running window ac inside garage

[bdomina]

OK. so i found a guy on craigslist who can sell me a 5000 btu window unit for like $50. My cab is running in the garage, although it is not by a window. what do i need to know about trying to run one of these inside my garage. does it put off carbon monoxide or anything. i know i will have to run some kind of hose to a bucket or a drip pan to catch the evaporation waste. anything else?

thanks,
~BD~

 

[HellaFella420]

lol, nope



nothing but hot air

Blue flame puts off CO2 [good stuff] any other color makes CO [bad stuff] {generally speaking}

Your garage will heat up some, depends how big it is, you can pop a hole in it and vent your garage on a whole with even a bathroom exhaust fan type device if u like...


Wait, you have a "cab" an A/C is waaaay over kill for that, even a 10year old 5000btu will "freeze" something as small as a cab! get a bigger fan, I would recommend instead, and try to intake your cab from outside air, not garage air

 

[bdomina]

i was thinking i might just put it in the window across the garage and try to insulate my garage door thus droping the room temp. or setting the unit on top of the cab ( largest closet maid from HD ) and splicing the tstat to go inside the cab and engineering a vent duct to go over the unit's output and down into the cab.

 

[HellaFella420]

still ALOT of BTU's for that LITTLE space

 

[bdomina]

i agreee but i gotta think of something. that stanley blower has at least 200 cfm

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Your garage will heat up some, depends how big it is, you can pop a hole in it and vent your garage on a whole with even a bathroom exhaust fan type device if u like...

....you'll vent your ac as well, will cost you a lot of money.

Wait, you have a "cab" an A/C is waaaay over kill for that, even a 10year old 5000btu will "freeze" something as small as a cab! get a bigger fan, I would recommend instead, and try to intake your cab from outside air, not garage air

The thing you should really do is survey your air temps. Find the coolest period of time to run your lamp. Outside air may be too hot to start with, even in the shade. After all, outdoor temp is taken in the shade. Outside air for intake might be suitable if you run your lamp at night.

A 5000 btu ac is not that big and isn't overkill by any means. You're garage needs to be insulated or the ac might not be big enough. Your ac will have to cool the entire garage before it will helps cab temps. I hope it has a t-stat so you don't get whoppin power bills or have to turn it on/off manually.

The ac may push air through cracks in your garage to the outside. Your smell will have to be controlled so it doesn't give you away.

 

[KUSHEATER1]

5000 btu won't cool the entire garage get a evaporative cooler that covers about 400 sq ft or more...

 

[HellaFella420]

I may be mistaken, but hes not trying to cool the entire garage.....

Hes trying to cool the CAB, and wondering how the A/C discharge will change the atmosphere OF the garage.......

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

...5000 btu window unit...

A window unit in the garage (assuming it's mounted in the garage window) will have to cool the garage somewhat in order to cool the cab. Although 5000 btu might not cool the garage sufficiently in the heat of the day, it might make enough difference at night.

A little more info might help us understand what you're experiencing, bdomina.

EDIT:

I may be mistaken, but hes not trying to cool the entire garage.....

ok, now I get it. it's Sat night, I had to read twice hehe.

 

[bakerman]

I put my AC on 2 pieces of strapping and laded it on top of a tote to let it drain!

 

[JACKtheREFFER]

i run a cab in my garage and at one time had 2600 watts in it ..... here is my thread
http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=92640

none the less i think you will be fine it gets to 100 + in my area and my a/c keeps up fine.... it does heat the garage up a bit but the cab holds cool temps very well..... my air only exchanges through the a/c .....so all and all i would go with the a/c .....stay safe and green

 

[bdomina]

I put my AC on 2 pieces of strapping and laded it on top of a tote to let it drain!

So you're running a freestanding window unit? would you mind giving any more info . like as far as if it is in a room or blowing into your closet / cab or what have you.

I dont really care if it warms up my garage too much. I am just thinking of ways i can keep this cab's internal temp regulated. I am thinking that I am going to have to duct the cold air into the cab directly. trying to cool the whole garage will be tough and probably not real effective to the cab at all given the size of the garage vs the size of the unit. If i can not wire the tstat into the cab i could pick up one of the Ductstat Plug-In Line Voltage Thermostats. any more thoughts?

thanks,
~BD~

 

[bdomina]

dood! very impressive jack!

 

[BurmeseDragon]

I think it is counter productive to be heating the same air that is going to be cooled to go inside your cab. I wouldn't bring in outside air either, I would find a way to have your A/C vent outside, something; anything, but don't leave it in the garage.....and don't bring in air from outside when it is hot out.

 

[bdomina]

hey jack

do you have to worry about that thing draining? how did you compensate for that?

thanks agn,
Andy

 

[hoosierdaddy]

I have been running a 5050btu ac unit in my 2'x2'x5' flower cahmber of my cab for a year now.

You folks who have not ever used an ac, and really don't know about them...why do you feel you should be giving this guy advise? Post count? (shrug)

Forget about the drain...a small unit needs no drain, and probably doesn't have one by design. They are designed to re-evaporate any condensation by simply working. (the exhaust fan takes care of it) But, in case of heavy humidity days, you can always suck out any water in the bottom with a syringe or turkey baster. I have not had the need to really do that...although I did suck it out when I first got it..I realized I was wasting effort.
They stay dry just fine.

If you want to know about how to do what you want, I have an ac thread in my sig line that I bet will answer all of your questions. Also check out my cab thread.

 

[bdomina]

I have been running a 5050btu ac unit in my 2'x2'x5' flower cahmber of my cab for a year now.

You folks who have not ever used an ac, and really don't know about them...why do you feel you should be giving this guy advise? Post count? (shrug)

Forget about the drain...a small unit needs no drain, and probably doesn't have one by design. They are designed to re-evaporate any condensation by simply working. (the exhaust fan takes care of it) But, in case of heavy humidity days, you can always suck out any water in the bottom with a syringe or turkey baster. I have not had the need to really do that...although I did suck it out when I first got it..I realized I was wasting effort.
They stay dry just fine.

If you want to know about how to do what you want, I have an ac thread in my sig line that I bet will answer all of your questions. Also check out my cab thread.

+rep ^ i am convinced this will work. the proof is in the pics!!

 

[hoosierdaddy]

Grown in ac cooled cab.

 

[JACKtheREFFER]

yes i agree as well with hooiserdaddy >>>>>>>my a/c actually doesn't have any drain holes it re-evaporates the water using the hot air i guess >>>>>i vented my garage for a while during summer when it gets real hot ,,,into the attic of my house ..but that i think isn't necessary even on a 100+ degree day it only gets to 98 in the garage but a nice cool 75 in the box

 

[bdomina]

i now have a 5000 btu window unit hooked up. I did not make a box but took 3 lengths of - 4" flex duct ( which covered the entire length of vent output almost perfectly ) then took expanding foam and filled in around all the ducts to make it air tight around all the duct work. sealing it to the face of the unit. get more airflow on the ends for some reason. oh the ducts are going to each unit of the cab ( veg and flower ) . one is blowing on the ballast which is outside the cab. for now i just have a fan blowing on the back of the unit. temps to come soon.