SEER is only for cooling efficiency, which I do not care about. HSFP2 Region V is a more telling number for heating efficiency in MN.
This was a major priority for me, I hate rust. Minisplits work great on humidity, aside from the wonderful feeling of having dry air in the spring to late fall to work in. As to cost to run for my 30x26 shop in central PA it costs about 15-$20 per month to heat, A/C is cheaper, that is with a night turn down temperature of 62° and I am not in the shop every day. Don't blame you not caring about SEEER, when heat costs 4x more than A/C, especially in your local.
We put mini splits in the house in the UP. Totally worth it!
To have enough dust in the air to be a concern the air would be so thick you probably wouldn't survive out there!
Apples to apples the same heating btu their going to heat the same. But how many hp are designed for a heating load. With gas the efficiency doesn't drop when its cold outside 98% hp do lose btu's as temps drop even the -22° except 1 or 2 high end hyper heat brands. You are assuming electricity is cheaper even with the hp efficiency. Saw e. bill for Michigan electric use was like $60 and the delivery/ demand charge was $230 because they are upgrading there introstructure. Electric companies for years have been giving commercial and industrial businesses massive breaks for upgrades for efficiency. Homes in big cities gave out cfl bulbs then led. Thermostats that they control in peak hours and rebates for windows ,roof and insulation. The reason electrical plants cost billions and upgrading the distribution grid. Just to keep from doing the work and spending the money. Now data centers come in play using a gigawatt from a power plant and have to do it. We the people have to pay for most or all of it. Either as it's being built or after.
A lot more than you think !
Not to HJ the thread, but...maybe I'm way off. $2.00/ft would be nice. In SK I'm getting info of it being $20-30/ft, plus an $80 permit and materials. At 100ft I was thinking $2K would on tbe low side. Maybe I'll call tomorrow for a quote.
Come on fjtter30 you can't use that to justify you comment on electric cost, a specific odd bill?
Michigan is a big state.
Your quote is in Canadian dollars, so it’s probably the same after figuring the exch rate in.
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I think that is actually a rebranded Midea unit - that's not a bad thing, they are a huge OEM and are also make units for big names like Carrier.I've settled on a mini split. After consideration, my main concern with running natural gas to the garage is that it would require a licensed plumber to do if I want to go the permit route- which I do, just to stay above board.
The new Blueridge XS6 model, which I believe is a rebadged Gree Sapphire, is comparable to top of the line Mitsubishi and Fujitsu models. The good thing about Blueridge is that they will warranty DIY work without any certs or licenses, and have great technical support.
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The downside is that it does not come with as a DIY kit, the upside is that it's only $100 to rent all the tools necessary to do the evac. I already have a nitrogen tank and regulator for cold brew coffee, so I'll be able to go the extra mile with the triple evac.
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Regarding wood shop dust, I already planned to build out a dust collection hose system to make cleanup easier, but that won't capture airborne particles. I'm going to install something like this to run while I'm out there working and be sure to be diligent about keeping the mini split's air filter clean.
Our Fujitsu units had a minimum setting for heating of 50F, and the filter in the head worked well and the whole thing was easy to clean and inspect. And they put out good heat well below zero, maybe minus 15.
It really comes down to what the load calculation is for the space, and then if whatever piece of equipment that you choose has at least that many btu's of rated output at the design temperature.
Seems like he answered that already
I've settled on a mini split. After consideration, my main concern with running natural gas to the garage is that it would require a licensed plumber to do if I want to go the permit route- which I do, just to stay above board.
The new Blueridge XS6 model, which I believe is a rebadged Gree Sapphire, is comparable to top of the line Mitsubishi and Fujitsu models. The good thing about Blueridge is that they will warranty DIY work without any certs or licenses, and have great technical support.
ASHP
The downside is that it does not come with as a DIY kit, the upside is that it's only $100 to rent all the tools necessary to do the evac. I already have a nitrogen tank and regulator for cold brew coffee, so I'll be able to go the extra mile with the triple evac.
DELLA 7-Day Rental Install Kit
Regarding wood shop dust, I already planned to build out a dust collection hose system to make cleanup easier, but that won't capture airborne particles. I'm going to install something like this to run while I'm out there working and be sure to be diligent about keeping the mini split's air filter clean.
How do you state the XS6 is comparable to the top contenders ?, as you really do not have any data to go by. The certificate shows no useful data to compare to anything, it appears they used region IV ( with no other data, high or low temperate data), a mild south region, easy to produce good heat and cooling efficiency results with most splits.
The manufacturer claims over 20k btu heat output at -5 F outside and 70 F inside.
