Ac In Hot Attic

We live in south east texas.

Ac in hot attic.

They have thermostats that turn the fan on at a recommended preset temperature of 100 110 degrees. A hot attic is bad for several reasons. Our home is 102 yes old and is very stable. The condenser in your air conditioner works hard to get rid of heat and pressurize refrigerant for the return trip through your house.

There is a window in front and another in the back. Hot air exhaust vents located at the peak of the roof allow hot air to escape. Install electric ventilators and attic fans which remove hot air from an attic. Comparing this configuration to a solar water heater they make the case that putting air conditioning ducts in a hot attic is an effective way to heat up the conditioned air as it travels from the air handler to the conditioned space inside the home.

So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all. Alternatively install passive vents such as gable soffit and ridge vents which are openings in the roof that allow hot air to escape. If hot air is allowed to sit in your attic it could overheat the shingles on your roof and cause damage. Attic hvac systems save space.

Well mainly it s a way to save space. In addition hot air in your attic could increase moisture levels which could result in wood rot and mold growth. My attic is ridiculously hot if i install a fan pull out hot air to help cool my attic will my ac work better right now it takes two to three hours to drop the house 4 degrees. My idea is to vent the build up of hot air that has risen to the ceiling in the hotspot rooms into the attic so that air from cooler parts of the house can move in.

An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan. Taking advantage of this natural process referred to as passive ventilation is the most common way to vent an attic. Having a properly vented attic is the best way to keep attic cool because it allows the hot air to escape during the summer. Low cfm similar to a bathroom vent 300cfm and only in the hot spots basically by adding an inline ducting fan to the return ducts for the hotspot rooms.

Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.