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WHAT’S THE SOLUTION? Controlled Internal Ventilation Fresh air or energy savings? With Genvex ventilation appliances you can have both. Regardless of the age or size of your home, we have the right system for you. With up to 80% of allergy triggers being avoided with special pollen filters, a Genvex appliance can deliver the air changes required for healthy air and optimum energy efficiency. Alongside insulation and modern heating technology, Genvex appliances are one of the necessary components in the energy-saving homes of today. The main benefits of controlled internal ventilation are:
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Moisture generated from bathing or cooking builds up
within your home, especially visible on windows and
mirrors. This can be avoided as air is extracted
from these “wet” rooms, eliminating mould and
prolonging the life of the fabric of your home. |
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As fresh filtered air constantly replaces
the stale air inside the home, unpleasant
odours won’t linger around the house from
cooking, cleaning, cigarettes, pets or the
bathroom. |
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Dust mites love to breed in moist
environments, often causing allergic
reactions to the unlucky occupants of the
home. A Genvex appliance helps to maintain
healthy humidity levels in your home making
it less inviting for dust mites. This is a
comforting thought when you consider that we
spend 70% of our time, at home. |
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In Britain, 30 million people suffer from
allergies and 10 million from Asthma.
Special filters eliminate pollen and
allergens before they enter your home. Our
optional electrostatic filter can remove
particles down to 0.01 microns, removing car
fumes and even many viruses. |
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Traditionally we open windows for
ventilation. However, in town houses and
ground floors, this may not be the safest
option for you or your possessions,
especially at night. |
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A Genvex appliance will contribute to
reducing your energy requirements and cost
savings will therefore be enjoyed. This is
because up to 95% of the heat can be
recovered that would otherwise be lost
through alternative means of ventilation
(opening windows, having trickle-vents in
window frames or extractor fans in
bathrooms). Waste heat can also be re-used
for heating of the air and water. |
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Enjoy peace and quiet, by keeping your
windows shut from outside noises. Also,
unlike localised extractor fans, the Genvex
ventilation appliance runs continuously and
quietly. |
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Stale air in your home is constantly
replaced with fresh air meaning that the
cocktail of chemicals emitted from
chipboard, furniture, cleaning agents etc
will be removed, creating a much healthier
living environment. |
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Genvex appliances exceed Part F of the
Building Regulations requirements and also,
quite importantly, they support Part L too.
With up to 95% heat recovery and a 500%
enhanced efficiency output available, you
can feel sure you’re doing your bit for the
environment, whatever Genvex appliance you
choose. |
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What is Heat Recovery
Ventilation (HRV)?
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(The Genvex Standard Appliances) |
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Heat recovery ventilation or
Genvex Standard appliances offer the
optimum solution for systematic,
energy-saving ventilation of new homes and
renovation projects. |
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A ventilation appliance is usually mounted
in your loft or utility area, connected via
ductwork to ceiling terminals. One fan
extracts stale warm air through these
terminals from your wet rooms (kitchens,
bathrooms etc) and takes it to the
ventilation appliance to be exhausted
outside. |
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Meanwhile, another fan draws fresh filtered
air from outside and supplies it through
ceiling terminals in the habitable rooms of
your home (bedrooms, dining rooms, studies,
living rooms). |
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During this process, a heat exchanger within
the appliance transfers up to 95% of the
heat from the outgoing stale air to the
incoming fresh air.
In warmer months, the heat recovery process
can be bypassed to ensure that cooler fresh
air enters the home.
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What is a Heat Exchanger?
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A heat exchanger consists of several metal plates. Both
airflows (fresh air and stale air) pass over
these plates, but on different sides. As the
airflows are hermetically separated, they do
not mix. The heat is transferred through the
plates from the stale warm air, to the cool
fresh air side.
Genvex heat exchangers are
constructed out of seawater-resistant
aluminium for maximum heat exchange and
durability. |
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With a CROSS-FLOW heat exchanger a heat
recovery efficiency of up to 75% can be
achieved. |
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However, a COUNTER-FLOW heat exchanger can
reach efficiencies of up to 95%. In the Genvex Standard appliance range, only
counter-flow heat exchangers are used,
ensuring you the very best in heat recovery. |
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What is Heat Recovery Ventilation
with a Heat Pump?
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(The Genvex Enhanced Appliances) |
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Genvex Standard appliances are very
efficient. However, even higher efficiencies
are achievable using a CROSS-FLOW heat
exchanger together with an air-to-air heat
pump from the
Genvex Enhanced range.*
The heat pump functions like a fridge but in
reverse. The refrigerator extracts heat from
food, whilst the heat pump extracts heating
energy from warm exhaust air to heat
incoming fresh air.
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If the air needs cooling, the coolant
circuit is reversed. The heat pump then
works like a fridge, extracting heat energy
from the warm fresh air. The fresh air,
which has now been cooled, flows into the
property. The heat energy extracted from the
supply air is transported out of the
property again along with the exhausted air.
You can then enjoy the comfort of pleasant
cooling and dehumidifying of the air in your
home during the summer months. |
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For a full breakdown of all the Genvex
appliance range click please visit our
Downloads
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*Genvex MINI/MIDI appliances solely extract
air and then use a heat pump to provide
efficient heating and cooling to the supply
air. |
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