Before going out to exercise or work you can open your garage doors for a little while to let out trapped heat from the previous day especially if you have a well insulated garage.
Best way to cool off a garage.
Evap coolers use tap water to saturate a pad made of shredded wood or specially designed cellulose paper material.
If the sun is just pounding on the big garage door opening adjusting the door height may help especially if it s insulated on on the inside of the door.
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You ll want to position your cool air inward blowing fans on the shadiest side of the house and the hot air outward blowing fans on the sunny side of the house.
For an uninsulated metal door add a two inch thick layer of rigid insulation attached to the inside of each panel with contact cement.
Insulating the garage overhead door is another way of cooling the garage in the summer and keeping the space warmer in the winter.
For security reasons close the garage door at night.
Just open the door to increase the airflow and allow the hot air to be exchanged for cooler air.
The hot outside air is pulled through the pad and absorbs moisture.
Open the garage door to let in cooler air.
To improve the coolness of your garage allowing you to work comfortably all through the hottest afternoons there are many ways to go about it.
This is the simplest way to decrease the temperature.
Early morning up until around 10 11 a m is the best time before the day s temperatures really begin to rise.
While they don t lower the actual temperature but can feel 5 to 10 degrees cooler because the relative humidity is reduced.
The cooler can produce air in your garage that is as cool as 70 even on a 100 degree day.
They are cost effective portable and impermanent solutions for a hot garage.
Whether it s a finished basement or a converted attic a west facing sunroom or a live in garage there always.
Using a dehumidifier can help remove moisture from the air leaving your garage feeling cool and dry.