I am planning a grow room in my garage. Planning to have all the walls framed, insulated and drywalled so save on electricity costs. I live in an area that gets very hot in the summer and know I'll need to keep the new room cooled.

The dimensions of the room I am planning is 5ft deep, 8ft wide and 8ft high. Planning to have a dedicated veggie room and flowering room by splitting the width in 1/2 (4ft & 4ft) by using "panda" plastic.

I am wondering if I'll need an AC unit in both sections or if one AC unit will be enough to keep both sides at the right temp. I worry about one room being a perfect temp, but the other too hot. Planning to run one 400 or 600 watt HPS in the flowering and CFLs in the veggie room.

I'm looking at is a Frigidaire 6,000 btu and the cheapest I've found is ~$177 USD. If I go with only 1 unit how can I be sure both rooms stay within temp? And/or does anyone have another suggestion for keeping the rooms cool for less $$.

Sorry this is so long, but I want to be sure I do it right the first time and will really appreciate the help and suggestions!!
SoCalInTx Reviewed by SoCalInTx on . Planning New Grow; looking for AC feedback I am planning a grow room in my garage. Planning to have all the walls framed, insulated and drywalled so save on electricity costs. I live in an area that gets very hot in the summer and know I'll need to keep the new room cooled. The dimensions of the room I am planning is 5ft deep, 8ft wide and 8ft high. Planning to have a dedicated veggie room and flowering room by splitting the width in 1/2 (4ft & 4ft) by using "panda" plastic. I am wondering if I'll need an AC unit in both sections Rating: 5