Shop Heat

plumkrazee70 said
Hey everyone.

Here is where I'm at: I have a pole barn shop with two sides seperated by a wall. One side is 620 sq ft, concrete floor, insulated 8 ft walls and a loft above (Access by stairs on on the other side.)

The other side is 800 sq ft gravel floor, non insulated 16ft walls and an unfinished exposed loft. This will eventually be finished and concreted, but no eta yet.

I'm resto moding my 70 Dart and currently only use the concrete side.

I'm looking for an all around heating/cooling solution for my shop on a budget, since I'm not out there all the time (mainly because if the cold) and currently only use the concrete side. Gas is out of the question, due to how far away the meter is (over 500ft)

I found this on Craigslist and it seems like a good deal. 3 ton electric air handler/ furnace and heat pump

Thoughts?

I also added a few pics if the shop to get an idea of the setup.

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You may want to check on the heat pump. Some have a minimum temp they will operate in. I think 35-40 might be as low as you can safely use them. If you don't get colder that would be a great way to go as you get both heat and cool. You would need some duct work but that's not hard. The unit you have the link for needs a compressor and that might be a bit expensive as it's a major component. But overall the idea is a good one.