Bluedog225
Texas
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Good morning,
I’m in the process of insulating my conex. It will be my power shack. Mylar and 2” polyiso foam. I plan to box off the back 8’ to hold the SOK rack batteries, inverter, etc. A total of about 64 square feet that needs to be cooled. I plan to have enough solar to cool from say 10 am to 5 pm and charge the bank.
I’m trying to figure out the best cooling options. I plan to run the unit on a timer during solar production hours to keep the worst of the heat down. This summer lots of over 100 eff days. Watts, surge, solar capacity, etc are not much of a concern in this application. Really hot days are sunny.
I’m most concerned about reliability. I’d rather have holes in the floor than in the wall.
The Midea Duo, (about $600) portable unit has pretty mixed reviews. Pretty big holes in the floor.
A Mr. Cool (about $1,500) mini split has better reviews but more than twice the price and more complex to install. Smaller holes in the floor.
A traditional window unit could be boxed in and vented through the floor but that would be cludgy and seems like a bad idea. Or I could mount a window unit on the internal dividing wall, and have two 6” holes in the floor with an intake/exhaust fan for the “hot“ side. Frankly, this would be the most reliable option. Window units are pretty robust.
Or, I guess, I could put a hole in the side of the conex. Really want to avoid this.
Right now, I’m leaning towards a Midea Duo. Easy to install. Plug in and done. Much cheaper than the mini split.
And I can get it a Costco. I’ll pay extra to keep from getting screwed by all the shady return circus.
What do you guys think?
I’m in the process of insulating my conex. It will be my power shack. Mylar and 2” polyiso foam. I plan to box off the back 8’ to hold the SOK rack batteries, inverter, etc. A total of about 64 square feet that needs to be cooled. I plan to have enough solar to cool from say 10 am to 5 pm and charge the bank.
I’m trying to figure out the best cooling options. I plan to run the unit on a timer during solar production hours to keep the worst of the heat down. This summer lots of over 100 eff days. Watts, surge, solar capacity, etc are not much of a concern in this application. Really hot days are sunny.
I’m most concerned about reliability. I’d rather have holes in the floor than in the wall.
The Midea Duo, (about $600) portable unit has pretty mixed reviews. Pretty big holes in the floor.
A Mr. Cool (about $1,500) mini split has better reviews but more than twice the price and more complex to install. Smaller holes in the floor.
A traditional window unit could be boxed in and vented through the floor but that would be cludgy and seems like a bad idea. Or I could mount a window unit on the internal dividing wall, and have two 6” holes in the floor with an intake/exhaust fan for the “hot“ side. Frankly, this would be the most reliable option. Window units are pretty robust.
Or, I guess, I could put a hole in the side of the conex. Really want to avoid this.
Right now, I’m leaning towards a Midea Duo. Easy to install. Plug in and done. Much cheaper than the mini split.
And I can get it a Costco. I’ll pay extra to keep from getting screwed by all the shady return circus.
What do you guys think?