Attic Ac Unit Diagram

If you have a horizontal furnace in an attic the evaporator coil will sit on one end of the furnace instead of on top.

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. My unit is over 16 years old which is ancient in florida. Well mainly it s a way to save space. The condenser is the outside unit of your air conditioning system.

It s contained in a metal box called a plenum and sits on top of your furnace. This is the secondary condensation pan which is installed under the air handler to save a ceiling. 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. When the thermostat signals the air conditioning system to lower air temperature a whole sequence of events begins.

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. 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 piece of your air conditioning system that most people never see. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.