Attic Heat Pump System

Heat pump in attic good idea or bad.

Attic heat pump system.

If you already have a heat pump system installed in your attic and east way to tell if these holes have been. This is approximately 30 percent more than central heating and air conditioning systems minus the duct. Leaks and overflows on a given floor will seep through the floors to affect everything below it including your hvac system. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.

Heat pump system cost factors. Your hvac system will require shorter ducts. This will cause a lot of draft and heat loss during the winter as well as introduce a lot more dust from the fine particles of insulation that will become airborne as the system operates and pulls air back through the duct system return. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.

A ducted minisplit in the attic. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. Attic hvac systems also require shorter ducts. A project architect with one of the nation s largest developers asked me to climb up on a desk and look out and down on a large group of heat pump condensing units installed at the bottom of a 25 by 35 three story well created by several buildings.

It is the same model as the one recommended by the homeowner s hvac contractor. It is efficient and affordable. When private individuals bring a heat pump into their house this is an air water heat pump in 80 percent of cases. Attic hvac systems save space.

Heat pump outdoor air placement reminds me of two buildings near our nations capitol. It contains the compressor that circulates refrigerant and the outdoor coil where heat is dispersed in ac mode and picked up in heating mode. Well mainly it s a way to save space. Our house has roughly the same sq footage downstairs as it does up maybe 1 100 upstairs and 1 300 downstairs.

However an air water heat pump has one disadvantage and that determines the best place to install it. Ductless mini split heat pump systems generally cost 1 500 to 2 000 per ton of cooling capacity for just the equipment not including installation. It is the perfect companion to the solar panels on the roof and low temperature heating in your home. Having it installed in the attic ensures that it is 100 percent protected from flooding caused by plumbing leaks and overflows.

This photograph provided by mitsubishi shows a ducted minisplit installed in an attic.