I'm about 3 hours away near South Williamport...yunno little league world series?
But Von I'd seriously make a trip down and throw some $$$ your way
You need an air conditioner in the basement..I just got a portable one for my garage where I play. All you need is a 5-1/2 hole to stick the vent line out.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/778280908-paca130hpe-portable-air-conditioner Doesn't have to be an expensive one.
I have an a/c. It works just fine. Except when you are boiling 15-20 gallons of liquid for 60-90 minutes...

I think an exhaust hood is in order, next. I have exhaust fans in the windows, but they aren't closer enough to boil kettle to do any good

It's gonna be a toss-up between that or hooking up the natural gas to the rig. Propane is ridiculously priced and running out in the middle of a boil or keeping an extra tank at the ready is a PITA.
I already have NG plumbed into the house for the stove. I just need to tap off of the lines and get different orifices as NG is low pressure, while the LP is high pressure...
There are some really wicked 32 jet wok burners out there.
