Abstract: A forced air unit comprising a front cover member, a rear cover member connected to and spaced from said front cover member defining a unit housing therebetween having a width and a housing periphery. A heat exchanger is disposed around the entire periphery of the housing with a centrifugal fan rotatably mounted in the housing with an axis extending in the width direction thereof. The fan has a central inlet area and an annular outlet area with a motor mounted in the central inlet area for rotating the fan to draw air axially inwardly toward the inlet area and radially outwardly through the annular outlet area. A fan cover is disposed over the fan within the housing with an inlet opening positioned over the inlet area of the fan. The fan housing has an outlet opening covering a portion of the housing periphery with the remainder of the housing periphery acting as an inlet.