Mechanical ventilation: the solution to your moisture problem?
Ventilation is the process of removing polluted air and bringing in fresh, clean air. This is vital to prevent various long-term problems. An effective approach to this is the use of mechanical ventilation. But what exactly does this entail? In what ways does it help combat moisture problems? And how can mechanical ventilation contribute to the fight against corona virus? All your questions are answered in this article.
Why is proper ventilation important?
The average Fleming spends most of his or her time indoors. Despite this, we note that indoor air quality is often considerably less than outdoors. This is often true for basements, where ventilation is generally challenging. This brings with it all kinds of negative consequences:
So thoroughly ventilating your home has only advantages.
What is the difference between natural and mechanical ventilation?
As already stated, through ventilation you remove polluted air and bring in fresh, clean air. With natural ventilation, this supply and removal occurs naturally. Grids embedded in the walls allow polluted air to go out while fresh air comes in through another grid. Or you open a window. That, too, is ventilation.
Still, natural ventilation is not always a good idea. Especially in well-insulated houses, this can be difficult, because everything was done there to keep the warm air in. Also, many people leave the ventilation closed in winter to keep out the cold air. At that time there is not even ventilation anymore.
There is also a big disadvantage to natural ventilation: you can't (or at least very difficult) control the supply and return of air, in the winter cold air comes in, causing your energy bill to skyrocket.
With mechanical ventilation, these tricky points fall away and you can control the extraction and/or supply of air in a partially or fully mechanical way. Three different combinations are possible.
The different types of mechanical ventilation
Mechanical ventilation systems are divided into types from A to D. Ventilation system type A is natural ventilation, so we won't expand on that. Ventilation system type B is mechanical ventilation, but this form is rarely used in homes. We briefly review the details of ventilation systems type C and D.
Ventilation system type C(+)
Mechanical ventilation often refers to ventilation system C. This system is partly mechanical: the supply of air is natural, but its removal is mechanical. Two types can be distinguished in this:
Ventilation system type D
Type D mechanical ventilation goes one step further. Here, both supply and exhaust are fully mechanical. There are several additional options, such as choosing a heat exchanger to save more energy. There is also the option of filtering for pollen and dust, which is especially beneficial for people with allergies.
With this type of mechanical ventilation, also known as balanced ventilation, the supply and return of air remains constantly balanced.
Which mechanical ventilation system is the best choice?
Now that you know the difference between mechanical ventilation type C and type D, let's briefly list the pros and cons.
Both mechanical ventilation systems help against moisture problems anyway. If you ventilate properly, condensation moisture no longer has a chance. It only benefits your health.
We take on viruses
You can also have something else built into the balance ventilation: the GPS-FC24-AC, a ionization system. Such an ionization system sends electrons into the air that cling to particulate matter, pollen, as well as pathogens such as those from coronavirus. After a 60-minute exposure, the number of particles of covid-19 had decreased by as much as 90%.
This is one of the products officially approved by the Federal Public Health Service To be useful in the fight against coronavirus. Is the product not on that list? Then it is forbidden to be sold in Belgium.
Need mechanical ventilation?
Do you suffer from damp walls? Maybe mechanical ventilation could be the solution to your problem. Request a free moisture assessment now and we will help you find the best solution.
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