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Why You Should Be Investing In A Heat Recovery System

By Alexander Mason

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Published: 20Jan2012
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Although building regulations stipulate that your house should be insulated and sealed against draughts to exacting standards, you may still be vulnerable to the toxins in the air you breathe if you do not have effective ventilation. In fact, it has been estimated that the air you breathe in your home is likely to be 10 times more poisonous than if you were to breathe in the air on a busy street. According to The Carbon Trust, thousands of pounds are lost each year by businesses as well as a result of poor insulation and heat energy management, and they have recommended a 30% reduction in carbon emissions, heat wastage, and costs.

Of course, all new homes are designed to keep warm air in, and keep the cold air out. With all that air stored up, though, it is important to provide sufficient ventilation around the home, which is why a heat recovery system can be a cost-effective solution to support air extraction and ventilation, whilst also minimising energy consumption by making use of wasted heat. In this article we look at the processes involved in heat recovery and how they can help cut your household bills.

How do Heat Recovery Systems work?

1. Polluted, stagnant air is continuously removed from areas in the home which contain moisture or are damp, and are normally vented through ceiling or wall-mounted grating.

2. The air then flows through the ducting, along the rigid silencer, and then into the heat recovery unit. It then travels through a plate or rotary wheel heat exchanger and ejects the heat into the cold air that is entering the house from outside.

3. The air, which has now been fully filtered, is warmed to the correct temperature either by the water heater coil, which is part of the central heating system, or an electrical heater coil.

4. Again the air is fed into the long rigid silencer and onto the supply ducting. Through the ceiling/wall-mounted grates, the air flows into each room, completing the heat recovery cycle. In homes that are either very large or have multiple areas (wings), it is quite usual to have two or more heat recovery units installed. The ductwork can either be fitted in wooden joist (I-Joist) floors or Ecoweb floors in order to do away with boxing them in.

So, if you're wondering why your energy bills are spiralling out of control, perhaps it's time you invested in a heat recovery system of your own.

Heat recovery is a great way to reduce household energy bills, but not many people understand what it is.

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