Putting An Air Handler In Your Attic

Keeping your air handler in a hot florida attic is like throwing money out the window.

Putting an air handler in your attic.

Should the air handler be insulated. Tyson cgc1516843 april 13 2011 6 29pm 2. Attics are small cumbersome spaces that can reach temperatures of 130 degrees in south florida summers. Well mainly it s a way to save space.

The 20 to 30 foot long pipes that carry the refrigerant are disguised to look like a downspout. Not sure what your contractor meant by putting pump in the attic. 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. Since nobody goes into the attic very often you can save yourself a noisy headache by putting your system there.

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. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. To all the hvac vets is it better to install an attic air handler.

Put it in an attic full of blown insulation. An air conditioning service firm will be able to determine whether your attic s insulation is sufficient or needs to be improved. 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. In that case the condenser is located outside and the air handler located inside the house attic garage or crawl space.

If you are going to install an ac handler in the attic it is important that you have your attic properly insulated. The evaporator coil is in the air handler. 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. 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.

So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.