Maybe you’ve been informed about air handlers. Maybe you haven’t. Even if you are aware of the model of an air handler, you may not understand if you could use one to improve your home comfort in Shamokin and Sunbury. 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 indoor unit of a split-system air conditioner or a heat pump. Essentially, an air handler does what its name says: it handles air. It assists your split system or heat pump flow cooled or warmed air around the ducts of your house. The air handler utilizes the evaporator coil and the blower in your ventilation system, in conjunction with other mechanisms. When the weather is hot, the air handler flows air through your home, which helps sustain proper comfort levels inside your home. Some types of air handlers even contain 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 longer lifetime for your split system or heat pump.

If you want to learn more about air handlers and the ways they could hypothetically benefit you and your home comfort, call LTS Plumbing & Heating Inc. today at 570-648-0748. We can help you decide if you’d be better served by a more effective air handler and present you our many options.