been touched in prob 80 years or something that. Prob make it into a coffee tableYou do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I just finished this today. My garage is small and full, and I needed someplace to store my Delco Light Plant and a Model A engine. If I remove the Delco, I think it has enough room for 3 Model A engines. Storing parts under those cheap plastic sheets just doesn't cut it. This is so tight it's even mouse proof, but I may put some mothballs in to keep insects out.
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Two basic things I learned....Maybe there should be an expanded list?
1) Make sure you have an up to date tetanus shot.
2) If working in a home garage, be aware that many homes were built with a code requirement that the garage floor must be slopped back to the garage door. If so, your Model A will not be level front to back when parked(if that is how you drove/pulled/pushed her in).03-17-2021, 03:17 PM -
Sitting in my garage during a rain storm. Looking at my high dollar FORD F 150 (47K) in the drive getting wet and never seen the inside of a garage.
It came upon me that I have 57 Thunderbird ($20K) in my garage (work in progress) and a 1931 S/W 4 door (18K) in a mini storage down the road.
Could this be a conflict of interest, just wondering out loud. what would a A'er do????> I...12-14-2020, 02:05 PM -
I have a large air tank in my garage and noticed water dripping around the bottom (condensation ). When I took a closer look I noticed a sticker that said to drain it daily. I didn't know that. After all real men don' t read the instructions..png "eek")
Realistically how often should one be drained. Letting all the air out and draining water after every days use seems a bit overkill. I realize that you...
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