Moving Hvac Ducts In Home Attic

One place never to put hvac system ducts.

Moving hvac ducts in home attic.

Duct leakage causes a lot of problems including less. Photo of ducts in attic by energy vanguard. Attic hvac systems also require shorter ducts. Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.

All ducts are at risk for this type of leakage. Sometimes air conditioned air will seep right through your ducts and become useless instead of heating and cooling your home. The unconditioned space also houses his hvac system. Install ductwork so that it is in direct contact with i e laying on the ceiling and or truss lower cords.

Part of the job will involve replacing a load bearing wall with a post and expanding the living space into the old laundry room. 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. Attic hvac systems save space. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.

However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative. 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. Some things to consider the usual place you ll find furnaces in homes across the u s. I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place.

All other images from ibacos paper on building america research. Seal the connection with duct tape. Here s why that is a good thing. Well mainly it s a way to save space.

Connect the end of the flex duct onto the circular end of the rigid duct with self tapping duct screws. I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious. I am finishing my basement in my 2 story 50 year old home. 5 good ways 1 bad way to get your ducts inside conditioned space image credits.

Strap the flex duct to the attic framing at 4 foot. 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. Ted has more than a few cobwebs in his attic. But in southern california basements are extremely rare so most homes have floor furnaces a k a.

Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation. There will be less duct leakage. Get those air conditioning ducts out of the attic. Moving a furnace to the attic.