Morton buildings

[OldRedFord]

Different online btu calculators give me different results.

I have planned for two ceiling fans in the living space.

This unit looks appealing

https://www.ecomfort.com/LG-L2H36W18...-B/p57523.html

[Ironman]

Originally Posted by OldRedFord

Looks like I need about 3 tons of cooling and 57,000 btu for heat.

Is that based on calculating the cubic volume of the dwelling?

My furnace is 50,000 BTU and is certified to keep my 1500 sq ft at 22 (72 F) at -40C
I guess it is dependent on your insulation levels as well.

[OldRedFord]

Georgia Power is getting ready to do the underground 400 amp service.

One flag marks the pole location at the end of my driveway and the other the pad mount transformer at the shop.

[OldRedFord]

Originally Posted by Ironman

Is that based on calculating the cubic volume of the dwelling?

My furnace is 50,000 BTU and is certified to keep my 1500 sq ft at 22 (72 F) at -40C
I guess it is dependent on your insulation levels as well.

That's based on the cubic volume of my space.

The Pioneer website says one thing and the Ecomfort site says another and Mr.Cool is about in the middle of the two.

I'm leaning towards a 36,000 btu mini split and all spray foam insulation.

[OldRedFord]

Ended up ordering a LG 36000 btu compressor and two 18,000 btu heads.

https://www.ecomfort.com/LG-LMU363HV/p124262.html

Placed the rough in boxes in the walls today. Not secured yet.

[OldRedFord]

Tonight's progress I installed a valve box and the main water shut off for the building. Just have to install a hose bib and I can pressure test the water supply side.

Any Ideas on mounting this hose bib to the outside of my metal building?

I'm thinking of putting a wood block behind the siding with a hole drilled for the pipe to pass through. Then use screws with rubber washers to secure the flange of the hose bib through the tin and into the wood behind.

[greywynd]

The hose bib, as long as it’s secure can be mounted just like you’re saying.

Make sure it’s on a slight downhill slope to allow the water to drain when the tap is off. Any time that it is forecast to be close or below freezing also unhook any hoses to allow it to drain.

The rear section should be far enough inside the building to have heat, the two here at this house are 16” long, with about 6-7” in the exterior insulated wall, the rest inside non-insulated partition walls. Even with that they were both bulged or swollen from freezing at some point, but didn’t rupture.


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[randydupree]

is this going to be the main supply line to the building?
Or is it going to be a water supply for an outside faucet?

Personally i do not like hose bibs going through walls.
If you ever have to change the faucet (and you will one day) it can be a PITA to change.

All of my outside hose bibs are free standing,easy to fix and pex,mounted to a post thats short enough that a 5 gal bucket will cover them in case of a freeze.

I know this is not what you up north guys would do but it works down here where we don't have frozen ground,ever.

I have a 1'' supply line to the warehouse and that goes into a manoblock to the rest of the house.

[OldRedFord]

Originally Posted by randydupree

is this going to be the main supply line to the building?
Or is it going to be a water supply for an outside faucet?

Personally i do not like hose bibs going through walls.
If you ever have to change the faucet (and you will one day) it can be a PITA to change.

All of my outside hose bibs are free standing,easy to fix and pex,mounted to a post thats short enough that a 5 gal bucket will cover them in case of a freeze.

I know this is not what you up north guys would do but it works down here where we don't have frozen ground,ever.

I have a 1'' supply line to the warehouse and that goes into a manoblock to the rest of the house.

That's the main supply into the building. I added the hose bib to keep.the inspector happy. I have plans for at least one yard hydrant out front of the building and a hose bib down at the sawmill shed.

I'll have spray foam insulation in the living space so all piping is to the inside of the insulation.

[OldRedFord]

Spent my Monday off chiseling concrete to install the 3 " emt stub from the meter can into the ground for my service. Georgia Power wants the customer to mount the can and stub the underground feed.

Done just in time it looks like. Came out here today and they had changed the pole across the street for a taller one and set the pole by my gate where the underground feed will run down.