Moving Hvac Ducts In Home Attic

There will be less duct leakage.

Moving hvac ducts in home attic.

Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts. Photo of ducts in attic by energy vanguard. I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place. I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious.

An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. Sometimes air conditioned air will seep right through your ducts and become useless instead of heating and cooling your home. Use metal flex or fiber board ducts that are insulated to code. Attic hvac systems also require shorter ducts.

Ted has more than a few cobwebs in his attic. Well mainly it s a way to save space. Seal the connection with duct tape. Attic hvac systems save space.

However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative. Moving a furnace to the attic. All other images from ibacos paper on building america research. Duct leakage causes a lot of problems including less.

But in southern california basements are extremely rare so most homes have floor furnaces a k a. I am finishing my basement in my 2 story 50 year old home. Install ductwork so that it is in direct contact with i e laying on the ceiling and or truss lower cords. The duct insulation should include a vapor barrier cover.

Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation. The unconditioned space also houses his hvac system. When hvac ducts are installed in a vented attic in a dry climate bury the ducts in attic insulation to protect them from temperature extremes in the unconditioned attic space. Strap the flex duct to the attic framing at 4 foot.

Part of the job will involve replacing a load bearing wall with a post and expanding the living space into the old laundry room. Some things to consider the usual place you ll find furnaces in homes across the u s. All ducts are at risk for this type of leakage. Here s why that is a good thing.

Get those air conditioning ducts out of the attic. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. According to nrel researchers david roberts and jon winkler moving the ducts from a vented attic to a new location inside the conditioned space will reduce electricity used for cooling by 15 to 20 and will reduce the size of the needed air conditioning equipment by 0 5 to 1 ton. 5 good ways 1 bad way to get your ducts inside conditioned space image credits.