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Will you help me calculate the air conditioning unit I need regarding tonnage?

Asked by JLeslie (65873points) 2 hours ago

Open room no walls. 40’X60’X12’. in Florida, heat is not important.

I tried to look it up and it isn’t making sense to me, and everything I see is based on a typical house I think not 12’ high ceilings.

If I put in a unit that is too small will it use an excessive amount of electricity trying to cool. Is there a high risk of burning out the motor quickly? Probably the coolest we will keep it is 78degrees F.

Thanks!

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jca2's avatar

I have a friend who’s an HVAC mechanic and I can ask him but don’t you have one there you can ask? I would think in Florida, there’d be an HVAC place on every block.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

Is there insulation in roof and walls? How much ?

How many windows and are they facing south ?

Are there ceiling fans – - how many ?

JLeslie's avatar

There is insulation for the walls and ceiling.

3 garage doors that are insulated also.

5 windows, 3 of which face south, but they will have window treatments to block the sun.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

We have a similar sized building in North Carolina at a club that I’m a member. We have dances and socials with 100 to 180 people.

No windows, standard insulation in walls and ceiling. We have three industrial sized ceiling fans.

Three two ton HVAC units with “Gas Pack” for heating, each with a separate thermostat. Smaller units are better at removing humidity, large units will cool in a hurry but don’t remove moisture and can “short cycle” which wears out motors . . .

RocketGuy's avatar

Ceiling fans help a lot in rooms with high ceilings.

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