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Thanks.RPBrown wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 2:01 pm I would recommend a ductless mini-split such as Mitsubishi, LG, or Daikin. The indoor unit will mount on the wall and the outdoor unit is only 12-18 inches deep. Width and height determined by capacity. These are very efficient units and work really well but do your homework on brands.
Thanks.Syntyr wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 12:41 pm If you have a smaller hole somewhere, hopefully on the backside of your garage you could try a portable AC unit. You didn't say if your garage was attached or detached. My detached garage backs into my backyard so I can get away with stuff the HOA would not approve of.. i.e. Window ACs or holes in my garage.
Something like this.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hisense-Hisens ... 5000151929
It has a round hose on the back to exhaust the hot air. Obviously, with a 3 car garage, you are fighting a big heat load. Your problems will be insulation, leakage around garage doors. output and expense of the unit itself and if you are in a high humidity environment you will have to drain or empty the unit's moisture collection system.
I had a large one, about the size of four of these units from a server room that I decommissioned. It kept most of my garage cool while I was using it. The problem is the initial cost if I had purchased the unit was 8k and the exhaust tube was about 30 inches in diameter. So it worked okay for a while until I just gave up. Oh, and the electricity was ugly. Cost about 60 bucks a month to run it half a day. So in the long run I decided to give up. My problem is my garage has zero insulation.
Something like this version. The exhaust port is on the top and requires a very large hose to connect to the outside. Prices have come down but this one is still about 2000.
Good luck.
https//www.amazon.com/dp/B01AAAY1ZO?tag=aclabn ... th=1&psc=1
Thanks. I read that whole thread. The problem is that I don't have a window, and also can't have a unit that extends out of the side of my exterior wall if I were to cut a hole in the brick - HOA restrictions.ELB wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 12:22 pm I would start here: https://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=83&t=100465