Moving Hvac Ducts In Home Attic

Get those air conditioning ducts out of the attic.

Moving hvac ducts in home attic.

Strap the flex duct to the attic framing at 4 foot. However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. But in southern california basements are extremely rare so most homes have floor furnaces a k a.

The 1 800 square foot brick ranch in climate zone 4 dates from the 1960s but the previous owner installed both a furnace and ductwork in the attic just four years ago. 5 good ways 1 bad way to get your ducts inside conditioned space image credits. Connect the end of the flex duct onto the circular end of the rigid duct with self tapping duct screws. Seal the connection with duct tape.

Ted has more than a few cobwebs in his attic. Use metal flex or fiber board ducts that are insulated to code. The duct insulation should include a vapor barrier cover. I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place.

Attic hvac systems save space. 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. Well mainly it s a way to save space. 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.

Sometimes air conditioned air will seep right through your ducts and become useless instead of heating and cooling your home. I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious. There will be less duct leakage. Duct leakage causes a lot of problems including less.

One place never to put hvac system ducts. Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation. Photo of ducts in attic by energy vanguard. Attic hvac systems also require shorter ducts.

All ducts are at risk for this type of leakage. Here s why that is a good thing. 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.

Some things to consider the usual place you ll find furnaces in homes across the u s. The unconditioned space also houses his hvac system. All other images from ibacos paper on building america research. Part of the job will involve replacing a load bearing wall with a post and expanding the living space into the old laundry room.