Attic Ac Unit Diagram

This is the piece of your air conditioning system that most people never see.

Attic ac unit diagram. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. It sits outside on the ground and is typically round or square shaped. This is a horizontal flow air handler installed in the attic. This is the secondary condensation pan which is installed under the air handler to save a ceiling.

My unit is over 16 years old which is ancient in florida. Attic hvac systems save space. It s contained in a metal box called a plenum and sits on top of your furnace. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.

The condenser is the outside unit of your air conditioning system. Well mainly it s a way to save space. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts. Notice the drain pan under the air handling unit to catch condensation if the primary pan were to overflow.

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. Refrigerant enters the condenser as a vapor but turns. When the thermostat signals the air conditioning system to lower air temperature a whole sequence of events begins.