What Is Mobile Home HVAC Equipment and How Is It Different?

Why Mobile Homes Need Their Own Equipment

Manufactured homes place demands on heating and cooling systems that site-built homes do not. We keep mobile home equipment in a separate category because the furnaces, package units, and split systems are engineered specifically for these applications. Standard residential furnaces will not deliver their rated airflow in a mobile home, and using one improperly can be unsafe.

How Mobile Home Furnaces Differ

The biggest difference is the way a mobile home furnace is ducted, vented, and installed. Mobile home ducting is smaller and more restrictive, so the blower is designed to overcome greater resistance to airflow. This ensures proper air delivery from every supply register, something a standard furnace cannot match in this setting.

Mobile home furnaces also use a venting design called sealed combustion. This safely draws combustion air from outside the home, which minimizes noise and drafts. On a standard furnace, combustion air comes from inside the space, which is not appropriate for a tightly built manufactured home.

Return Air Design

Return air on a mobile home furnace is pulled through a louvered grille on the front of the unit, so no return ducting is required. A standard furnace draws return air from the top or bottom and must be ducted to a remote location. That difference alone makes the two types of furnace hard to swap.

Shopping for the Right System

Every furnace, package unit, and split system in this category is design specific for use in mobile and manufactured homes. When you order online, the AC Direct Price Promise helps you buy the correct equipment with confidence. AC Direct ships the equipment to you, and a licensed local contractor handles installation.