Central Air Conditioning Units For Attics

Can you put your air conditioning unit in the attic with blown in insulation.

Central air conditioning units for attics.

Attic hvac systems save space. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. The house was in va s northern neck in a village called. The condenser is outside and the fan and coil system is inside connected to the condenser by pipes that run up the outside of the house.

I live in montreal and had a lennox air conditioner and ducts installed in the attic. Room acs are either window air conditioner or through the wall air conditioner. The window air conditioner is usually installed on a standard sized window with bracket acting as a weight support. When you decide to trade in your room air conditioner for central air you ll have decisions to make including where.

Most central air conditioners are split systems. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. Because the fan and coil unit is mounted in the attic in most retrofit air. The last house i rented was a 102 yr old house 2 stories plus attic 3 000 sq ft that the landlord had central air heat added to.

The pipes can be disguised as part of the gutter and downspout system. Well mainly it s a way to save space. What i ve observed attic temp 50c vent temp 21c attic temp 37c vent temp 18c attic temp 25c vent temp 13c not sure what the r value off flexible duct or main metal duct is.