Too many people believe that because heat rises ventilating an attic space during the winter means you re releasing warm air and creating a drag on your heating efficiency.
Hvac vents in attic.
When you decide to trade in your room air conditioner for central air you ll have decisions to make including where.
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.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Here s a closer look at attic ventilation options and recommendations for homeowners.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
There are several different types of attic vents to choose from.
Roof vents remove warm air during the winter.
Ridge vents these vents are installed at the top of a sloped roof and are commonly used on shingled homes.
Can you put your air conditioning unit in the attic with blown in insulation.
Attic hvac systems save space.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
Intake vents located at the lowest part of the roof under the eaves allow cool.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.