Newbie here. Question about storing my truck long term. In the next few months I am going to be placing an order for a Raptor and had a question about long term storage and hoping someone might have some good input.
I travel for work and it will be sitting for 10 months out of the year. I have someone that will take it out for a spin every few months, and I am pretty well educated on storing it. Such as keeping rodents out, topping off fluids, changing the oil, wiper blades ect. all that good stuff preparing to let it sit.
I live in the northeast where we have all 4 seasons, very hot to very cold. I have a weather tight, UN-insulated, 2 car barn that I will be making into a garage. Spray insulation, new garage doors, Sheetrock, plaster and redoing the concrete floor nicely etc.
The the temps outside can be anywhere from 15-95 degrees throughout the seasons. My main concern was temps, I have come to realize my concern should be more of humidity control. Money is somewhat of a concern, why am I buying a loaded Raptor for 65K and not paying to have it immaculately stored? Lets not get into the reasoning of the sickness in my head! By that I mean, I am not going to pay a dump load for a massive unit to keep it at a perfect 70 degrees 365 days out of the year.
I am thinking I can get by with a small portable A/C and heat unit that wont break the bank on initial and run cost and still keep it between 45-80 degrees. They will only have to run 3-4 months each a year, spring and fall are at an ok temp with none of them running.
The main thing I need is a dehumidifier most of the year. Any idea what it might cost to run these things in a new insulated garage? It is a standard size, 2 car garage space. Anyone out there know about HVAC or electrical?
Examples:
-Do I get a small, window 5000BTU aircon and run it on med-high or get a 12000BTU and run it on low, Same with the electric heater(gas, electric)?
-With the dehumidifier, I use a portable, commercial one at work that has one speed and keeps the room really dry. is too dry really bad and do they have % settings or motor speeds?
-I have seen the math formulas online to estimate the monthly run cost, but trying to figure them out overheats my brain. Any ideas on run cost for these units.
-Would I have better luck efficiency wise with a mini split unit and in the winter leave the temp at 55 and the summer at 77 and run a separate dehumidifier?
-What about baseboard heater?
My main goal is long term running cost. I would rather spend 4 grand MAX now on some system that might cost me 500 a year to run opposed to buying cheap portable units that I have to run on high 24/7 and cost me 2 grand in electricity every year. Anyone have an input on what type of set up I should look into?
I travel for work and it will be sitting for 10 months out of the year. I have someone that will take it out for a spin every few months, and I am pretty well educated on storing it. Such as keeping rodents out, topping off fluids, changing the oil, wiper blades ect. all that good stuff preparing to let it sit.
I live in the northeast where we have all 4 seasons, very hot to very cold. I have a weather tight, UN-insulated, 2 car barn that I will be making into a garage. Spray insulation, new garage doors, Sheetrock, plaster and redoing the concrete floor nicely etc.
The the temps outside can be anywhere from 15-95 degrees throughout the seasons. My main concern was temps, I have come to realize my concern should be more of humidity control. Money is somewhat of a concern, why am I buying a loaded Raptor for 65K and not paying to have it immaculately stored? Lets not get into the reasoning of the sickness in my head! By that I mean, I am not going to pay a dump load for a massive unit to keep it at a perfect 70 degrees 365 days out of the year.
I am thinking I can get by with a small portable A/C and heat unit that wont break the bank on initial and run cost and still keep it between 45-80 degrees. They will only have to run 3-4 months each a year, spring and fall are at an ok temp with none of them running.
The main thing I need is a dehumidifier most of the year. Any idea what it might cost to run these things in a new insulated garage? It is a standard size, 2 car garage space. Anyone out there know about HVAC or electrical?
Examples:
-Do I get a small, window 5000BTU aircon and run it on med-high or get a 12000BTU and run it on low, Same with the electric heater(gas, electric)?
-With the dehumidifier, I use a portable, commercial one at work that has one speed and keeps the room really dry. is too dry really bad and do they have % settings or motor speeds?
-I have seen the math formulas online to estimate the monthly run cost, but trying to figure them out overheats my brain. Any ideas on run cost for these units.
-Would I have better luck efficiency wise with a mini split unit and in the winter leave the temp at 55 and the summer at 77 and run a separate dehumidifier?
-What about baseboard heater?
My main goal is long term running cost. I would rather spend 4 grand MAX now on some system that might cost me 500 a year to run opposed to buying cheap portable units that I have to run on high 24/7 and cost me 2 grand in electricity every year. Anyone have an input on what type of set up I should look into?
