What Is an Air Handler and What Does It Do?
Maybe you’ve heard of air handlers. Maybe you haven’t. Even if you are familiar with the idea of an air handler, you may not know if you could use one to improve your home comfort in Fredericksburg. We’re here to help you recognize what an air handler is and if one would benefit you in your home.
An air handler is the indoor unit of a split-system air conditioner or a heat pump. Basically, an air handler does what its name says: it handles air. It assists your split system or heat pump flow cooled or warmed air through the ducts of your house. The air handler encompasses the evaporator coil and the blower in your ventilation system, along with other components. When the weather is burning, the air handler flows air through your home, which helps sustain adequate comfort levels within your home. Some forms of air handlers even have heat strips to bolster the heating power or your heat pump when the weather gets calmer.
A correctly maintained and operating air handler can help lower utility bills and a create a lengthier lifetime for your split system or heat pump.
If you want to learn more about air handlers and the means by which they could potentially benefit you and your home comfort, call Childress Heating & AC today at (540) 373-1403. We can help you decide if you’d be better served by a more proficient air handler and present you our many options.
