Moving Hvac Ducts In Home Attic

I am finishing my basement in my 2 story 50 year old home.

Moving hvac ducts in home attic.

All other images from ibacos paper on building america research. 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. 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.

5 good ways 1 bad way to get your ducts inside conditioned space image credits. Photo of ducts in attic by energy vanguard. So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. The duct insulation should include a vapor barrier cover.

Seal the connection with duct tape. An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. Part of the job will involve replacing a load bearing wall with a post and expanding the living space into the old laundry room. Connect the end of the flex duct onto the circular end of the rigid duct with self tapping duct screws.

Sometimes air conditioned air will seep right through your ducts and become useless instead of heating and cooling your home. Instead i covered my attic ducts with insulation. Moving a furnace to the attic. Well mainly it s a way to save space.

However unless you have new construction is highly doubtful that you can find an alternative. Use metal flex or fiber board ducts that are insulated to code. Duct leakage causes a lot of problems including less. I believe that moving ducts out of the hostile temperature environment of the attic is obvious.

Attic hvac systems also require shorter ducts. All ducts are at risk for this type of leakage. 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. I chose unfaced batt type so that it would stay in place.

Attic hvac systems save space. Ted has more than a few cobwebs in his attic. Here s why that is a good thing. There will be less duct leakage.

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. One place never to put hvac system ducts. But in southern california basements are extremely rare so most homes have floor furnaces a k a. Strap the flex duct to the attic framing at 4 foot.