HRV/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...HRVor ERV Ventilation Exchanger Systems . The key questions are: How much fresh air is enough? How much fresh air comes in through the building envelope? What is the difference between an ERV and anHRV? How to choose between anHRVand an ERV? How much fresh air is required in homes and ...

...HRVUnits is a Great Idea! When any machine has its normal operation hampered, it will reduce its efficiency and ability to function properly. Many of us are probably guilty of forgetting about basic maintenance of some of the mechanical equipment in our homes; keeping yourHRV(heat recovery ventilator) clean would ...

...HRV) system is very different than what people are probably used to seeing, where air is directed to a centralized core for a heat exchange before being exhausted from the house. Lunos is a decentralized system with a series of self-contained units, each with their own ceramic heat exchange core. They work in pairs blo...

...HRV? Mechanical ventilation systems are known as heat exchangers , HVACs (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) orHRVs (Heat Recovery Ventilators). The point of these systems is to remove moisture and provide fresh air to your home that is pre-heated by the outgoing air. © Van EE The core of anHRV已经……

...HRVor ERV unit filter must have a Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value (MERV) of 13 to provide effective protection against particulate matter in the air we're going to breath inside a home or office building if it's smokey outside. How anHRVworks © Cold Climate Housing Research Center Window-type air conditio...

...HRVs) are an essential component of any air-sealed high performance home, bringing in fresh air and removing moisture. AnHRVuses the heat in stale exhaust air to warm incoming fresh air. Until now, this has meant a centralized heat transfer core and a network of ducts feeding and drawing air throughout the home. With...

What are home air filters used for? Air filters on air handling units such as furnaces,HRVand ERV systems are intended to clean and purify the air before it enters the ducts of your home, to protect indoor air quality from being contaminated with airborne particulate. Dust, dirt, and pollen in the air of homes is ...

...HRV) , which serves two purposes. First, theHRV将污浊的空气排出室内，同时将新鲜空气引入室内。各种各样的气体可以在家里积聚，从烹饪，从材料，甚至简单的人类居住，这些都是在引入新鲜空气时排到外面。Second, anHRVexchan...

...HRVs and ERVs (heat recovery and energy recovery ventilators) that can be added without great hassle to improve indoor air quality. Ductless ventilators simply require feeding a low-voltage wire to units, so no major renovation is required and wires can be fairly easy to hide. See our DIY ductlessHRVinstallation vi...

...HRVwill kick in to high speed, and once levels have dropped to a safe level, the Radostat returns theHRVto its normal operating setting, and leaves the basement pressurized, which will reduce the amount of radon that can escape from the ground below. Radon mitigation in unfinished basements: The dedicatedHRVsy...

...HRVunit for ventilation, as a way to keep your home cooler in summer and warmer in winter while saving a ton of money. Remember, Insulation is the gift that keeps on giving, long after that fancy new central air conditioning system needs major servicing or replacement. Why are old homes with air-con in great shape w...