I am adding a UV light to my furnace coils. I decided to cut an access panel for easier cleaning and access to the UV light. I did not realize there were these triangular end covers for the A-frame of the furnace evaporator coils.

I don’t see them anywhere online when looking up diagrams of furnace coils. When I search online, it is also not clear if these covers are necessary. Are these covers beneficial? Or can I take one side off to fit the UV light underneath the A-frame?

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    It looks like without them air will go around the coils rather than through them, but I’d need to see more of the system to be sure.

    There’s about a 2" gap from the cover to the side of the duct - lots of air will simply bypass the coils.

    • loopy@lemmy.todayOP
      2·
      2 days ago

      My friend finally got back to me and said the same thing. I guess I learned something about furnace coils. I ended up making a compromise and just mounting the light into that end plate.