"Fresh air exchanger"

Fresh air exchanger / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

HRV and ERV

How to keep your HRV clean and operating efficiently

...air tested and discovered that the radon levels in the basement were significantly higher than Health Canada’s recommended safe levels. Despite having an air exchanger for the upper living areas, the natural stack effect of warm air rising means that air from the basement will find its way to the upper floors. So I had...

Ventilation

Ventilation & air exchangers

...Air Conditioning) or HRVs (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 an HRV has small separated channels that air passes through, allowing incoming air to be preheated by exhaust air. The...