Because I stumbled across the Reznor heater for cheap and I have natural gas to the garage. A mini-split would have been about $3k-$4k, depending on size. And I don’t care about AC, as a “hot” day in Flagstaff is mid-80s with 20% humidity.
-D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:43 AM, Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Why didn’t you opt for mini splits in your garage? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:33 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I bought a Reznor UDX 75,000 BTU natural gas heater for my 24’ x 30’ three >> car garage in Flagstaff. A local had a brand new one in the crate they >> bought but ended up not needing. I think it was around $1100 retail, I >> offered them $700 cash and they took it. >> >> My exterior walls are 2x4 with roll insulation and a vapor barrier. Doors >> are composition and don’t seal well (I can see light around them when inside >> with the lights off) but I’ll be addressing that. Lastly, I’ve got to >> drywall the 14’ ceiling joists (ugh!) so I can put insulation up there, then >> it should be pretty tight. I’ve got to get a quote from my insulation guys, >> not sure if I’ll just do batts/roll insulation or have them do blow-in. I’m >> not sure it’s worth the money to do blow-in since it won’t be heated >> year-round. >> >> Winter climate isn’t too much different from where you are other than it >> gets into the teens and occasionally single digits at night - but - days can >> easily “warm” to the 40s-50s. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:51 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I need to get heat in my garage. It is roughly 24x54 and located in >>> midcoast Maine. The ceiling is well insulated, most walls are 2x4 but some >>> are 2x6 and they are/will be insulated. Height to peak of vaulted ceiling >>> is 26 feet for most of it with exception of a small area that has lower >>> ceiling. There will be two bathrooms. One on ground floor and one in >>> partial loft. Loft will be open to the rest of the garage so essentially >>> one big open space minus bathrooms. Thinking of small electric baseboard >>> units in bathrooms. >>> >>> I’m getting differing opinions, some people say Modine with either propane >>> or natural gas and others say heat pumps. I’m still waiting on a couple of >>> heat pump contractors to give me their opinions. Any thoughts? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com