The furnace is indoors near the entrance.
Moving furnace to attic.
You might not receive the same air movement benefits if the unit is in a garage either.
The ac unit is outdoors.
Moving a furnace to the attic.
30 40 degree diff in the winter the attic is in the teens or lower and you want your house to be warm.
Heated air flowing through those ducts will lose heat when the unconditioned attic is cold forcing the furnace to run longer.
It will not require long lengths of pipe to deliver heat to the rooms as a basement furnace does.
If you don t have a crawl space or a basement then it can be a challenge to place a furnace on the ground floor of the structure.
A furnace in the attic is a design that works for all homes.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
According to the u s department of energy the furnace s energy efficiency can drop by 35 when installed in an unconditioned space like the attic.
Living space is premium in the 1461 sf house.
In the summer your attic is 110 degrees and you want your house to be 70.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
The contractor has proposed moving the new furnace up to the attic because it would be easier to set up the flex duct that way.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
This is about moving the furnace to attic.
Attic furnaces take advantage of the closer proximity to use shorter lengths of air.
In addition we are planning on replacing furnace coil and outside ac unit with new carrier equipment.
An attic furnace is closer to the upper stories of a multi level home.
The idea would be to replace the floor ducts with new flex duct in the attic which would be properly sized.
Air ducts lose a fair amount of heat through leakage so shorter lengths are more efficient.
If you are debating moving your furnace to your attic you should speak to a professional heating specialist.
It has a exchange box for central cooling.
Because the furnace is installed in the attic so are air ducts which deliver air to your rooms.
I bought an one story house.
Some things to consider the usual place you ll find furnaces in homes across the u s.
The down flow bryant 373lav036070 and the a c unit are 13 years old.
Can be over 70 degree diff statistically putting a furnace and or ducting in the attic will increase a homes energy use by around 35.
Another factor on moving a furnace depending on your model it may well not be convertible or the right flow direction for attic installation for instance a basement or garage mounted unit will commonly be ipflow the heated air comes out the top whereas an attic mounted furnace will usually be side vent the hot air comes out.
