Is a Swamp Cooler and Effective Way to Cool My Home? How to Choose the Best Thermostat for Your Home Garages are usually a part of a home that doesn’t need air conditioning. Most of what gets stored inside a garage isn’t heat-sensitive, and people in a house only spend enough time in a garage to get in and out of a car. If your garage only serves the purposes of storing cars and a number of other items that aren’t sensitive to heat, you won’t need to worry about spending money on air conditioning it. However, there are times when providing AC for a garage is a good idea. People often place hobby areas inside the garage, especially people who enjoy working with tools and do-it-yourself tasks. Garages can also be partially transformed into game rooms and hangout spaces—or you can choose the change the entire space into a rec room. You will definitely need to air condition the garage if you plan to use it in any of these ways. Ductless air conditioning is the answer for cooling your garage

To air condition a garage, it is best that you don’t expand the ductwork from your home’s central AC and send cooled air into the place. This will put tremendous strain on the AC, since the garage has enormous heat gain and little insulation. To properly cool the garage this way, you would need to a have a new, more powerful central air conditioning system put in—and that’s an expensive proposition. The alternative is to have a separate air conditioning system installed just for the garage. Here is where a ductless mini-split heat pump is ideal. These ductless air conditioning systems are small and do not require putting in any space-consuming and energy-inefficient ducts; they send cooled air directly from a wall-mounted air handler that connects to an outdoor exhaust unit. If you have professionals install a ductless system, it will be sized correctly to keep the garage cool using only a single wall-mounted air handler. Anyone using the garage just needs to turn the unit on and off as necessary.

Magic Touch Mechanical offers installation of ductless air conditioning. Call us today in Mesa, AZ to experience our award-winning customer service first-hand! We look forward to exceeding your expectations! Tags: ductless air conditioning, ductless air conditioning installation, Mesa Monday, October 5th, 2015 at 11:00 am | Is a Swamp Cooler and Effective Way to Cool My Home? How to Choose the Best Thermostat for Your HomeThere are still a few sweltering days of summer left, and if you're looking for a cool breeze without the expense of an actual air conditioning unit here's a way to use a bucket and some ice to cool down an entire room. We've posted about DIYing an air conditioner out of a cheap Styrofoam cooler and some ice packs, but this version is a bit more durable (not to mention comes with a step-by-step video). You can build it with a 5-gallon bucket, Styrofoam liner, PVC pipe, ice (or in this case, water frozen inside a milk jug), and a small fan. According to the video, it chilled air from 84 degrees F to the mid forties, and lasted for about six hours.

The fan can also be run off a small solar panel, which opens up some possibilities for cooling down areas that don't have electricity. While window AC units are getting less expensive, there may be times when a cheap DIY version comes in handy. ac window unit temperatureCheck out the video for a full walkthrough.air conditioner unit not cooling properlyHomemade Air Conditioner DIY | car air conditioning repairs browns plainsYouTubeWorkshop is a new blog from Lifehacker all about DIY tips, techniques, and projects. Follow us on Twitter here.SARASOTA, FL – Fans and critics of popular harsh noise outfit Deconditioned were surprised to learn earlier this week that the band did not consist of a collection of visionary artists looking to push the limits of the Harsh Noise genre, but was in fact a sole, faulty Goldstar air conditioner manufactured in 1995.

Deconditioned burst onto the scene after releasing a split demo cassette with Florida Mincecore band Cross Vomit last autumn. Little was known about Deconditioned’s origins until Cross Vomit revealed in a recent zine Q&A that during the recording of their 28-song offering, the band also recorded a malfunctioning air conditioner and released it as a single track under the name “Deconditioned.” “The entire Cross Vomit recording only took up six minutes, so we needed to pad the other side of the tape out,” said Cross Vomit guitarist Joey Packard. “My mom had this shitty air conditioner in the garage that sounded like a bunch of horses falling off a roller coaster, so we thought, ‘Fuck it. But it really took off… everyone was talking about how ‘brutal’ it was.” Unfortunately for Packard and his bandmates, most acclaim has only been for the Deconditioned side of the tape. “I can’t believe we are being totally overshadowed by an air conditioner that constantly overheats and will probably burn the whole block down,” said Cross Vomit vocalist Jesse Perez.

“Granted, it sounds like shit and is completely and totally unlistenable — but it’s all by accident. We put a lot of work into our songs to make them sound so terrible, and nobody is praising us.” Portland Trash Core Band Outed as Three Raccoons with a Drum Machine Two Man Noise Group Promises to Bring Something New to Bumming out Hardcore Scene Everyone Mad At Accurate Demo Review The sudden spike in Deconditioned’s popularity already has Packard brainstorming more ideas. “Maybe I should stick with just recording household appliances,” Packard said, looking around his parent’s kitchen. “Like my mom’s Vitamix when she makes smoothies in the morning. Or I could push the lawnmower over our gravel driveway.” However, sources indicate future Decondtioned releases remain in doubt after Packard’s father upgraded the garage air conditioner to a brand new Amana “Whisper Quiet” unit. Article by Gregg Harrington @xturnpikegatesx.