captainron
Well Known Member
I'm building my RV-7 in my two-car, attatched garage down here in sunny south Florida. As you might imagine, it does get warm here. Since the garage is not air-conditioned, and since we are renting this house there are limits to the modifications I can make here to cool things down. The garage has a steel hurricane-resistant door that catches direct sunlight until around noon, and just radiates heat into the garage.
Since I only had one overhead lightbulb, I added these.
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6163/dsc00865ad2.jpg
I decided to insulate the door panels with a double layer of 3/4 inch sheet styrofoam. The insulation really deadens the noise to the outside.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/2196/dsc00874bz5.jpg
Then I found this DeLonghi portable split air-conditioner which puts the compressor unit outside, and the rest of the unit inside. The two units are connected through an umbilical cord which has the high and low pressure lines and a power cord inside. This is a really nice set-upand makes it very quiet and comfortable inside.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3300/dsc00897pd4.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9628/dsc00900on0.jpg
Now, where I never saw the temperature below 87 degrees even with the door open, now it's cool and comfortable. I figure I'll be spending much time out here so it's worth the expense.
Since I only had one overhead lightbulb, I added these.
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6163/dsc00865ad2.jpg
I decided to insulate the door panels with a double layer of 3/4 inch sheet styrofoam. The insulation really deadens the noise to the outside.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/2196/dsc00874bz5.jpg
Then I found this DeLonghi portable split air-conditioner which puts the compressor unit outside, and the rest of the unit inside. The two units are connected through an umbilical cord which has the high and low pressure lines and a power cord inside. This is a really nice set-upand makes it very quiet and comfortable inside.
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/3300/dsc00897pd4.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9628/dsc00900on0.jpg
Now, where I never saw the temperature below 87 degrees even with the door open, now it's cool and comfortable. I figure I'll be spending much time out here so it's worth the expense.