Garage A/C
Here is something that has been on my mind for quite some time. This is Texas, where the winter is mild and the summer is scorching. I started construction in November. It is now March and we had our first slightly warmer day this weekend. It has been so nice being able to easily control the temperature in the garage with a simple little space heater. It wouldn’t be long before the summer heat made working on the plane a real chore. So I installed a portable air conditioner.
I was wandering through Home Depot the other day and saw these units (Everstar model MPK-10CR). I didn’t even know they existed. It is a real air conditioner, much like a window unit, except that it vents the hot air through a flex hose. The hose is like a large dryer vent (5″). So, I installed a dryer vent in the wall and plugged the unit in and we’re done. Condensation is collected in an internal removable bucket or directly drained via a small hose. The installation actually took me a couple of hours because I had to install the vent through an exterior brick wall (that was fun). It should be noted that I had already carefully insulated the garage walls and door before I began construction. So now I’m not dreading working in the garage this summer! Super cool (literally).
