Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
Hanging ac unit in attic.
For my own house on a day which was officially 99f i placed sensors in 3 places and measured hourly.
People like to talk about 150f attic air and this is seldom questioned.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Attic installation horizontal flow air handler hvac airflow when the reservoir reaches a certain height the float switch rises and turns on the motor and the pump which pumps the condensation out of the attic and usually outside but these drains can also terminate in a sanitary drain.
Can these be installed in an unconditioned attic as well.
One sensor hanging about 2 feet below radiant barrier.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
One sensor placed atop the radiant barrier.
There will be a lower cost for parts.
A room conditioner offers you an air conditioned attic by installing it in a window or wall opening.
How to hang flex duct in an attic.
Window or wall units.
Sometimes i see 3 nails sometimes 2 nails sometimes 1 and some time sheet metal screws see the photos.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
The attic at inverter s house is unconditioned.
Flex duct requires the correct support to ensure it does not restrict air as it flows from the air conditioning unit to the registers distributing air throughout.
When the attic has window access a low cost window unit is a practical.
What got me thinking is that mitsubishi recommends installing the sez units in a dropped ceiling or closet inverter writes.
Your attic is the most susceptible room in the house for this.
The temperature gets up to 130 on a sunny day in the summer so i am a little.
I would like to question how they arrive at this number.
When your system itself is in the attic however you don t have to worry about this because your ducts won t have to run all across the attic.
Attic hvac systems save space.