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  • 1.  Environmental Control in Shop Spaces

    Member
    Posted 14 hours ago

    Hello All,

    I'll be moving into a new shop space soon and I was looking into environmental controls.  For those who have shop spaces that don't have central HVAC, I'm curious what your solutions are for environmentally controlling your shop.  Portable AC unit, swamp cooler, humidifier/dehumidifier, fans, open windows/doors?  I live an area that gets really hot most of the year, so I'm primarily looking into cooling solutions, but for the sake of discussion let's talk about all of it, cooling, heating.
    Thanks in advance for your contribution.
    Best,



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    Luke Taylor, Ph.D.
    Duarte, CA
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  • 2.  RE: Environmental Control in Shop Spaces

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 12 hours ago

    Shop on your property or commercial?  If commercial you will be subject to local codes and regulations.  Spray finishing may require sprinkler and/or halon

    fire suppression systems.  Good resources at Fine Woodworking on setting up a shop.



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    Parker Leigh RPT
    Winchester VA
    (540) 722-3865
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  • 3.  RE: Environmental Control in Shop Spaces

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 11 hours ago
    Hi Luke

    A lot depends on the size of your shop. But when I had a small 360 sq ft space, I used a window AC. But instead of a window. I cut a hole in the wall and put it in. I supported the AC on the outside by a shelve on a pole. For heating, I bought baseboard heaters. Again, depending on the size of your shop, you need to check how many you need to heat your shop to be comfortable. 

    Wim



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  • 4.  RE: Environmental Control in Shop Spaces

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 5 hours ago

    I have mini splits in my shop and a dehumidifier that kicks on when it needs to. Everything is exceptionally stable.



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    Tim Foster RPT
    New Oxford PA
    (470) 231-6074
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