What is an Air Handler and What Does It Do?

June 09, 2017

Maybe you’ve been informed about air handlers. Maybe you haven’t. Even if you are acquainted with the idea of an air handler, you may not know if you could use one to advance your home comfort in Franklin Lakes. 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. In essence, an air handler does what its label says: it handles air. It aides your split system or heat pump flow cooled or warmed air through the ducts of your house. The air handler utilizes the evaporator coil and the blower in your ventilation system, together with other mechanisms. When the weather is burning, the air handler pushes air through your home, which helps uphold adequate comfort levels in your home. Some types of air handlers even contain heat strips to boost the heating power or your heat pump when the weather gets calmer.

A properly maintained and working air handler can help lower utility bills and a provide a longer 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 Total Comfort today at 201-268-5663. We can help you decide if you’d be better assisted by a more proficient air handler and reveal to you our many options.