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Thread: Air Conditioning for Garage Home Theatre?? |
    
New member Username: Dapercy
Post Number: 6
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 02:39 am: |
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I have an unused 3rd car bay and my garage is insulated. I'm thinking about setting up a front projection system in that area. My only concern is no AC in the garage and no window to install a window AC unit. Has anyone had any experience doing this. It seems like I have 3 options:
1) Have contractors come out and cut hole in my wall for a window mount AC unit. These units are cheap <$400 but cost of installation seems large. Are these units loud/unreliable?
2) By a portable AC unit such as "Sunpentown WA1400E 14000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner" and run ducting to my vents already in the garage. Can get one of these for <$700 and no contractors needed. Once again are these loud/unreliable.
3) Purchase a mini split AC unit but these are >$1500 and is probably overkill for what I'm looking for.
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Bronze Member Username: Adstark
MPLS,
MN
Post Number: 14
Registered: Jul-04
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| Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 10:19 am: |
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put a fan in the room and sweat it out. this it the ulta-economical $10.00 option, then you have a budget of 390.00 or more for other stuff! |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 4323
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2005 - 12:58 pm: |
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If it's an attached garage, make the space closest to the house your theater and have a contractor run a vent to the garage from the main AC. If you can afford a projector, this is too much money?!
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New member Username: Dapercy
Post Number: 7
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Monday, July 04, 2005 - 11:44 pm: |
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A Stark - I forgot to mention I live in Phoenix. A fan won't cut it. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 11:20 pm: |
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DAP,
I have a attic room that has been converted but is still warm. I am considering a portable 10,000 BTU air conditioner ($499 at home depot- cheaper on the web). It seems that you don't need a 10,000 BTU. 8,000 BTU should suffice- cheaper! Otherwise, cutting a hole in the garage wall is actually not a big job. The A/C will be cheaper. Even if you contract it out, it would be cheap. |
New member Username: Austen
Post Number: 5
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 02:05 am: |
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Just my two-bobs worth, Living in Adelaide, Australia I too know what heat is !!
Do it properly and buy a small split system, then you'll have all the cooling you want, and just a small fan noise in the garage.
With your comments about the noise from a wall-RAC and the lack of performance of a fan, I suspect you're already thinking along these lines ???
While I'm sure you can pay less than $1500 for a mini-split, if you don't, are you going to regret not spending the money when you are sweating because you have a $10 fan or you have turned the $500 wall-mounted off because you couldn't stand the noise ???
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New member Username: Em69
Post Number: 10
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 01:40 pm: |
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Window units tend to be noisy. If you are going to spend money to cut a hole in the wall, then you might as well do it right.
Jan's idea is a good one...as long as your A/C unit and ductwork can accommodate the additional square footage. |
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