So stinking hot!

Patrice Lemée;12496437 said:
I installed one this year and should have done it a long time ago. :thumbup:
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Bill DeShivs said:
Ice water enemas or.....
Walmart. Window A/C unit. $120.
It's not rocket science.
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Best thing I ever did (the AC, not the enema ::))!

Talking about everything except Forging, I try and do all that in the Fall, Winter and Spring. I am much more efficient in the AC! Plus (and a Big Plus) all knife making supplies and materials and equipment keep better in the Cooler Drier climate.
 
Had to run the wood furnace last night on a low fire. 8C or 48F this morning again. No summer here at all this year.
 
I actually borrowed a 12,500 btu window unit from my buddy and put it in my two car garage. The first time I used it it was about 95 outside and it would only cool the Garage down 3 to 4 degrees after running several hours.

The next time I tried it I started it at 7 a.m. when the outside temp was in the upper 70's/lower 80's. It kept the Garage at a constant 82 until the middle of the day and then the temp in the Garage started to creep up. By 4 p.m., the temperature in the Garage was 87. I guess I need a bigger A/C but I don't have a 220v plug-in for a 18,000 btu unit :(.
 
Air conditioners are designed to be run constantly, not turned on and off.
Let the unit run 24 hours. You might lose a little in the hottest part of the day, but the area should stay pretty cool.
 
Incidentally we put in a new insulated garage door a couple years ago and that in itself made a huge difference in the temp, before the door is raised. Last winter my dunk bucket never froze over even when the outside temp went into the teens. Every morning it was a cool 40 to 45 degrees. Not bad to work in wearing a hoodie. The winter before I would sometimes have a half inch of ice to break through. The summer time temps are not too bad before the door is raised, but I would rather work in the natural air than with the door closed.
 
104F outside? Sounds like good forging weather.

http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Shirt-CW...TF8&qid=1375969746&sr=8-1&keywords=cool+shirt

One of these, a 12V pump and a cooler full of ice water is about all you need.

I made a battery operated version with a small backpack that works well but the power demands of the cooling element are pretty hard to deal with (120 watt) without an expensive lithium battery. Good for motorcycles where you can have power on hand and want cooling through armor though.

-Sandow
 
Mudbug007 said:
I actually borrowed a 12,500 btu window unit from my buddy and put it in my two car garage. The first time I used it it was about 95 outside and it would only cool the Garage down 3 to 4 degrees after running several hours.

The next time I tried it I started it at 7 a.m. when the outside temp was in the upper 70's/lower 80's. It kept the Garage at a constant 82 until the middle of the day and then the temp in the Garage started to creep up. By 4 p.m., the temperature in the Garage was 87. I guess I need a bigger A/C but I don't have a 220v plug-in for a 18,000 btu unit :(.
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Bill DeShivs said:
Air conditioners are designed to be run constantly, not turned on and off.
Let the unit run 24 hours. You might lose a little in the hottest part of the day, but the area should stay pretty cool.
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Larger AC (I'd have a 220 line in less than a couple hours if needed), better insulation and/or what Bill said. This summer I just run mine through the day, but last summer was brutal and I let the shop ac run 24 hours a day for two months. Set it on low and let the thermostat do it's thing.
 
Jason Fry said:
There's an idea that's got potential in my shop. I've got a metal garage door. Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to add some insulation board on the panels, and it might make a difference.
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Made a huge difference at my brothers house. We used the 1" foil backed foam board (foil toward the inside of the garage) and taped it in with aluminum tape. Looks good and it went from the window AC helping to it being comfortable. Black garage door in full sun though.

-Sandow
 
Mudbug007 said:
I actually borrowed a 12,500 btu window unit from my buddy and put it in my two car garage. The first time I used it it was about 95 outside and it would only cool the Garage down 3 to 4 degrees after running several hours.

The next time I tried it I started it at 7 a.m. when the outside temp was in the upper 70's/lower 80's. It kept the Garage at a constant 82 until the middle of the day and then the temp in the Garage started to creep up. By 4 p.m., the temperature in the Garage was 87. I guess I need a bigger A/C but I don't have a 220v plug-in for a 18,000 btu unit :(.
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This is probably a stupid question, but you do have some sort of exhaust system worked out for that thing, right?

I'm about to cut an 6 or 8 inch hole in the wall of my dirty room (no windows) and build a shroud around the back of a window unit with duct leading outside.

Until I get the money and time together for it, I'll give one of those cooling bandanas a try.
 
Any of you who are taking my A/C advice:
Add an extra filter to your air conditioner, and change/clean it often.
If you can find the blue washable filter material, buy it, and cut a filter to fit over the existing filter (which in many cases is just a screen.)
Grinding crud is really hard on the evaporator coil.
 
EverydayCutlery said:
This is probably a stupid question, but you do have some sort of exhaust system worked out for that thing, right?

I'm about to cut an 6 or 8 inch hole in the wall of my dirty room (no windows) and build a shroud around the back of a window unit with duct leading outside.

Until I get the money and time together for it, I'll give one of those cooling bandanas a try.
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I sure hope he had the back of the AC Outside! :eek:

And I don't think 6-8" is large enough for AC exhaust. But I could be wrong.
 
One of the floor standing units will vent through a wall. They cost quite a bit more than a window unit.
 
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