Putting An Air Handler In Your Attic

Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.

Putting an air handler in your attic.

Tyson cgc1516843 april 13 2011 6 29pm 2. Keeping your air handler in a hot florida attic is like throwing money out the window. Put it in an attic full of blown insulation. Since nobody goes into the attic very often you can save yourself a noisy headache by putting your system there.

If you are going to install an ac handler in the attic it is important that you have your attic properly insulated. Not sure what your contractor meant by putting pump in the attic. Your hvac system is safer from water damage whether you live in a subtropical state that feels the wrath of hurricane season or a desert town as dry as the mojave your home can experience floods. Attics are small cumbersome spaces that can reach temperatures of 130 degrees in south florida summers.

Without proper insulation cool air could be lost and excess moisture could develop. To all the hvac vets is it better to install an attic air handler by hanging from rafters or to install on ceiling joists with vibration pads. If i have the air handler put in the attic which is at least 30 degrees warmer than the living space in south florida this is not the best solution unless you have it very well sealed and insulated. Well mainly it s a way to save space.

An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. In that case the condenser is located outside and the air handler located inside the house attic garage or crawl space. 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. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.

Should the air handler be insulated. An air conditioning service firm will be able to determine whether your attic s insulation is sufficient or needs to be improved. 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. Hvac industry insiders follow the protocol of placing air handlers and ductwork whenever possible in cooler locations because this lets the air handler actually cool itself down which lowers its operating costs.

The evaporator coil is in the air handler.