Today, more and more homes are built “tight” in an attempt to increase energy-efficiency. While that is good news in terms of saving money on utility costs, but these homes also become too sapping due to lack of proper ventilation.
A house that is too tight suffers from problems such as condensation on the windows, smoke escaping from the fireplace or wood stove, mold or mildew growing in corners or cupboards, residual smoking or cooking odors and a general stale smell, especially in the mornings.
Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning is the leading HVAC company in Edina MN that offer energy-efficient whole-home ventilation solutions.
Overview
Ventilation is the process of removing sultry air and providing clean air in a given space. This may be attained by either natural or machine-driven methods. If your home is constructed to be energy-efficient, it needs mechanical ventilation to maintain good indoor air quality.
Proper ventilation is necessary to achieve absolute home comfort and remove household pollutants. Without proper ventilation in your home, you will suffer from comfort issues and eventually, health problems. These may include allergies, sleep problems, and respiratory illnesses. To effectively fight these problems, your home should have a good ventilation system.
Benefits of a Properly Ventilated Home
A ventilation system takes away moisture buildup in the home by constantly moving air. Excess moisture is moved out of living areas to avoid the growth of mold and damage to furnishings caused by excess moisture.
Since a ventilation system helps control your home’s humidity levels, your family will breathe much easier. It increases your home’s comfort level, allowing you to minimize your use of heating and air conditioning systems.
You would want your air conditioner or furnace to be as energy-efficient as possible. A ventilation system is engineered to run seamlessly at a low rate to minimize your energy consumption. It will significantly lower your monthly energy costs by using the heat that is usually wasted through conventional extract systems. The recovered heat is up to twenty times the energy consumed by electric fans.
How Energy Recovery Ventilators Work
Energy recovery ventilation systems provide a controlled way of ventilating a home while minimizing energy loss. They reduce the costs of heating ventilated air in the winter by moving heat from the warm inside exhaust air to the fresh outside supply air. In the summer, the inside air cools the warmer supply air to reduce cooling costs.
When to Use an Energy Recovery Ventilator
A ventilator system can be useful if your home has any of these conditions:
- Tightly-constructed homes which help save energy, but can also make your air watery and muggy
- Attached garages which can contain contaminants such as car fumes that can seep into your home
- Spray-foam insulation which helps keep your home warm, but it also means that indoor air is continually re-circulated
Healthy Climate® Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) Benefits
Designed to provide comfort in warmer, humid climates, the Healthy Climate® Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) helps keep your indoor air fresh without creating a possibly annoying situation.
If you live in a region with extreme weather, a Healthy Climate® Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) can help channel heat from inside your home and transfer it to incoming fresh air from outside. This allows your home to have greater comfort and helps control condensation during winter.
A Healthy Climate® Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) moves stale air from your house and keeping your indoor air comfortable at the same time. This process makes sure no energy is wasted.
Understand that there are some indoor air quality systems on the market that have negative effects on the environment. It’s good to know that Healthy Climate® ventilation systems freshen the air without producing ozone, a toxic gas that can irritate the lungs.
A Healthy Climate® Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) will not restrict airflow for proper filtration.
Lennox backs this model with a 5-year limited warranty on covered components and a limited lifetime warranty on the aluminum core.
Also, all units include a Healthy Climate® wall control.
Ask the Ventilation Experts
If you have more questions about ventilation systems, call Marsh Heating and Air Conditioning. We have teams of qualified technicians who can provide you with useful information. For over 40 years, we have been your reliable Minnetonka heating and air conditioning company.