[member=18240]Max Fracas[/member] - Over the last 37 years my wife and I have lived in four homes which means I have had four workshops. We have been in this house for ten years now and when we moved here I did something that most would consider extravagant and I understand that not everyone could afford to do it. My garage here was already finished with Sheetrock on walls and ceiling and is reasonably insulated (although not completely) so I had a central air conditioning unit installed. It is a three ton unit (smallest available) and it even had a small electric heat strip in it (which I need at least four or five days per year
). It is a pretty high efficiency unit and at 3 tons is oversized for the 500 sq. ft. so the electricity usage has been very reasonable. It has a programmable thermostat and I usually keep it around 76 or 77 in there (around here that is a very comfortable shop). The difference it has made to the condition of my tools is amazing not to mention how many more hours I am capable of working out there based on the comfort. As you know it is not uncommon for us to have 100-150 days per year of ninety degree plus days and our humidity is often off the charts so it makes such a huge difference having it here. I know it sounds crazy extravagant but man I love having it.
). It is a pretty high efficiency unit and at 3 tons is oversized for the 500 sq. ft. so the electricity usage has been very reasonable. It has a programmable thermostat and I usually keep it around 76 or 77 in there (around here that is a very comfortable shop). The difference it has made to the condition of my tools is amazing not to mention how many more hours I am capable of working out there based on the comfort. As you know it is not uncommon for us to have 100-150 days per year of ninety degree plus days and our humidity is often off the charts so it makes such a huge difference having it here. I know it sounds crazy extravagant but man I love having it.
