doyle4281
Active member
Hello guys, this is obviously a quite popular subject and has been covered many times, however I would like to get some suggestions as it relates to a common choice scenario.
My home is a typical New Jersey ranch, which happens to have an attached 3 car garage (800 sqft) The home is heated by a newly installed high efficiency condensing boiler, and is cooled by central A/C. Being that the garage is attached, one wall is shared with the house and is insulated, and I will be insulating the rest as extensively as I can. Now, I will be fully dedicating the garage as a workshop and would finally like to experience a climate controlled work environment. The Northeast experiences quite hot (95) to quite cold (10) temperatures, however I am intending on bringing those temperatures up/down to 70 degrees just to work. I really would just like to make the garage reasonably comfortable without a big hit to my utility bills.
Options:
-Initially, I was/am leaning towards a hydronic heating unit which is run off a zone of my high efficiency boiler. The house has a 110k btu (oversized) boiler which can handle another zone. These units are quite affordable ($500) and would be using the heat energy of my boiler when it is already running to heat my house. This seems like a great heating option, however does not not address cooling.
-Being that Ductless mini split systems are frequently discussed on this forum, this has become a strong option. I am not entirely caught up on my research of these units, however the installation seems straight forward aside from the need to get charged with refrigerant. My concern with these systems is the electrical costs monthly, as I am unfamiliar with the rate at which the consume amperage.
-the other option would be a combination of both
My home is a typical New Jersey ranch, which happens to have an attached 3 car garage (800 sqft) The home is heated by a newly installed high efficiency condensing boiler, and is cooled by central A/C. Being that the garage is attached, one wall is shared with the house and is insulated, and I will be insulating the rest as extensively as I can. Now, I will be fully dedicating the garage as a workshop and would finally like to experience a climate controlled work environment. The Northeast experiences quite hot (95) to quite cold (10) temperatures, however I am intending on bringing those temperatures up/down to 70 degrees just to work. I really would just like to make the garage reasonably comfortable without a big hit to my utility bills.
Options:
-Initially, I was/am leaning towards a hydronic heating unit which is run off a zone of my high efficiency boiler. The house has a 110k btu (oversized) boiler which can handle another zone. These units are quite affordable ($500) and would be using the heat energy of my boiler when it is already running to heat my house. This seems like a great heating option, however does not not address cooling.
-Being that Ductless mini split systems are frequently discussed on this forum, this has become a strong option. I am not entirely caught up on my research of these units, however the installation seems straight forward aside from the need to get charged with refrigerant. My concern with these systems is the electrical costs monthly, as I am unfamiliar with the rate at which the consume amperage.
-the other option would be a combination of both
