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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3235651" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>You will hate a swamp cooler in your shop building. Oklahoma has too much humidity on most days to make them efficient. Your building will be like a rain forest if it's tight construction with water dripping off of every metal truss and purlin. If you go that way though, freeze some 2 liter bottles of water and put in the water at the bottom of the swamp cooler to get some colder air out.</p><p></p><p>I'm in the same boat as you with a 30X40 building that is really tight and well insulated. I have overhead ceiling fans, and high volume industrial fans mounted on the walls that move a ton of air, but it still gets hot in the summer and I can't run the fans when reloading as it screws up the powder scales.</p><p>So, two options for me. AC the entire shop, or frame in the reloading area and put a smaller unit in for that purpose.</p><p>Looking at a small 110v AC if I frame in the reloading area I'm out $200 or so for the AC plus another $200 or so for framing, sheet rock, lighting, etc.</p><p>For a little over $500 I can get a 230V AC window unit at Atwoods that is I think 20,000 btu that would cool the entire shop nicely.</p><p>Used window AC units are 1/2 of new.</p><p>I know where I'm going with cooling down the shop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3235651, member: 5412"] You will hate a swamp cooler in your shop building. Oklahoma has too much humidity on most days to make them efficient. Your building will be like a rain forest if it's tight construction with water dripping off of every metal truss and purlin. If you go that way though, freeze some 2 liter bottles of water and put in the water at the bottom of the swamp cooler to get some colder air out. I'm in the same boat as you with a 30X40 building that is really tight and well insulated. I have overhead ceiling fans, and high volume industrial fans mounted on the walls that move a ton of air, but it still gets hot in the summer and I can't run the fans when reloading as it screws up the powder scales. So, two options for me. AC the entire shop, or frame in the reloading area and put a smaller unit in for that purpose. Looking at a small 110v AC if I frame in the reloading area I'm out $200 or so for the AC plus another $200 or so for framing, sheet rock, lighting, etc. For a little over $500 I can get a 230V AC window unit at Atwoods that is I think 20,000 btu that would cool the entire shop nicely. Used window AC units are 1/2 of new. I know where I'm going with cooling down the shop. [/QUOTE]
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