AC in the garage?

[rootaxs]

First off, my goal is just to be able to cool down the garage when working on the car when it's too hot outside. I also want to do it rather cheap without having to break down the wall.

So, question is. Is it okay to put a small regular window-type AC in the garage for that occassional use? (e.g. the one's they sell at HomeDepot for $89)

I know they need to have half of the body outside the room being cooled down for circulation purposes, but how bad would it be to just put it on a table and turn it on?

Thanks.

 

[conjur]

Blowing heat out the back...cold out the front.

Hmmmm....

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: rootaxs
First off, my goal is just to be able to cool down the garage when working on the car when it's too hot outside. I also want to do it rather cheap without having to break down the wall.

So, question is. Is it okay to put a small regular window-type AC in the garage for that occassional use? (e.g. the one's they sell at HomeDepot for $89)

I know they need to have half of the body outside the room being cooled down for circulation purposes, but how bad would it be to just put it on a table and turn it on?

Thanks.

It would just make it hotter if you did that. Look up how an AC WORKS

 

[LAUST]

that wont work, the hot side puts out basically the same or more heat then you are pumping out cold... best bet is punch a hole in the wall for one, or buy one of those portable AC's witht he little dryer hose for the exhaust

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: LAUST
that wont work, the hot side puts out basically the same or more heat then you are pumping out cold... best bet is punch a hole in the wall for one, or buy one of those portable AC's witht he little dryer hose for the exhaust

Delonghi Penguino is the suck.

I do know what you mean about working in the garage. Your best bet is to get one of the roll around ac's with the vent hose. Just not a penguino.

Those are expensive though.

 

[rootaxs]

I know how AC's work - was just wondering if it'll still work, albeit at less efficiency, this way.

I was thinking about rigging a hose out the back of the window AC and routing it out through the gaps in the garage door - but i'm not exactly sure it'll work as planned. My other option would be to pass that hose through a hole in the garage roof and out the side of the house.

I've been looking at portable AC's, cheapest i've found was $499 at Home Depot. Too pricey for me.

Thanks for the responses so far.

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: rootaxs
I know how AC's work - was just wondering if it'll still work, albeit at less efficiency, this way.

I was thinking about rigging a hose out the back of the window AC and routing it out through the gaps in the garage door - but i'm not exactly sure it'll work as planned. My other option would be to pass that hose through a hole in the garage roof and out the side of the house.

I've been looking at portable AC's, cheapest i've found was $499 at Home Depot. Too pricey for me.

Thanks for the responses so far.

The hose thing out the roof might work..you would need to get a more powerful windows unit to overcome the heating of the room and the loss of efficiency. You would also need to keep the hose as short and unobstructed as possible. You might also want to look into sealing the garage door as much as possible so the thing doesn't have to work too hard.

 

[rootaxs]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: rootaxs
The hose thing out the roof might work..you would need to get a more powerful windows unit to overcome the heating of the room and the loss of efficiency. You would also need to keep the hose as short and unobstructed as possible. You might also want to look into sealing the garage door as much as possible so the thing doesn't have to work too hard.

Thanks for the tips

I'm not so concerned about sealing the garage that much though. I'm from Asia and there's no such thing as centralized AC - so people buy window units and just put it on the window. Sealing? Just close the windows and turn the AC

 

[notfred]

This garage has AC

It's such a sweet garage

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: notfred
This garage has AC

It's such a sweet garage

I am sooooo gonna get a lift if I ever custom build my house.

 

[BG4533]

Originally posted by: rootaxs
I know how AC's work - was just wondering if it'll still work, albeit at less efficiency, this way.

I was thinking about rigging a hose out the back of the window AC and routing it out through the gaps in the garage door - but i'm not exactly sure it'll work as planned. My other option would be to pass that hose through a hole in the garage roof and out the side of the house.

I've been looking at portable AC's, cheapest i've found was $499 at Home Depot. Too pricey for me.

Thanks for the responses so far.

I was thinking of doing something similar to. Any idea how well ducting hte back of an AC unit would work?

Thanks,
Brian

 

[Nocturnal]

You should just punch a whole in it for the A/C to fit.

 

[dawks]

An A/C's goal is to move heat from on location to another. And in all cases, from the inside of a building, to the outside of a building.

If you want to place it on the table.. and move heat from the left side of the table, to the right side of the table, well, you could do that..

Also consider the A/C it self would create heat while running.. which would make it warmer inside too.

 

[dartworth]

Your best bet is to make a penatration in one of the walls for the AC unit. The hose idea is not a very good idea.

 

[RU482]

My dad just put a window AC unit in his gargage. Summer parties are now cool as a cucumber.

You'd definately have to vent the warm-air side of the unit to the outdoors or another room in order to cool the area. If not, I think you'd actually just heat it up