Attic Ac Unit Diagram

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Attic ac unit diagram.

An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. When the thermostat signals the air conditioning system to lower air temperature a whole sequence of events begins. It sits outside on the ground and is typically round or square shaped. Notice the drain pan under the air handling unit to catch condensation if the primary pan were to overflow.

So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts. This is a horizontal flow air handler installed in the attic. The condenser is the outside unit of your air conditioning system.

If you have a horizontal furnace in an attic the evaporator coil will sit on one end of the furnace instead of on top. It s contained in a metal box called a plenum and sits on top of your furnace. This is the secondary condensation pan which is installed under the air handler to save a ceiling. This is the piece of your air conditioning system that most people never see.

Well mainly it s a way to save space. Comparing this configuration to a solar water heater they make the case that putting air conditioning ducts in a hot attic is an effective way to heat up the conditioned air as it travels from the air handler to the conditioned space inside the home. First the air handling unit kicks on drawing room air in from various parts of the house through return air ducts.