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.

Attic ac unit diagram.

The condenser is the outside unit of your air conditioning system. When the thermostat signals the air conditioning system to lower air temperature a whole sequence of events begins. It sits outside on the ground and is typically round or square shaped. Well mainly it s a way to save space.

So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. It s contained in a metal box called a plenum and sits on top of your furnace. If you have a horizontal furnace in an attic the evaporator coil will sit on one end of the furnace instead of on top. 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.

This is the piece of your air conditioning system that most people never see. First the air handling unit kicks on drawing room air in from various parts of the house through return air ducts. This is a horizontal flow air handler installed in the attic. Refrigerant enters the condenser as a vapor but turns.

An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. This is the secondary condensation pan which is installed under the air handler to save a ceiling. My unit is over 16 years old which is ancient in florida.