I will follow up on my experience as well. I mentioned above that I had purchased a portable unit and at that time wasn't sure how well it would cool down my garage. After doing a few tests running hoses out the door, I bit the bullet and installed some vent holes in the wall. While the unit is pretty undersized for my garage, it does definitely help... I have it situated so the cool air blows across where I am typically standing while doing woodworking. Plus it seems to drop humidity down pretty quickly which makes things much more comfortable.
As a side benefit that I wasn't expecting, the heat mode also works pretty well, especially on mild days. When it gets really cold here in MN I have to fire up my noisy, stinky Reddy Heater, but if it's in the 30s or especially the 40s, I can flip this unit on heat mode and it makes things comfortable. I also put it on when using the larger heater and it keeps that unit from cycling as much once things get up to temperature.
As another side benefit, we have a pop-up camper which has no AC. If we go camping on an electric site when it's particularly hot/humid out I can bring this unit along.
As a side benefit that I wasn't expecting, the heat mode also works pretty well, especially on mild days. When it gets really cold here in MN I have to fire up my noisy, stinky Reddy Heater, but if it's in the 30s or especially the 40s, I can flip this unit on heat mode and it makes things comfortable. I also put it on when using the larger heater and it keeps that unit from cycling as much once things get up to temperature.
As another side benefit, we have a pop-up camper which has no AC. If we go camping on an electric site when it's particularly hot/humid out I can bring this unit along.
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