"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
We have 25 foot ceilings now but I would put a drop ceiling and insulate the hell out of it. I wouldn't AC the entire shop though, just about 1/2 of it and leave the rest to the heat. With the new dryer, I don't think we would have the problems that we would have with the old dryer, that american just put out so much ambient heat that the AC would really struggle, regardless of whether or not it was twice as big as it should be for the square footage. Overall, about 2500sq/ft would be AC'd, with an 8' ceiling.
How about running an optional graveyard shift during the summer months. I guess you would have to have the whole crew on board for that to work though.
Quote from: Prosperi-Tees on January 13, 2012, 06:22:57 PMHow about running an optional graveyard shift during the summer months. I guess you would have to have the whole crew on board for that to work though.Yaint from round these parts er ya feller? That's a good thought and in the middle and northern states would be a great idea. Dowon heaha in Flo da, our nights stay muggy and sink into the high 80,s I bets me some money they's gett'n inta bout 95-100 degrees still at night with the doors open and the fans a blow'n. It might save 10 degrees off from the day work tho.I run a second shift here in Nashville and the cool nights are a perk. When i ran Harlequin in Fort Myers we had eight presses two shifts. Second shift ran till 3:00 am.In Ft Myers it's still muggy and hot so no perk there except the beach!Arizona is recorded as THE hottest place in the US to live (on average). So I'm sure they got the same problems " but it's a dry heat". So they say.