Anyone use a portable Air Coonditioner in their garage?

**Old Tiger** · 03-07-2011, 07:05 PM

Im too old to deal with another torrid summer ! My garage is insulated. Im thinking about getting one of these AC's and running it for a few hours before doing a detail. My garage is ~ 450 sqft. 13000 BTU should do the trick. Thoughts anyone?

**slickooz** · 03-07-2011, 07:08 PM

I never had really good luck with portable ac. We had about 3 in the house one summer and none of them really worked. I hated that the tank that holds the water was so small, had to empty it every 3 hours... so in the summer nights I would wake up sweating. But that was about 5 years ago, I'm sure portable ac has improved.

**Old Tiger** · 03-07-2011, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by slickooz

I never had really good luck with portable ac. We had about 3 in the house one summer and none of them really worked. I hated that the tank that holds the water was so small, had to empty it every 3 hours... so in the summer nights I would wake up sweating. But that was about 5 years ago, I'm sure portable ac has improved.

Id get the 2 hose model which should eliminate or reduce that. There are mixed reviews on Amazon. Thanks for your feedback!

**slickooz** · 03-07-2011, 07:58 PM

Where are you going put the hose that bring the hot air outside? You have window in your garage?

**Porsche Pilot** · 03-07-2011, 08:05 PM

I have used one in the past...13000 think. It took forever to cool the garage by only about 10 degrees and that wasnt in the heat of the day. I opted to install the Mitsubishi ductless unit. My garage window faces the street so no go on the window unit. The ductless unit installed over the walk in door. I did add insulation over the garage in the attic. I still need to insulate the doors before summer hits. Bottom line, the ductless unit was worth every penny.

**Old Tiger** · 03-07-2011, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by slickooz

Where are you going put the hose that bring the hot air outside? You have window in your garage?

I have 1 window.

**Old Tiger** · 03-07-2011, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Porsche Pilot

I have used one in the past...13000 think. It took forever to cool the garage by only about 10 degrees and that wasnt in the heat of the day. I opted to install the Mitsubishi ductless unit. My garage window faces the street so no go on the window unit. The ductless unit installed over the walk in door. I did add insulation over the garage in the attic. I still need to insulate the doors before summer hits. Bottom line, the ductless unit was worth every penny.

Im going to have to check that out. Thanks much!

**C. Charles Hahn** · 03-07-2011, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by Old Tiger

I have 1 window.

Is it big enough to put a window unit in? I've got a window unit for my garage that works awesome, and it's a lot easier to set up than a portable unit would be. I can get it downright cold in there during the summer!

**Harleyguy** · 03-07-2011, 08:16 PM

This is the way to go . Cost a few bucks but it's well worth the money just remember were not as young as we used to be .
Sanyo 12KLS71 Ductless Mini-Split Wall-Mount Low Ambient Air Conditioner-1

**pfix** · 03-07-2011, 08:44 PM

I had a window unit in my old garage. I had a shop set up where I used to do side jobs (mechanical) in the evenings and on weekends. I would come home from work, kick on the window unit and eat dinner. By the time I would go out to the garage you could hang meat in there. It worked great