You’ve probably heard a great deal about the benefits of properly sealing your home to minimize heating and cooling costs. While this is a smart energy-saving strategy, a well-sealed home has a few drawbacks. Over time, your air quality can suffer if there isn’t enough fresh airflow. Fortunately, this problem can be solved easily and efficiently with an energy recovery ventilation system.
Keep Fresh Air in Your Home
The primary purpose of an energy recovery ventilator is to keep fresh air flowing through your home. This system sends stale air out of your home and brings fresh air in from outside. The American Lung Association warns that poor indoor air quality can contribute to infections, headaches, nausea and fatigue. Energy recovery ventilation will keep the air in your home fresh and well-circulated.
Enjoy Heating and Cooling Benefits
Energy recovery ventilators can greatly improve indoor air quality. These systems use a heat exchanger to transfer heat from outgoing air to incoming air during cold months when you want to warm up your home. During the warm months, the process is reversed so incoming air is cooled as it flows through the system. This saves you the expense of heating and cooling incoming air.
Manage Humidity
You can set your energy recovery ventilation system to either increase or decrease the humidity in your home. This not only prevents excessively humid or dry air, it can also keep your humidity levels more constant. A sudden increase or decrease in humidity is uncomfortable and may even impact your health. This is the primary distinction between energy recovery ventilation and heat recovery ventilation. The latter does not manage humidity.
An energy recovery ventilator can improve your air quality, minimize energy expenses and keep your home comfortable. If you’re ready to install a new system or learn more about your options, contact Marsh Heating & Air Conditioning. We’ve been serving the Greater Twin Cities area since 1974.
Our goal is to help educate our customers in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about ventilation and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide.
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