Attic Furnace Filter Location

Where is a furnace air handler typically located in a home.

Attic furnace filter location.

Inside the furnace blower. If you are thinking about placing your hvac system core at the top of your home instead of the bottom then these are the furnace in the attic pros and cons to review today. In the case of a heat pump a dual system it will be located outside of the home. Not in the furnace but in the large louvered return air grill in a hallway ceiling or side wall.

This is why many homes here rely on a gas or electric furnace for their winter comfort. Locate the furnace filter inside the blower cabinet. I want to change my furnace filter. Only the condenser is outside of course.

Typically your furnace is centrally located in the home. The exact location of the filter can vary by carrier furnace model. It is usually located in an area such as a utility closet by a cold air return garage attic basement or crawlspace. Went with a furnace with a pull out filter.

Filter can be in one of three different places. This is a manufactured home. Other hvac systems for any other kind of system look for the air filter behind the return air grill on the wall ceiling or utility closet door. These furnaces are typically located in a basement attic garage or utility closet.

The filter typically slides into a slot above or below the hvac unit. I do not know how old the furnace is. I can t find any filter on my furnace. Don t forget some hvac systems have a return in each room.

List of the pros of a furnace in the attic. In a sheet metal slot directly next to the side of the furnace. There is even a higher risk of not changing the filters for the equipment because of its location. We don t have basements due to flooding.

In some models the filter may be housed in its own compartment that. The filter may be positioned horizontally or vertically depending on the model. So there may be an air filter behind each of those return grills. Up until this weekend we always had our filters in the intake vents in a hallway ceiling.

We have looked for any kind of filter and can t find one. When your system is run with a heat pump it is likely a typical duct. It is an amana. We often get questions from our customers about whether or not the furnace location matters and what places in the home a furnace can be installed.

Just had to replace my furnace coil and condenser this weekend. Look for the filter along the sides top or bottom of the blower cabinet.