[R-390] Sweat Shops

[Buzz]

I live in Reno, NV.  H-O-T in the summer, (but it's a dry heat) and C-O-L-D in the winter.
The best thing that I ever did to improve temperature control was to sheet rock, then insulate the
ceiling.  Next I cut into the heat duct for winter, and that holds the shop at 55 degrees... not too
bad.
Next I installed the biggest swamp cooler that I could find that would fit into a window.  Swamp
coolers work very well in Reno because our humidity hovers around 20% !  After I installed the swamp
cooler and had it running for awhile I was disappointed that the output wasn't all that cool.  Upon
investigation I found that due to the low humidity the pads where only about 50% wet so I added a
second pump and that solved the problem.  On a 90+ day the temp out of the swamp cooler is in the
upper 70's.
In the summer the temp in the shop attic is 140+.  In the winter it's in the low 40's.  So
insulation is money well spent.  Plus, I put in a pull down stair way so I have a lot of storage
area.

Buzz


On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:32:30 -0500, you wrote:
>On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 09:25:19PM -0700, Dennis L. Wade wrote:
>> We have a simlar problem here in Sacramento with summer heat.
>> 
>> Do you think a window a/c unit would to any good without any isulation 
>> overhead?
>
>Absolutely. Sacramento's summers are very much like those in Tulsa and
>Oklahoma City. The absence of insulation may mean that your aircond 
>has to work harder and run the compressor more. 
>
>A good, big fan to stir the air also does a bunch of good. 
>
>-- 
>Mike Andrews
>mikea at mikea.ath.cx
>Tired old sysadmin