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Old 02-10-2014, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Scythanith View Post
Our house has a full on HRV system. All of the air in the home is exchanged approximately every 7hrs. I don't think I am going to pop a whole in the wall for more fresh air.

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Scott

that is a very low air change rate, it should be about once every hour.
if you look a tight home has a natural air change rate going down to
0.33 /hour and they need mechanical ventilation to bring them up to that once per hour range.

Steve
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