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A blowerless air conditioning or heat pump system for use in providing conditioned air includes an outdoor section that is preferably coupled to an indoor section, and is advantageously used with a forced hot air furnace and a corresponding air distribution duct system of a home or building. The two

A blowerless air conditioning or heat pump system for use in providing conditioned air includes an outdoor section that is preferably coupled to an indoor section, and is advantageously used with a forced hot air furnace and a corresponding air distribution duct system of a home or building. The two sections are preferably installed along a boundary of the home or building such that outdoor section is outside of the home and the indoor section is inside or below the home and proximate to a forced hot air furnace. Disposed within the outdoor unit are a compressor, an outdoor coil and an outdoor fan. Disposed within the indoor section is an evaporator coil. There is no separate fan or blower disposed within the indoor section. An inlet air tube couples the indoor section to a first point in the air distribution system, and an outlet air tube couples the indoor section to a second point in the air distribution system. The second point is downstream of the first point relative to the furnace. If needed, a dam may be positioned between the two points in the air distribution system to divert air from the furnace through the system.

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1. An air conditioner kit for retro-fitting an existing air moving system coupled to an air distribution duct system, the air moving system configured and arranged to force air through the air distribution duct system, the air conditioner kit comprising:a support structure; an indoor section mounted

1. An air conditioner kit for retro-fitting an existing air moving system coupled to an air distribution duct system, the air moving system configured and arranged to force air through the air distribution duct system, the air conditioner kit comprising:a support structure; an indoor section mounted to a first part of the support structure, the indoor section including an evaporator coil, but devoid of a fan; an outdoor section mounted to a second part of the support structure, the outdoor section including an outdoor coil, and a fan configured and arranged to move air past the outdoor coil; a compressor for operating on a refrigeration fluid; means for connecting the evaporator coil and the outdoor coil to the compressor, the connecting means permitting the refrigeration fluid to flow between and among the evaporator coil, the compressor and the outdoor coil; and means for connecting the indoor section to the air distribution duct system so that air is diverted through the indoor section.