When you decide to trade in your room air conditioner for central air you ll have decisions to make including where.
Hvac unit in the attic.
Because the fan and coil unit is mounted in the attic in most retrofit air conditioning systems the challenge is to get supply and return ducts to ceiling registers in the first and second floor rooms below.
With no air conditioning vents pumping in cool air and the hot sun beating down on the roof right over your head attic temperatures can soar.
The hvac contractor is saying i need to put condensers on the outside with the pump in the attic.
I thought it was all one unit.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
Can you put your air conditioning unit in the attic with blown in insulation.
That is at least until it stops working altogether.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
With an attic installation out of sight out of mind can become a reality in which you seldom even remember to swap out the air filters on your units.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
Attic hvac systems also require shorter ducts.
But with proper ventilation you can at least bring those temperatures down to match that of the outdoor air.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
Attic hvac systems save space.
Having it installed in the attic ensures that it is 100 percent protected from flooding caused by plumbing leaks and overflows.
I don t understand can you please help explain this to me.
Your hvac system will require shorter ducts.