TiTillIdie
Plastic
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2015
Good afternoon friends.
So our shop is 3600 sq ft. We installed a 5 ton AC unit a few years back. Its an older r22 system. It was cooling the 2500 sq ft portion of the shop, but not super well. We have opened a wall and now use the whole 3600 SQ ft for us. The second part does not have any AC and it was fine in the fall and spring. Now the temp in there is 90-95+ and the remainder of the shop gets to 85. This AC runs 2 shifts and it is basically running straight for 16 hours. It is a residential unit. We are considering installing another 5 ton unit, but it seems like this one we have now is on its last leg. We have considered getting a 10 ton unit. Either roof mount, or split. Either way, we can get a 3 phase which will be a bit cheaper to run. What do you guys suggest? Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I have talked to a commercial AC company, but they were unsure on how to calculate anything with the machines and stuff going on in here to keep it at anything under 80 or so. We have 3 integrex 200s and 4 VTC mills running most of the time. We may have 1 or 2 on but not running during setups. So we have lots of radiators and cooling fans running around the machines to get it nice and warm. I'm not trying to get the temp down to 60 or anything, but under 80 sure would be nice. I am just afraid another residential unit would not last. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
So our shop is 3600 sq ft. We installed a 5 ton AC unit a few years back. Its an older r22 system. It was cooling the 2500 sq ft portion of the shop, but not super well. We have opened a wall and now use the whole 3600 SQ ft for us. The second part does not have any AC and it was fine in the fall and spring. Now the temp in there is 90-95+ and the remainder of the shop gets to 85. This AC runs 2 shifts and it is basically running straight for 16 hours. It is a residential unit. We are considering installing another 5 ton unit, but it seems like this one we have now is on its last leg. We have considered getting a 10 ton unit. Either roof mount, or split. Either way, we can get a 3 phase which will be a bit cheaper to run. What do you guys suggest? Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I have talked to a commercial AC company, but they were unsure on how to calculate anything with the machines and stuff going on in here to keep it at anything under 80 or so. We have 3 integrex 200s and 4 VTC mills running most of the time. We may have 1 or 2 on but not running during setups. So we have lots of radiators and cooling fans running around the machines to get it nice and warm. I'm not trying to get the temp down to 60 or anything, but under 80 sure would be nice. I am just afraid another residential unit would not last. Any input would be greatly appreciated!