Moving Air Handler From Attic To Garage

A couple have suggested moving the air handler to a different area in the attic but one suggested moving the unit down to the garage.

Moving air handler from attic to garage.

From an efficiency standpoint the garage would be a better location than an unconditioned attic. An attached garage as shown at left. My air handler is in the attic in a very tight spot which limits what units i can replace it with. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.

Well mainly it s a way to save space. I have had a few technicians out to give me proposals for a new unit. Evidence for this influence is contained in an informal study of air conditioning energy in 48 central florida homes conducted by advanced cooling and heating in 2012 which found that homes with the air handlers located in the attic used 30 to 37 more space cooling energy than those with the air handlers located in garages or elsewhere. A common place to install this is in the attic.

I ve written about how bad it is to put your heating and cooling system in an unconditioned attic especially in a cooling climate. The problem here is health and safety. If the air handling equipment must be located in the garage construct an insulated air sealed closet to enclose the equipment. There s one place though that s even worse.

So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Attic hvac systems save space. There are several pros and cons of the ac handler attic installation that should be considered.

Install all ducts and air handling equipment inside the conditioned space of the home or in an insulated attic basement or crawlspace and within the home s air barrier to isolate the ducts from the garage environment. Garage air getting into the home can lead. Relocating an air handler from your attic is not a job for beginners. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.