Adding Central Air To Gas Furnace

Adding central air conditioning to an existing forced air heating system means you can be rid of noisy dripping window ac units forever.

Adding central air to gas furnace.

A split system air conditioner or central a c requires a condenser unit that sits outside the mobile home. An evaporator coil must be added to the furnace. Therefore there must be sufficient height in the basement as this coil is about 2 feet high for a 10 s e e r. The condenser and the interior furnace pump freon in and out of the home while the furnace s a coil removes the heat from the interior air.

When added to an existing forced air heating system central air for a 2 000 square foot home costs 3 500 to 4 000 and can be done by two technicians in two to three days often with little or no change to the ducting. The furnace s blower then distributes the a coil s cold air throughout the home. An outdoor condensing unit will need to be added to your system this unit contains a compressor fan and heat exchanger all necessary components for a properly operating ac. And because the ductwork to distribute the cooled air.

You ll need to add an evaporator coil to your furnace. In the case of an upflow vertical furnace the coil will sit on top of the furnace. This device is responsible for creating the cool air. For a house that needs ducts the costs and work time double.