That pioneer at ~$600 plus install stuff is what my ultimate solution is. However, i want to hold off for now until I see what my department is going to do. Dont want to spend savings at this time.
End of the day, evaporative cooler wont work here. A portable ac unit is 450. Still more than i want to spend. So, time to keep thinking of options.
How big a space are we talking?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
Roughly 500sqft. With 12 foot ceiling.
That's a big room. Trying to cool it for under $400 is going to be a challenge for sure. Not impossible - I have a 220v window AC unit that can handle half of a 1200 square foot shop with a 16' ceiling and serious solar gain, and it cost me about $350 - but I had to do the install.
So if that won't work, how about you cool you? Build a DIY cool shirt, for example?
In reply to Keith Tanner :
That was the idea behind the little evaporative cooler.
Im all ears! Should we start a new thread entitled "make the obese yankee survive the summer in the south"?
Cheapest thing is to just buy ice and put it in a kiddie pool under your desk until you can afford the split
His space has a lot more thermal mass than a normal 500 square foot space (3/4ish of it underground) and the ceiling is the floor of the house which is already cooled. I don't think he needs as much AC as we think he needs.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
So, i just got off the ladder. My least favorite tool, as im scared of heights....
The duct that i had tapped in to the upstairs hvac has a flapper. That has broken, and closed most of the way off for this branch. Which means this duct was doing essentially nothing. I THINK i jimmied it open now full . But ill need to get someone with no fear of heights to mess with it more. I know that the airflow has just increased dramatically.
Sounds like you may have just saved yourself $600.
Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:Toyman01 (Moderately Supportive Dude) said:Edit to add: A Swamp cooler will only make the heat index worse.
Mini Split heat pumps can be had pretty cheap. They only need a 3" hole for the lines to go through. Condenser unit sits outside and the evap unit hangs on a wall.
Something like this will keep it nice and cool in the summer and nice and warm in the winter for under $600.
The cost of that unit isn't a lot more than the portable unit I bought back in 2016. I look forward to installing something like that in my garage.
I run a 24k btu in my shop. It is well worth every penny.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) :
I'll be there in what 6 days? As long as it's not over my normal 30 feet I'm good to help.
In reply to Stampie (FS) :
Cool! May take you up on that!
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