> Jim wrote: > My only worry is the temperature - the specs say it requires temps of over > 55 degrees (I think that's right) but I'm not sure how cold the basement > garage will get. >
Funny you should ask ... I did basically the same thing. The Santa Fe is nice in that if it freezes up, it will auto shut down and defrost before starting back up again. I ran it in 40^ and it did get a good layer of frost on it but it didn't seem to affect the operation - or at least I couldn't tell by watching the humidity. After watching this a few times I just stopped watching and let 'er run. It's always worked fine so I don't even check anymore. One thing I did however is route some of the warm outlet air into the space it sits in and that seems to keep it plenty warm now. (I just put a "t" pipe in the ducting and leave the flue closed. There's a gap that let's enough air out) You could also try to vent some furnace air into the space for wintertime. It shouldn't take much if the space is small. About the $1250: that was including shipping. It comes on a pallet via semi-truck so you'll want to be home and ready to at least get it into the garage. Off the crate it weighs about 100 lbs and so I carried it down myself, but I wouldn't recommend that - I got lucky I didn't lose a toe! That fecker is heavy. Although it rolls around real easy. BTW - even in the winter it still is draining water! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192637 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
