I need help cooling my repair shop.

[spoolgarage]

Guys I need some advice. I am frying in my shop. The humidity is way higher inside then out. I tend to walk outside to cool down. I have no idea what I can do to cool the place down. Central air really isnt an option since I have to leave the front bay door open all day. I figured maybe buying some fans and having them installed on the roof but I have no idea what I am looking for. Ceiling fans would not be an option since I do not have the clearance for them. HELP!!.


Some quick facts

2100sf building
front bay opening and a rear bay opening.

 

[nti06]

Having a fan installed in a wall or gable might give you more relief since the cross flow of air will do wonders for drawing fresh air thru the shop.

 

[sands35]

How about a "whole house fan" installed to draw air from the open bay to the back of the shop then out the roof?

 

[isco3]

How about a "whole house fan" installed to draw air from the open bay to the back of the shop then out the roof?

I'd go for that as well man, exactly what I was gonna say

 

[pseudorealityx]

Why do you need to keep the front garage door open all day?

 

[crewchief888]

Why do you need to keep the front garage door open all day?

looks more like a business than a home shop

 

[Bustawrench]

Try one of these, properly sized and installed, you can leave the doors open as much as you wish and be comfy.

http://www.valentair.com/Portals/4/Documents/Valent Corporate Catalog.pdf

 

[sands35]

Could also do an "air curtain" at the door, then run AC in the shop.

 

[James-W]

To get rid of the high humidity you need air-conditioning. Fans will only move the air that is available. If the available air is hot and humid, then all you will get is moving hot and humid air. I suppose that is better than nothing and it certainly will help a little, but it won't really be comfortable for working like it would be with air-conditioning. Quite frankly, I don't see any other practical and/or efficient way of cooling the place down other than air-conditioning.

 

[spotco2]

Our old Cat dealer shop was designed by a bunch of old Air Force farts and guys that built hangers for Hartsfield Atlanta airport. We had air curtains on all exterior doors and exhaust vents on opposite walls.

The doors were 10'x18' and we had 8 that stayed open pretty much all day, every day. The air curtain design along with in shop heat and air kept it a constant temp inside no matter what the weather was outside. Pretty amazing actually the way that everything worked together to keep a steady air pressure inside that was high enough to keep the outside from getting in.

 

[Randy in Maine]

Buy 4 of these and put 2 in the windows blowing out and 2 mounted on the walls to move some air around. For about $520 at least you will be moving some serious air for cheap money. I bought mine on Amazon for $130 each.