What I'm working with is two 45'x8 hi-cube shipping containers sandwiched side-by-side for a total area of ~ 720 sqft of floor space. I feel like it's pretty well insulated, with R34 in both ceilings and walls. Recently I created a 16'x16' common area in the center of the two by removing 16' of the walls between the two containers. I also added walls and doors to create two separate 14'6" areas on either end of the second container to later be used as laundry room and bathroom. Right now a small Rinnai propane heater handles one container and the common area up nicely but whew, the propane costs are ridiculous!
Anyway, I found a new Senville 24,000 btu mini-split unit on Ebay for less than a grand. I have it sitting here, waiting to be installed. I'm hoping the larger btu unit won't break a sweat to both heat and cool this area.
With their increased popularity I'm wondering if anyone has gone to this type of unit and if so, how it compared cost and performance-wise to a conventional heat and a/c unit...
Opinions?
Anyway, I found a new Senville 24,000 btu mini-split unit on Ebay for less than a grand. I have it sitting here, waiting to be installed. I'm hoping the larger btu unit won't break a sweat to both heat and cool this area.
With their increased popularity I'm wondering if anyone has gone to this type of unit and if so, how it compared cost and performance-wise to a conventional heat and a/c unit...
Opinions?