I don't live in AZ, but what's wrong with having a hot garage? Will it break

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Jun 22, 2020
1:25:49pm

Windward_Coug All-American

I don't live in AZ, but what's wrong with having a hot garage? Will it break

your freezer or something?

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Windward_Coug

Previous username: Eldoradocoug
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Best way to cool an insulated 3 car garage in Arizona? Any tips?

gaspasscoug

6/22/20 1:20pm

Maybe an exhaust fan that comes on at night and has an air intake from the cooler house air?

Cougar-Duck

6/22/20 1:23pm

We have a single vent connected to garage from the house. It keeps the garage

JAGA97

6/22/20 1:24pm

Wow. You got charged a lot. Did they have to do a lot of extra duct creation to

Archaea

6/22/20 1:28pm

No. Two zone 27,000 BTU unit with the best de-humidifier possible since we had a

JAGA97

6/22/20 1:34pm

If I’m understanding right, this is illegal in most cities. The home vent system

valleus

6/22/20 3:46pm

Maybe. But that is how it was when we bought it. I love it because I no longer

JAGA97

6/22/20 4:28pm

I don't live in AZ, but what's wrong with having a hot garage? Will it break

6/22/20 1:25pm

Some of us like to work in the garage year round

6/22/20 1:40pm

You can duct tape the situation but if you already have ducting

Archaea

6/22/20 1:26pm

Do you think the garage is hotter because it's insulated than it otherwise

Bro

6/22/20 1:28pm

Hold it.... why do you need it cooled? We have an 3 car garage... not insulates

kotacoug

6/22/20 1:31pm

Do you work on cars or do woodworking?

bluesloth

6/22/20 1:53pm

TNT is not a brain scientist but he is guessing when gaspasscoug passes gas

TNT

6/22/20 1:57pm

gaspass isn't inviting TNT. You keep confusing your explosives.

Archaea

6/22/20 3:22pm

Not in AZ (im in Utah).. but i use a Mini Split for my garage..

TheLost

6/22/20 1:47pm

Get a portable ac or swamp cooler and use it when you need it. We also keep a

USMCdad

6/22/20 1:55pm

If your ducts run in the attic, just have another duct run to the garage. It wil

Nat Gas Man

6/22/20 2:10pm

Don’t the swamp coolers cause tools to rust?

6/22/20 3:54pm

Not in Arizona

USMCdad

6/23/20 3:32pm

Appreciate the tips. A few answers: 1) our garage has gotten to 110° F, 2) I do

gaspasscoug

6/22/20 3:07pm

Ask your mechanical contractor for options, then

Archaea

6/22/20 3:26pm

I managed an office here for 5 years with a warehouse

USMCdad

6/23/20 3:35pm

Swamp coolers work very well in AZ. Your cheapest option, you can get a large

valleus

6/22/20 3:45pm

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