If you don t have a crawl space or a basement then it can be a challenge to place a furnace on the ground floor of the structure.
Attic furnace condensation.
That moisture can freeze if it receives exposure to.
Condensate line in attic furnaces.
I am a hers rater and one of my builders said he received callbacks 15 homeowners on completed homes with 95 furnaces in unconditioned cold attics this past week.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
That will force the homeowner to look for a problem or call an hvac technician.
This is in place as an added layer of protection against water damage.
You might not receive the same air movement benefits if the unit is in a garage either.
If the secondary condensation pan fills the float switch will rise and cut the whole air conditioning unit off.
While i suggested they may have been not able to perform due to extreme cold conditions we then got onto him going back to 80 furnaces which i do not want to encourage.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
In the attic i always recommend a float switch installed in the secondary air conditioning condensation drain pan.
However an attic in pensacola florida is likely to have a humidity level closer to 100 and the risk of condensation on ductwork would then go up quite a bit.
Attic hvac systems save space.
Because entire central air system is lying on its side in the event of condensate drain pan failure water does not drip in one general location.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
For furnaces in the attic there is a second condensate drain pan.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.