Going to be hot in my shop

[Great-Kazoo]

No ceiling fan b/c the ceiling is too low, but I have a tower fan that never turns off. I've tried running the fan for central AC on and it did nothing either. Hard to fight physics.

Ceiling hugger / low profile fans
http://www.lowes.com/pd_119513-79-20...ans&facetInfo=

[Superorb]

Ceiling hugger / low profile fans
http://www.lowes.com/pd_119513-79-20...ans&facetInfo=

We tried a hugger, it was still too low and didn't move much air. I'm tall so getting anything down from teh shelving unit would be a bad day.

[Sawin]

my townhome is 3 floors on the southern end of a mult-unit building. I have this same issue in the top 2 bedrooms....

step 1. Turn AC to 70ish (I've never gone lower, because the bottom floor will be too cold).
step 2. Close ALL the vents on the lowest floor.
step 3. Strategically close any other vents along the air-path, that leads to the top floor. (my living room has 3 in the row, I closed 1 of them that was closest to the thermostat).
step 4. Direct the air-flow from the vent in your top floor office, away from the wall/windows with one of these (random link of the product, or make one yourself - http://www.qcidirect.com/air-deflector.html)
step 5. Add a small personal desk fan to your workspace.

For me, the above = mission accomplished.

edit - oh, and obviously get some good blinds for the windows to block out some of the sunlight.

[lllRorlll]

I happen to have a downdraft swap cooler ...and am in need of boolets.
Hmmm

[Superorb]

my townhome is 3 floors on the southern end of a mult-unit building. I have this same issue in the top 2 bedrooms....

step 1. Turn AC to 70ish (I've never gone lower, because the bottom floor will be too cold).
step 2. Close ALL the vents on the lowest floor.
step 3. Strategically close any other vents along the air-path, that leads to the top floor. (my living room has 3 in the row, I closed 1 of them that was closest to the thermostat).
step 4. Direct the air-flow from the vent in your top floor office, away from the wall/windows with one of these (random link of the product, or make one yourself - http://www.qcidirect.com/air-deflector.html)
step 5. Add a small personal desk fan to your workspace.

For me, the above = mission accomplished.

edit - oh, and obviously get some good blinds for the windows to block out some of the sunlight.

I have to turn my AC to 72 to get the top floor down to 80 which is Ok for me and all the vents on the bottom floor are closed. The problem is that the bottom floor never changes temperature so the thermostat never turns off the system. I'm considering buying some roll insulation like you use in the walls and just staple them in the windows. Maybe put some aluminum foil facing out to help reflect the heat. I can stand in front of the window and cook it gets so hot.

[funkymonkey1111]

Any advice for a townhouse? My office is upstairs and it gets over 80F before noon and 85F in here before 5pm. I've tried putting white contact paper on the windows but that didn't do anything. Maybe some wall insulation would help? This is the most inefficient place I've ever lived at. Downstairs hasn't gotten above 76F so far. It's miserable.

work downstairs?

[Byte Stryke]

and this is why I got into IT.

I do not care if the BMF Chillers are for the equipment... I am enjoying them too!

[Superorb]

work downstairs?

That's the only thing I've thought of. Figure we can run the AC for an hour or so before we go to bed since the bedroom and office are both upstairs. I've got a lot of crap in my desk and it'll be a PITA to move everything every time the seasons change.

[tmleadr03]

Good lord it is HOT. No air flow, I am dying over here. I am very tempted to head home, sleep a few hours and come back when it cools off. Has to be over 90 in the back end of the shop right now. I hate the heat.

[cstone]

If the climate is Mediterranean, then live like it... Nothing gets done between 10AM and 6PM. Work from 4AM till 10AM and socialize from 8PM till 4AM.