First, what is an air exchanger?

A residential air exchanger is uniquely a system that moves fresh air from outside to the house and at the same time exhausts stale air from inside to the outside.

More specifically, an air exchanger is a box comprising two inlet orifices and two outlet orifices. Inside the box, a fan draws in stale air from the house through one of the inlet ports and expels it outside through the appropriate outlet port. During this time, a second fan draws in fresh outside air through another intake port and returns it to the home’s duct system through the appropriate outlet.

A few systems work with existing cooling and heating ducts and registers in the house. In such systems, fresh air passes through the heating and cooling system. Other systems, on the other hand, are separate from the existing cooling and heating system and require the installation of dedicated ducts.

Now, what are the benefits of an air exchanger?

The benefit is the same as opening your car’s air vents: replacing stale air with fresh air. If your HVAC system only expels this same indoor air, your dwelling will be left with a lot of dust and other impurities, which can affect the health of its inhabitants.

Thus, your air exchanger improves the air quality of your home as well as your health. If it is well maintained, you can be sure of one thing: it will limit the risk of environmental allergies. As a result, it requires sufficient maintenance to ensure its health, in particular.

In addition, the air exchanger brings fresh air without constantly increasing your heating and air conditioning bill. They achieve this by incorporating some form of air exchange heat recovery technology.

In addition to these virtues, air exchangers also have the ability to help control mold. When the house is closed to retain heat in the winter and cool air in the summer, the humidity has nowhere to go. As the humidity increases, the condensation increases and allows mold to grow. The spores are recycled by the heating system and cause allergies, respiratory problems and worse. You can prevent this by opening the windows, however these defeats the purpose of the heating system, just as opening the windows in your car makes the heating in your car inefficient.

Examples?

The air exchanger removes contaminants such as second-hand smoke and VOCs from off-gassing paint, cleaning products and carpets. It also helps to control humidity. The advantages of such a system include:

– An odor-free environment

– Reduced risk of respiratory diseases and more serious illnesses.

– Reduced mold growth

– A drier and more comfortable living environment.

To learn more about air exchangers maintenance, check out this article: https://rousso.ca/en/all-you-need-to-know-about-air-exchanger-cleaning/