Central Ac In Attic

I lowered soffits around room perimeters.

Central ac in attic.

Iii special trusses that create space below the unconditioned attic. It is low cost easy to purchase simple to install and you don t really need anything except a window or a wall outlet where the unit will be placed and secured. Typically this indoor unit gets placed in a cabinet or closet somewhere inside. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.

In the attic were the air handlers with the filters and the drain pipes to allow condensate to flow out. Attics and heat the condenser in your air conditioner works hard to get rid of heat and pressurize refrigerant for the return trip through your house. You can get the air handler and ducts into conditioned space in several ways without needing a basement or crawl space. Ii lowered ceilings in hallways.

A room air conditioner in an attic is practically the easiest choice. With these systems condensate leaks can lead to a big mess but it s nothing compared to a condensate leak that occurs at an air conditioner in an attic or really any place that has finished. Seals all ducts with duct mastic and heavily insulates attic ducts. A central air conditioner is either a split system unit or a packaged unit.

This appliance pumps chilled air throughout the house through a system of air ducts often the same system utilized by a forced air furnace during the heating season. Put it in an attic full of blown insulation. In a split system central air conditioner an outdoor metal cabinet contains the condenser and compressor and an indoor cabinet contains the evaporator. Iv conditioned attic and more.

If you don t have forced air the fan and coil system is typically placed in the attic where it will deliver cool air through ducts. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. Well mainly it s a way to save space. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.

The 20 to 30 foot long pipes that carry the refrigerant are disguised to look like a downspout.