So having your air handler in your attic isn t a great idea but what s the big deal.
Attic air handler layout.
But hvac professionals agree it s not ideal.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
Attic air is an insulation company that specializes in evaluating your home to ensure that it is properly ventilated and insulated and the evaluation is free.
Use the right materials fittings and supports.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
After all the attic is full of empty space.
It turns out that the attic is an inefficient space for your air handler and inefficiency means higher utility bills.
In that case the condenser is located outside and the air handler located inside the house attic garage or crawl space.
A heat pump can either be a package system which has one cabinet mounted against foundation or on rooftop or it can be a split system with two cabinets.
Certain types of air conditioning systems like heat pumps require larger ducts.
The evaporator coil is in the air handler.
The important part of this attic installation is that the air handler has plenty of drains and a safety cutoff to ensure that the air handler turns off before the secondary drain pan overflows into the attic.
Attic hvac systems save space.
Why should you relocate your air handler.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
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