Should a homeowner have control of the ventilation system?

Allison Bailes started this discussion on his Energy Vanguard site. (Go to http://bit.ly/LRL43Q) I was going to respond there, but there wasn’t enough room. I used to build sophisticated controls that would do all sorts of wonderful things, but they got complicated and expensive. You can feel the heat from a heating system. You can feel the coolth from the air conditioning system. You can … Continue reading Should a homeowner have control of the ventilation system?

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Residential Ventilation

Measuring Airflow through a Return Side Tap

I’m putting together an advanced on-line residential ventilation course for GreenTrainingUSA, and in the process a couple of issues came up. One of these is testing airflow on the supply pipes to air handlers. This popular approach includes a pipe from the outside of the building attached to the return side of the air handler. The opening can be controlled by a damper that opens … Continue reading Measuring Airflow through a Return Side Tap

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Residential Ventilation

Ventilation and Health

There are a lot of grumblings about a requirement to add mechanical ventilation to homes. When we gather around the campfire on a starry night, there isn’t a need for mechanical ventilation. When we bring the campfire into the building, we a flue to take the smoke and pollutants out. And we also bring a lot of other things into the house including the dogs … Continue reading Ventilation and Health

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Should a homeowner have control of the ventilation system?

Measuring Airflow through a Return Side Tap

Ventilation and Health