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Thanks for the feedback. Approximately how big is your shed? Just trying to understand the size/cfm relationship.

I like the idea, but I have a couple of questions. That would pull air through the soffit vents, so would that keep the air at head level cool enough? I get that hot air rises. I was just wondering about whether there would be enough air movement down below. When you feel a little air...

I bought a new house last year. I have 3 spaces that I need to work on - a garage, a workshop, and a shed. I need to start with the shed, and the first project is to get all the yard stuff in the shed and organized. The shed is 10x10 with 8' ceilings on a perfect north/south axis. There is a...

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Just re-measured the floor temps underneath the fridge. 95.8° was the highest I measured. Compressor happened to be running at that time.

Pretty sure the lift I'm looking at takes a 110V/15A circuit but it is a good reminder nonetheless. I am all for a mini-fridge. However, it is extremely convenient during the holidays when we have a lot of family over. Might be able to put it in the basement though. A smaller fridge in the...

This is a used unit anyway so it's not a huge loss if there is something wrong with it. Just to recap a few things. The insulation in this house is late 80's contractor grade, so ****. We've lived here 16 years and completely renovated/remodeled everything. About the only thing I haven't...

It's not the cars. Garage is hotter than outside even when the cars have not been driven. 10k unit is never cycling off. Don't think it's big enough. May have to go 15k. The real heat source appears to be the fridge. Needs further investigation.

While I have, on occasion, momentarily believed that I must be in hell, I don't think that is my problem. But who knows? :D I got a cheap pyrometer. There were no obvious hot spots on the walls or ceilings. When I pointed it at the floor right at the base of the refrigerator I measured 95°...

So the window fan was a miserable failure. Tried sucking in colder outside air and blowing out hot air. Tried opening the garage door an inch and the fan on exhaust. I don't think it had enough CFM to do much. I put it back in the box and will return it. I went to HD and bought a 10k BTU...

Fans ran all night. At 8am this morning, the temp in the garage is 82° and the humidity is 70%. Outside temp is 74°. :-/

Here's a pic of the garage. The door and window are covered with blinds and they are always closed. You can see the window fan that came today. It got here this evening. Around 8pm I installed it. The temp in the garage was 90° and 60% humidity. It was 79° outside. I set the fans to intake to...

Appreciate all the comments. I'll try to respond to all. Joe, your question is exactly what has me puzzled. It's currently 8:40pm. Outside air temp is 79°. We had a brief shower so the humidity is up. It's 90° in the garage with 64% humidity. Whatever heat is coming into the garage is staying...

Unfortunately my water heater is in the basement. I have never heard about a heat pump water heater. I have to run a dehumidifier in the basement so that would be great. Too bad I just replaced it a couple of years ago. That would've been good to know.

Appreciate the feedback. The reason I have leaned towards the split and not a wall-mounted window unit has to do with space. Doubt I can put the window unit on the east side because it would be visible from the street. Wife/HoA. If I can figure out a way to hide it I might be able to go that...