Howdy!
I just picked up a 40' refrigerated "refer-can" shipping container and would like to add a minisplit for temperature control. I'm looking for reccomendations.
Google tells me the R value of the insulation is between 20-30. The square footage is 300 sq ft. it is in central Michigan.
I'll have my 2x grid tied 6000xp's and EG4 48V Indoor 280Ah WallMount Battery in the container and could theoretically power it via 240v, 120v AC, or 48v DC.
- I'd like high efficiency.
- I don't expect the big doors to be opened super often. We'll put a man door in for typical access
- a dehumidifier function would be helpful
- if there is a way to exchange fresh air that would be cool. I'm guessing this is a different device like a HVR or window
I'm thrifty but I'd like something that will last a while.
Thanks!
I dunno if you got the answers you needed or moved on. But I live in a 40 ft reefer can, and I cool and heat it with a 9000btu 240v minisplit that draws like 15 amps at least in the manual. With a person and 2 cats, and fish, and a chihuahua, I have some insight.
Humidiy, I picked up a 99 dollar compressor dehumidifier on Amazon, and I pretty much need to run it all year if I want the humidity low. It can go up to the 80s, or I have to turn drying mode on, on the mini split, then it gets super damn cold.
It can however keep me at 75 all summer with Arizona sun beating down on it with no shade, long wall facing the rising and setting sun.
It's easy for me to heat during my winters with the same mini split. You will have opposite winters, but it should still be relatively easy to heat. The roof, and floors are insulated.
My brand I got was midea, advertised as seer 40, now its like a seer2 26 or 29 or something.
I am doing 2 more cans, and I am putting a solar hybrid 12k unit on 1, and the other will be divided in half, so it will get 2 9k units.
If you aren't living in it, the built in de-humidification of the mini split would probably be sufficient.
I didn't really make to many more videos. But I ran electrical in conduit on the walls, and I put the fresh water plumbing under the raised T-Floor, then put osb then plywood on that before finished floor of lifeproof click lock vinyl. Had to double the sub flooring stuff to accomodate for the tile, and cement board. Also there is a dip behind where the reefer unit has a shroud and blows the air down, you have to build that levelw ith the 2 floor, but I recommend if you plan to live in it and put in plumbing, to maybe raise the whole floor thickness of 2x4 above the T-floor, enough to better accommodate installing plumbing with less hassle.
Paid 8k few years ago for one, current price, I got them for 6700 each. But no ports in AZ.
I got most the stuff to build it out at a large auction dealer with home depot returns on vanities, tubs, flooring, etc. As long as you have more patience and can kill time waiting on deals. Or if you want something specific, I go for it, and not wait for whatever the wind blows.
