Typically this indoor unit gets placed in a cabinet or closet somewhere inside.
Air system in the attic.
Not every home has a hatch that is easy to access.
If your attic tends to get hot it can make your air conditioner less efficient.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Some people argue that the heat in your attic will warm the air your system has cooled before it even has a chance to move through the ducts in your attic and into the rest of your home.
As the warm air rises it finds its way into the attic through leaks around recessed lighting attic hatches flue and duct leaks.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
Put it in an attic full of blown insulation.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
Attic ventilation works on the principle that heated air naturally rises primarily utilizing two types of vents.
Lacking proper insulation and ventilation your attic starts seeping the conditioned air to the outdoors.
Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool air to enter the attic.
An additional benefit of having your ac handler in the attic is that it can lead to a reduction in your utility bills.
Your heating system turns on supplying warm conditioned air to your living spaces.
Attics and heat the condenser in your air conditioner works hard to get rid of heat and pressurize refrigerant for the return trip through your house.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.