Shed Aircon Options

Howdy Forumites.....


I've been meaning to whack some aircon in the old shed - which is 6m x 6m....

The is basically colorbond, painted.
It has a single whirliebird and 1m x .5m window...
two rollers doors, and a side entrance.
I've lined the walls with stud walls, fibreglass insulation bats and lined the studs with 7mm ply....

Now its a bit hot in summerish weather, but still much better since I lined and insulated the walls....

I've seen bunnies offer a couple of different aircons. Now I know that the 36sqm says I should be buying the $750 6.6KW job, but I think that's overkill....

I was thinking of the $399 2.0Kw might be more suitable even though its meant to only cover a 16sqm room......

The other option is a 9000 btu portable aircon at $399....it says its rated to do a room up to 18sqm.....I think its not reverse cycle but I don't think that matters much...

So what's the popular opinion out there. Can I get away with the 2.0kw split - will it just take a bit longer to cool the shed?

What do people think?

dustie

I would save myself some money and just get a big cooling only window rattler. It's a shed after all.

I tend to follow Uncle Bob - I don't think humans really need reverse cycle air in Townsville - to warm the shed a bit you just have to open the door.

One or two of the 'window rattlers' would be far better than a portable machine - been there, done that - and you can fit them yourself. Since you made & fitted your own stud walls, it should be no problem for you to cut a 'window' opening in the tin & fir up a wooden window frame & shelf to mount the aircon, then just plug it into the nearest powerpoint.

I have found the area rating on most machines to be over-estimated by varying degrees, as with power tools, the better the unit the closer to spec they are.

You say you have lined the walls but what about the roof?
Good roof insulation would make a lot of difference and take a lot of load of the air-con.
I agree with the window rattlers., don't forget to clean the filter often

thanks for the tips one and all....

I followed your advice...I purchased a 4.7KW window/wall unit (10A). LG from Clive Anthonys for $650....
Gave me $130 discount....:D

cheers