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| Thread ID: 59349 | 2005-06-29 07:50:00 | Home Ventilation systems | wmoore (6009) | PC World Chat |
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| 368024 | 2006-07-01 04:57:00 | Interestig topic. We have a 10yr old house, with recessed downlights everywhere. No point in putting in a DVS as more heat excapes up the DLights than a DVS could ever pump into a house. Consumer last month? tested DVS systems, claimed most worked to some degree, but the claim of getting warm air from a roof space in Winter was bassically a lot of "hot air", sorry - had to get that in. From my perspective, our last two houses had condensation probs until we installed a Dehumidifier, problems dried up within a week. Dehumidifier supplied warming air in its vicinity, created a pleasnt motor hum and tinkle when water fell into the collector. So, for removing crying windows, Id recommend a dehumidifier, cheap to buy, run and you can store them away in the warmer, windier months. I tested three brands, Delonghi, Mitsubishi (both around $800) but went for $300 warehouse model, just as good performance wise, quieter then the other two and slimmer as well. |
John W (523) | ||
| 368025 | 2006-07-01 04:59:00 | umm... everything prior to Rufus' post is one year old or more. Rufus: depending on the filter you have, it may or may not filter out particles from the pink batts. Some brands of ventilation systems sell charcoal or "hypo-allergenic" filters as an extra, designed to get rid of these smaller particles. Personally I haven't had any issues with bits of batts etc. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 368026 | 2006-07-01 05:20:00 | our last two houses had condensation probs until we installed a Dehumidifier, problems dried up within a week. But I'd rather fix the cause, not the effects. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 368027 | 2006-07-01 06:31:00 | Geez, all this brilliant new technology. Glad I don't have any. You know one thing I have noticed about condensation. People who use gas heating get masses of it. We have a portable gas heater and if we use it, the room its in gets heaps. Don't use it and the house is dry. For every 1 kg of gas burnt in a portable (unflued) gas heater, or gas cooking hob, ~ 1.6 litres of water is released into the room. Hence the condensation. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 368028 | 2006-07-01 09:29:00 | You know one thing I have noticed about condensation. People who use gas heating get masses of it. So there you are PC,now you know to the last drop,how much you are getting. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 368029 | 2006-07-01 09:53:00 | You know one thing I have noticed about condensation. People who use gas heating get masses of it. So there you are PC,now you know to the last drop,how much you are getting. No. Like I said, we have a wood burner now. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 368030 | 2006-07-01 12:16:00 | No. Like I said, we have a wood burner now. This was a question of if,we saw you had a wood burner. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 368031 | 2007-05-29 14:23:00 | [spam removed] | efhltd (8442) | ||
| 368032 | 2007-05-29 19:26:00 | Hi Does anyone have a Home ventilation system (eg DVS etc) installed in their home. How Good is it and does it get rid of all condensation ? Also why did you go with that company ? Thanks Warrick We have the HRV system and yes it is very effective. We also have underfloor insulation which makes a big difference as well. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 368033 | 2007-10-02 01:04:00 | We had an HRV system put in last week. This was 7.30am and the whole family was home. About 15-30mins after the installers left I noticed that my mobile phone and charger were gone from my bedroom! I had a business trip planned and so had to leave it to my father-in-law to contact HRV. A week later, I'm back and all they have done are suspended 2 people they thought were dodgy, (one of them called in sick after the job at our house) and offered to replace the mobile phone. No real remorse in fact the installation manager who was supposed to manage our 'compensation' was downright defensive, sarcastic and hung up on me! I tried to discuss the breach of security and how could they help turn this nasty experience round but I'm afraid I can't say I was happy with the way it was handled. BE CAREFUL not just of this firm as I don't know if they will fire anyone and so the guilty party might still be doing the rounds in Hamilton, but of all tradespeople, NZ doesn't seem as safe as it once was. | Black Ice (8443) | ||
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