Heater In Attic

When you re designing and building a new home these are choices you can and should make.

Heater in attic. An attic furnace is closer to the upper stories of a multi level home. Ridge and soffit vents are also helpful for venting hot air and keeping an attic cool but you ll need a little extra help as this method alone probably won t remove enough heat to keep the space comfortable enough to live in. We will talk about the disadvantages to having your water heater in your attic and offer some solutions that could work for you. Attic furnaces take advantage of the closer proximity to use shorter lengths of air.

Now a secondary line of reasoning for placing a water heater in the attic is the high temperatures that occur in an attic particularly during the summer months. The attic may also be where the hvac system is installed. An electric space heater can be placed. It will not require long lengths of pipe to deliver heat to the rooms as a basement furnace does.

Water heaters in the attic are extremely efficient in the warmer months. Air ducts lose a fair amount of heat through leakage so shorter lengths are more efficient. Your attic can easily reach temperatures of 120 140 degrees which is optimum for keeping the water in. When the attic room is used mainly for sleeping rather than as a daytime office space a space heater is a helpful addition to heat the room.

Whether it s 110 f or 130 f there s not much difference in the amount of heat flowing from the attic to the living space below.