Hello Briantrust on reef2reef,
I was wanting to throw this question out there in case anybody has some opinions on the best route to go to cool/dehumidify my 200 sq ft fish room? I'm having a little trouble deciding.
It is a half converted garage (the back of the garage away from the door) and is amply insulated but has no HVAC supply or return vents. My house is a two-story so directly above the fish room are two bedrooms. It has one exterior wall that I could use to install HVAC equipment for drainage, venting, etc.
Options I was thinking about in no particular order:
1) Mini-split
2) Portable AC unit
3) Window Unit
My thoughts of each:
1) mini split - most costly option but least costly to run. Seems like overkill for just 200 sq ft and there will be a ton of work to install it as well as hiring professionals to run electrical and charge/vent it prior to use.
2) portable AC unit - cheaper, easy to install, electrical cost of running I believe highest of all options
3) window unit - cheapest, more modifications needed than portable AC unit as I'll have to cut a large opening in my exterior wall versus a small opening for the portable unit
What do you experts think? Those are just my quick thoughts so far.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
-Ty
I was wanting to throw this question out there in case anybody has some opinions on the best route to go to cool/dehumidify my 200 sq ft fish room? I'm having a little trouble deciding.
It is a half converted garage (the back of the garage away from the door) and is amply insulated but has no HVAC supply or return vents. My house is a two-story so directly above the fish room are two bedrooms. It has one exterior wall that I could use to install HVAC equipment for drainage, venting, etc.
Options I was thinking about in no particular order:
1) Mini-split
2) Portable AC unit
3) Window Unit
My thoughts of each:
1) mini split - most costly option but least costly to run. Seems like overkill for just 200 sq ft and there will be a ton of work to install it as well as hiring professionals to run electrical and charge/vent it prior to use.
2) portable AC unit - cheaper, easy to install, electrical cost of running I believe highest of all options
3) window unit - cheapest, more modifications needed than portable AC unit as I'll have to cut a large opening in my exterior wall versus a small opening for the portable unit
What do you experts think? Those are just my quick thoughts so far.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
-Ty