Residential HVAC System Diagram
Upstairs bedrooms that run hot all summer are a familiar headache in a two-story house. ArcSite's residential HVAC system diagram shows a basement furnace serving the first floor and an attic air handler serving the second, with every supply and return marked.
Key Features
This residential HVAC system diagram includes:
- Two-story house in cutaway view
- Basement furnace feeding the first floor
- Four first-floor supply registers
- First-floor return running back to the furnace
- Attic air handler serving the second floor
- Two second-floor ceiling supplies
- Second-floor ceiling return
- Attic vent in the roof
Each floor here has a single return, so rooms with closed doors may need a jumper duct or a door undercut to get air back to it.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does this house have two HVAC units?
Each one serves its own floor. The basement furnace handles the first floor and the attic air handler handles the second, which helps keep upstairs from running hotter than downstairs.
Can I show a single system instead?
Absolutely. Remove the attic unit in ArcSite and run the second-floor ducts back to the basement furnace.
Can ArcSite total up the registers and duct?
Yes! Each register and length of duct you place pulls from your product library, so the materials list fills in while you draw.











