We have a small 20' x 24' loft above a garage/old carriage house and are looking for an efficient way to heat and cool this room. It's an old garage, so it's not real well insulated, but an approx 17"t x 26"w window ac/heater has done a fairly good job of keeping the area heated and cooled. Problem is the a/c is no longer blowing cool air.
The unit is about 5-6yrs old and not thermostatically controlled, which has been a bit of a pain. It's not a living area, just somewhere we use during the days.
I know another unit of about 12000BTU would do the job, but I am looking for other options. I have also seen some "portable" heat pump units that look/sound interesting and they seem to be about the same cost of about $400-$500 as the window units. I just don't know how they compare
Does anyone have some other viable options? Currently this is on a 20amp 220v circuit, but I also have 110v available.
Winter temps get down in the single digits and the current unit does struggle on the colder days, but a radiant space heater supplements nicely. The summer sees 100+ temps and the a/c has been fine. Most of the year, the unit has to be turned on/off all day to keep it a good temp. I know most of the newer units are thermostatically controlled so that would be nice.
I'll step back and wait for some feedback....
The unit is about 5-6yrs old and not thermostatically controlled, which has been a bit of a pain. It's not a living area, just somewhere we use during the days.
I know another unit of about 12000BTU would do the job, but I am looking for other options. I have also seen some "portable" heat pump units that look/sound interesting and they seem to be about the same cost of about $400-$500 as the window units. I just don't know how they compare
Does anyone have some other viable options? Currently this is on a 20amp 220v circuit, but I also have 110v available.
Winter temps get down in the single digits and the current unit does struggle on the colder days, but a radiant space heater supplements nicely. The summer sees 100+ temps and the a/c has been fine. Most of the year, the unit has to be turned on/off all day to keep it a good temp. I know most of the newer units are thermostatically controlled so that would be nice.
I'll step back and wait for some feedback....