Energy Recovery Ventilators and Insulated House Design

Green homes are becoming the norm across the world. Australians are integrating renewable and energy-efficient design into new building constructions and renovating their old constructions with respect to new green building codes. It’s the era when people are shifting towards sustainable options and limiting their carbon footprints to reduce global warming. Australians are investing heavily in sustainable alternatives, and that approach made Australia the leader in terms of the highest per-capita solar energy at 600 watts for every individual. This trend is growing in every sector as people opt for energy solutions that require low power and are more efficient. Energy recovery ventilator has also become a need of Australia as the system also targets multi-functionality with reduced power consumption and increased productivity.

These ventilators are known for removing hazardous polluted indoor air from homes and recover the heat to insert it back to the incoming fresh quality air. These are also known as Heat Recovery Ventilator, perform best in a well-insulated building design. The combination of the two ensures that the residents enjoy thermal comfort with reduced auxiliary heating and cooling requirements.

Why should you insulate your home?

We insulate ourselves in winter by wearing a warm jacket, gloves, scarf and boots, while in summer, we apply sunblock to refrain solar radiation from damaging our skin. Same way, we need to protect buildings with insulation to minimize the impact of harsh weather conditions. During winter seasons, a house without insulation in temperature climate zone will lose its heat by one quarter or more via the ceiling, twenty percent heat loss via windows and about one quarter heat loss from walls.

In summer, a house without insulation in the same temperature climate zone will gain summer heat via windows, ceiling, walls and floor. Insulating these areas ensures no heat loss in winter and no gain of solar heat in summer. Apart from that, insulation also reduces the level of outdoor noise. The problem with insulation is the growth of mould and mildew in the absence of a ventilation system. It would be best if you had an action plan against the growth of mildew to prevent dampness in your building.

Best Ventilation System:

As mentioned earlier, the solution to avoid dampness, fungus, and mildew is a suitable ventilation system. Heat On offers a variety of ventilation systems that are efficient, sustainable and known for their ability to recover the heat from extracted air and that reduces the energy bills at large. We have the best energy recovery ventilator that works seamlessly in the summer and winter seasons equally.

These mechanical devices are tasked to remove humidity and stale air and provide healthy fresh air for building residents and recover the heating from outgoing air to merge it with the fresh incoming air. These ERVs will remove internal air pollutants, toxins and mould to give you a healthy living house. The duct network will extract air from bathrooms, kitchens and damp areas and supply fresh air to every habitable room.

Key Features:

Heat On Heating offers a range of ERV systems known for their quality and performance, even in extreme conditions. Some of the key features are as under:

– Can recover 93% energy

– Independent fan speed control

– Integral humidistat

– 230v auto boost integration

– Variable boost overrun timer

– Automated frost

– Wall, floor and ceiling mount availability

– On-site invert capability

– DIY filter change/maintenance

– 5 years guarantee, however with care can last for a decade or more

Integration with Solar System:

Though the energy recovery ventilation is already energy-efficient and will reduce your electricity bills significantly, you can also convert your electrical appliances over rooftop solar systems to eliminate the dependency on grid electricity. Australians are already investing in solar technology to get benefit from it. The good thing is that the populated areas of Australia have considerable sunlight hours available, with an annual average of 2600 sunshine hours for Sydney.

Solar energy is free; you should claim your portion and play your part in reducing the carbon footprints. The solar plans include on-grid solar systems for those who want to remain connected with local electricity producers for non-solar production hours. Deep Cycle Batteries provide them with the option to use backup for evening time when solar harvesting isn’t an option. Off-grid solar systems are suitable for those living in remote areas, for RVs and travellers. The capacity of the solar system will decide the number of appliances you can operate via solar energy.

Contact Us:

Heat On is known for the customer services that we offer to Australian families for more than a decade and a half. We deal in quality products at affordable prices to provide the best user experience. We have a variety of energy solutions for domestic, commercial, corporate and industrial setups. Give us a call at 1300 737 104 to get our tailored services.