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Originally Posted by Happinow
We believe the air conditioner could not be as efficient if we did not at least get the garage door insulated. We get the morning sun and if we put our hands on the garage doors it was hot! Too hot to keep our hand on. So you can imagine the heat that radiated into the garage. All of the steps we took worked together for maximum cool. I honestly can't say which steps we would have eliminated if need be. We believe to get the maximum effect of the air conditioner we needed the rest of the steps. JMHO.
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I had extra insulation in the garage walls ceiling and entire attic. I had solid Steel insulated foam core garage doors installed when the home was built. A solar fan in the attic and radiant heat barrier. And while it all pulls down the heat load all it takes is open the doors for a while and the old principal of heat moving from hot to cold works fast. When I can I am going to install a second AC unit. Not so much the heat as the darn humidity.