An ERV an excellent way to bring fresh air into the house with a minimal energy hit (and helps maintain humidity levels which is important in our dry climate). It does matter, however, how you duct the ERV to properly distribute air throughout the house. This install unfortunately is not up to its potential. ProperContinue reading “ERV Ducting”
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Kitchen Hood Makeup Air for Your Range Hood
When your range hood is exhausting, if it doesn’t have adequate makeup air to replace the air that’s getting exhausted, it won’t work as it should. Think of drinking out of a straw that has fruit remnants at the bottom of it… it’s not going to work that well. Check out the video to seeContinue reading “Kitchen Hood Makeup Air for Your Range Hood”
Sizing Mechanical Systems
You don’t want your equipment cycling on and off. Not only is it not efficient, but it’s hard on the equipment and uncomfortable for the building inhabitants. https://www.load-calculations.com/what-is-acca-manual-s-.html Some takeaways from the load-calcualations.com website include the following: Manual J calculations have been required by the I-codes since 2006, yet contractors still are using rule ofContinue reading “Sizing Mechanical Systems”
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