Enclosing Furnace In Attic

The drain must be installed through the core of the house as water will be flowing during the colder months.

Enclosing furnace in attic.

Furnaces in closets attached to the garage is the rule in our area. Ductwork goes through open ceiling into the attic then into the house. However not every home has a pre existing designated space for a system. As a result their designated space for a furnace is often no longer a.

In homes with limited space the furnace can be installed in the attic. This drain removes the excess water that a heating system will generate. Attic furnace passageway minimum dimensions requirements. Where the furnace is enclosed louvered openings in the room should be provided to ensure there is adequate air.

Typically the water heater is located in the closet also. This is how my own home is set up. Stated another way 1 cubic foot of air is needed for. The trick to the installation of a gas furnace in an attic space is routing the condensate drain from the attic down through the core of the house to the basement.

When a furnace is in a room that has less than 50 cubic feet of air for every cubic foot of gas 1 000 btu hr vents are needed in the room. 30 inches high 762 mm 22 inches wide 559 mm 20 feet max length 6096 mm measured along the center line between the attic access opening and the attic furnace. There s usually nothing up in an attic aside from some stored items so a furnace won t take up useful space. Elevate an enclosure in a basement or garage.

If the closet is next to one of the bathrooms as it often is this gives you a nice remodeling opportunity. Older or historic homes for instance often featured much smaller heating systems than the modern ones we install today. I didn t build the house but if it was up to me the furnace would go inside along with most if not all of the. This is one reason building codes today require gas hwhs in garages to be in separate enclosures with combustion air supplied from outside the garage the attic above the garage is acceptable.

The door to the enclosure also has to be gasketed and the hwh must be some minimum distance above the floor of the garage. You ll also free up a closet.