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What Is An HRV System?

A Heat Recovery Ventilation System is a mechanical ventilation system designed to improve indoor air quality and energy efficiency by exchanging stale indoor air with fresh outdoor air while transferring heat from the outgoing air to the incoming air. This process ensures minimal energy loss while maintaining a comfortable and healthy indoor environment.

Core Functionality:

  • An HRV extracts stale, humid air from inside a building (e.g., kitchens, bathrooms) and replaces it with fresh, filtered outdoor air.
  • During this process, it captures heat from the outgoing air and uses it to warm the incoming air, minimizing energy loss.

Components:

  • Heat Exchanger Core: Transfers heat between outgoing and incoming air streams without mixing the two.
  • Fans: Move air in and out of the building.
  • Filters: Remove particulates from incoming air to improve air quality.

Energy Efficiency:

  • HRVs significantly reduce heating and cooling demands by preconditioning incoming air, making them ideal for energy-efficient buildings.

How is an HRV Related to a Heat Pump?

While HRVs and heat pumps serve different purposes, they complement each other in creating an energy-efficient and comfortable indoor environment:

Complementary Systems:

  • A heat pump focuses on heating and cooling the indoor air by transferring thermal energy between the indoor and outdoor environments.
  • An HRV ensures a continuous supply of fresh air without significant heat loss, maintaining the indoor air quality that heat pumps do not address directly.

Energy Efficiency:

  • HRVs precondition the air entering the building by recovering up to 85% of the heat from the outgoing air, reducing the workload on the heat pump.
  • Together, they optimize energy usage by ensuring minimal heat loss while maintaining comfort.

Indoor Air Quality:

  • Heat pumps provide air or hydronic heating/cooling within a home but do not necessarily bring in fresh air.
  • HRVs fill this gap by introducing fresh outdoor air, essential for a healthy indoor environment.

Integrated Systems:

  • Some advanced HVAC setups combine heat pumps and HRVs for seamless operation, ensuring optimal energy efficiency, air quality, and climate control.

Enhance Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality

Ventilation Solutions for Modern, Sustainable Living

Our Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) systems are designed to maximize your home’s energy efficiency while ensuring fresh, healthy air circulation. These systems capture and reuse heat from outgoing air, reducing energy consumption and maintaining optimal air quality—even during wildfire season.

Providing expert heating and ventilation solutions in the Okanagan, Thompson-Nicola, and Fraser Valley.


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