What Is an Air Handler and What Does It Do?

June 9, 2017
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Maybe you’ve heard of air handlers. Maybe you haven’t. Even if you are familiar with the model of an air handler, you may not understand if you could use one to advance your home comfort in Franklin & South Indy. We’re here to help you recognize what an air handler is and if one would help you in your home.

An air handler is the interior unit of a split-system air conditioner or a heat pump. Basically, an air handler does what its label says: it handles air. It assists your split system or heat pump flow cooled or warmed air within the ducts of your house. The air handler utilizes the evaporator coil and the blower in your ventilation system, together with other workings. When the weather is burning, the air handler circulates air through your home, which helps sustain adequate comfort levels in your home. Some forms of air handlers even contain heat strips to boost the heating power or your heat pump when the weather gets calmer.

A correctly maintained and working air handler can help lower utility bills and a provide a lengthier natural life for your split system or heat pump.

If you want to know more about air handlers and the mean by which they could hypothetically benefit you and your home comfort, call Winters Heating and Cooling today at  317-406-5382. We can help you establish if you’d be better assisted by a more effective air handler and present you our many options.