Attic Ac Unit Diagram

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

Attic ac unit diagram.

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. This is a horizontal flow air handler installed in the attic. The condenser is the outside unit of your air conditioning system. My unit is over 16 years old which is ancient in florida.

This is the piece of your air conditioning system that most people never see. Attic hvac systems save space. It s contained in a metal box called a plenum and sits on top of your furnace. 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. The condenser is a very essential part of your system it s responsible for releasing the heat that your refrigerant has absorbed into the atmosphere. It sits outside on the ground and is typically round or square shaped. If you have a horizontal furnace in an attic the evaporator coil will sit on one end of the furnace instead of on top.

Refrigerant enters the condenser as a vapor but turns. First the air handling unit kicks on drawing room air in from various parts of the house through return air ducts. Well mainly it s a way to save space.