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Air Source Heat Pumps and Heat Recovery Ventilation
from Genvex
All Genvex heat recovery ventilation appliances surpass building regulation requirements. They can also recover up to 95% of the heat that you would otherwise lose through normal ventilation. How is a Genvex appliance one step higher? It can also take additional heat out of the stale air with an air-source heat pump, which creates extra heating and cooling of the air in your home.
Maybe you won't even need a separate heating system in your new home...
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WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? |
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With increasing pressure from Building Regulation Part F
(adequate ventilation) and Part L (energy
conservation), coupled with continued rises in fuel
costs, saving heat whilst having sufficient
ventilation in your home is more important than
ever. |
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You & Your Home’s Poor Health. |
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Modern, low-energy homes are highly insulated and
air-tight. Poorly sealed windows, doors and other
gaps are a thing of the past, so our homes can no
longer breathe. The resulting rise in humidity
increases not only mould growth, but also the
dustmite population. Carbon Dioxide (CO²)
and other pollutants also build-up;
indoor air
quality has never been so poor.
For the occupant, this can lead to discomfort,
tiredness, headaches and allergic symptoms.
For the property, it leads to building fabric damage,
resulting in more expensive decoration costs and
perhaps a lower market value.
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The Air we Breath in Our Home |
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A cocktail of chemicals is emitted from chipboard and
other building fabrics (furniture, carpets, hard
floors, curtains, paint, cleaning agents). Add to
this germs and micro-organisms and indoor air
quality is often worse than the air by a busy road!
In Britain, we spend on average 90% of our time
indoors. Continuous, controlled ventilation is
therefore paramount within our lives. |
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Heat Loss |
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To counteract these problems, trickle vents in window
frames and individual extractor fans
in bathrooms are often used. This
creates drafts, cold spots, noise
and significant heat loss. Adequate
ventilation can contribute to over
50% of the total heat losses in many
modern homes. Therefore the
potential for being greener and saving on fuel
bills, is high.
This diagram represents where heat energy
escapes through the building envelope in:
litres of heating oil consumed per m²
each year
The biggest potential saving is evident in
traditional forms of ventilation. |
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Traditional Forms of Ventilation |
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