Hvac In Attic Or Basement

A basement is below and an attic is above the main part of the house.

Hvac in attic or basement.

It s easy to see your point about eliminating ductwork from the attic. No matter where you want your hvac system have a real pro install it. Attic hvac systems save space. An hvac system can be an awful eyesore that destroys an interior design scheme shrinks a room and minimizes your total storage space.

In reality such a task can be complicated calling for an evaluation of the heating system the. On the face of it the answer is as simple. Well mainly it s a way to save space. Today the hvac guy asked why we re not putting the air handler in the attic.

Run a heating duct from the attic to the basement. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.

A two room addition on the 1st floor has limited attic space and a 4 crawl space. He says if we finish the basement we might need to put that hvac system in the utility room. If it s in your attic you won t have to worry about this you can use that basement closet for something else. However i have two questions if i want to centrally air condition my entire house.