When private individuals bring a heat pump into their house this is an air water heat pump in 80 percent of cases.
Ok to cover heat pump in attic with plastic sheet.
Stop a major cause ofice dams.
I want to put in new heat pumps in the attic.
Plastic piping and heat tape selection.
It is the perfect companion to the solar panels on the roof and low temperature heating in your home.
Heat pump in attic good idea or bad.
Sump pump and drain piping freeze protection.
I was wondering if i could heat the water in my swimming pool using the heat in the house s attic and i started messing about with a large s heatsink s thermal battery.
However an air water heat pump has one disadvantage and that determines the best place to install it.
Ridge vents are a small opening in the ridge of the roof and a soffit vent is a small vent installed under the roof.
But while downstairs is just right upstairs is i m guessing 5 to 10 degrees warmer.
Insulating especially in regards to the attic.
Is it ok to do it.
Hvac ductwork is typically visible in your attic especially flexible ductwork.
For indoor sump pumps and drains follow our advice above regarding metal vs.
The hvac contractor is saying i need to put condensers on the outside with the pump in the attic.
Turn excess attic heat into hotwater.
I thought it was all one unit.
This multi part series covers the processes for designing layout fabrication and installation of an air to air heat pump hvac system for the attic of my so.
Our house has roughly the same sq footage downstairs as it does up maybe 1 100 upstairs and 1 300 downstairs.
I don t understand can you please help explain this to me.
In late winter early spring we can go weeks and weeks without using either the a c or heater by opening windows at night to cool the house then closing them in the morning to keep the house cool.
If your sump pump drain line is exposed to severe cold above ground outdoors it may be difficult to keep it from freezing.
Today s flexible ductwork is covered with a shiny metallic cover this is its vapor barrier.
Our duct work for the first floor is in the crawlspace and for the second floor the ducting is between floors with baseboard registers throughout.
The nice thing about.
During the winter the issue flips a 180 for those upnorth who want to keep the heat out of the attic amp.
For most of us living inthe south we are concerned with keeping the heat from the attic out of ourhomes during the summer.
One of our most popular series on the htrc is on air sealing amp.
Covering ductwork with insulation.
It is efficient and affordable.
The shiny vapor barrier will protect the ductwork from sweating as long as it s exposed to the surrounding air.
Carrier heat pump 14 seer works just fine.