In order to create a cleaner, healthier living space, I’ve invested into an HRV or heat salvagey ventilator.
Ever since the covid pandemic, I’ve been more aware of the importance of indoor air conditions. I’ve study that indoor air is respectfully five times more polluted than outdoor air. It’s necessary to tighten up the thermal envelope to prevent heated and cooled air from leaking out and outside air from coming in. Improvements such as modern windows, added insulation, caulking and weatherstripping help to increase the efficiency of the heating system and air conditioning, and however, these efforts eliminate natural ventilation. With no fresh air coming in, the indoor environment becomes stale, stuffy and polluted; A steady influx of contaminants are introduced into the breathing air by way of the proper activities such as cooking, cleaning and showering! Pets, pesticides, the heating system and air conditioning all add to the problem, and dust, pollen, dander, mold spores, VOCs and other toxins get trapped inside. They cause major health issues. Headaches, congestion, insomnia, irritated symptoms of allergies and asthma, sneezing and coughing are some of the consequences, however unluckyly, there are undoubtedly few times of year when I can open the windows and freshen up the house. In order to create a cleaner, healthier living space, I’ve invested into an HRV or heat salvagey ventilator. The ventilator actively brings in fresh air all year round without causing energy waste. In the winter, the method uses the outgoing stale air to warm up the incoming air and reduce demands on the heating system. In the summer, the air exchange helps to get rid of excess humidity and lessen the workload of the air conditioning. The savings on our heating and cooling bills has hastily salvageed the cost of installing the HRV.