Window Heat Pump / AC

[richg]

I live in Maryland and our average low temps in the winter are in the low 20's, with occasional periods getting into the teens. I want to maintain my garage temp at ~45F. Does anyone know if a window ac / heat pump (reverse cycle ac) unit would be capable of doing this? Most of the units I have looked up online will only operate as a heat pump with outdoor temps above 40F. Since I'm not trying to acheive like 60F+ in the garage, I didn't know if there might be a unit out there capable of doing this. I was considering this option as it would get me A/C and heat all in one.

The space is 780 sq ft, 12.5 ft high ceiling. R13 in the walls, R30 in the ceiling.

Thanks

Rich

 

[thammel]

Rich,

I'm also in MD and have an 837ft^2 garage with attic I want to heat/cool. I found a 2 ton mini-split on-line today that costs about $1600 including shipping. This is the way I'll go. I can give youmore info.

Tom

 

[richg]

Thanks Tom. That is a bit more than I want to spend right now. I was really hoping that a very small unit would be able to get the garage to ~45F, but I guess that just isn't feasible...