I'm planning on building a shop in the barn at the new northern estate. I'm going to close off one bay in the barn, insulate that bay and add a heat pump. It won't do the job when it's REALLY cold out but those are the kind of days I'll stay inside by the fire anyway...
-Curt On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 10:52:07 AM EST, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: I have a minisplit in my garage and find it to be great solution. The initial goal was heat, but the AC is a real luxury. The dehumidifying feature is also really useful in early spring Jaime On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 10:43 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes but is a heat pump or mini split suitable for my specific garage > scenario? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:39 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I am pretty much a heat pump believer. Even during the coldest months > with some days it running almost non stop for a day at a time our highest > electric bill is maybe $250. With natural gas the gas bill would probably > be close to that plus another $100-$150 electric bill. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 8:56 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> The nice thing about heat pumps is you essentially get AC "for free". > Where you are they should be good for all but the coldest nights. Since > you're talking electric heat in the bathrooms anyway (I'd say drain one of > them for the winter) then let the place go cold on those really cold nights > to save $$. > >> > >> Alternately get the wells sunk to do a geothermal heat pump and use > them for both the house and garage but that's a big $$$$ upfront cost... > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> > >> On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 09:52:34 AM EST, 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
