[Strawbale] Distributed ventilation

Corwyn corwyn at midcoast.com
Fri Apr 13 09:06:19 CDT 2007


On Apr 12, 2007, at 13:43, David Neeley wrote:

> Don,
>
> I live in a climate which is fairly brutal in the Summer--quite the
> opposite of what many of your readers face in Canada. (I am in Texas).
>
> What is the drawback, if any, to integrating an ERV into the ductwork
> for a forced air system?

ERVs are designed to stay balanced; that is input flow equaling output 
flow.  Piping the input directly to your HVAC system might mess with 
that.  It probably can be done, but would need careful thought and 
installation.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn


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