Recent content by kennyr7

All, I know that I should have allowed much more lead time to complete my shop project, but I have tentatively scheduled my polyaspartic full flake floor installation for December 13th. I’m in Connecticut, so daytime temps could be low 40s & nighttime mid 20s. The shop will have heat. The sales...

Good idea-thanks.

Times are sure not normal-electricians here are charging $1700-$2300 day… No natural gas here, no propane installed on the property & I can’t dig up the slab for radiant, I’m already way over budget. I’ve just ordered the single head 18K unit. Many thanks for your input-very much appreciated!

Thanks for your input. It’s a dead simple install, but this is Fairfield County, labor rates are unbelievably high, driven in part by the real estate market.

Sorry, I wasn’t being clear. I’ve got a 23’x31’x10’ detached garage. 733 sq ft. Slab on grade. Full attic (unused) above. R19 in the walls & ceiling. Drywall walls & ceiling if that matters. R17 doors, which will open twice a day max. I’m in Connecticut, so winter nights can be -5F & summers...

The quote states that you get full heating down to 5F & that the minimum outside temp for heating is -13F. Meanwhile, their quote for a 24 single zone 2 head unit states that it will actually provide less heat, 24K, at the same 5F temperature. The 2 head 24K unit is 30% more $ than the 18K...

I’m getting quotes from a couple of HVAC contractors to install a single zone mini split. I believe that I need 24k BTU. The lowest quote (from the guy who appears to be the most competent) is for a Mitsubishi MSZ-FS18NA & MUZ-FS18NA system. The specs give a unit size of 18K, but the specs (and...

So you’re saying that a single air handler is going to need fans located on the floor or elsewhere to move conditioned air around? That could be quite a pain. Overhead doors will not be opened frequently, less than 1x/day. I want to heat to at least low 50s & cool to upper 70s, even when I’m...

The plan is to have a contractor do this

Thanks, definitely making sure that the unit will be -15F-capable.

Planning on centering the air handler in the middle of the long wall. It’s 31‘, but the farmost 11‘ are taken up by my pickup...

Guys, I've been reading everything here, trying to find a duplicate of my situation: I have a 23' deep x 32' wide x 10' high detached garage that I'd like to heat & cool. I'm in SW Connecticut. It normally doesn't get below 10F during the day, maybe -5F at night, summers are hot and humid...

Guys, I've been reading page after page here to try to come up with the best heating solution for my shop. I really could use some expert opinions. I have a 23' x 32' x 10' detached garage. It was originally built as a race car shop. The 2nd owner removed the garage doors and converted it...