A common complaint from customers is, "Why am I getting condensation on my windows?"
In the "old" days, houses used to have drafts and cracks. I remember in our house there was always a draft at the front door. My mom used to put one of those "snakes" at the bottom of the door to stop the draft.
Then with the energy concern, we started building homes that were super air tight. After all we were trying to conserve energy, the adverse effect was that the gases were no longer escaping and houses were beginning to become toxic.
The perfect scenerio would be to build an air tight home with an HRV. The HRV would allow the fresh air in and the toxic air out. This would be the perfect world. We all know we don't live in the perfect world. So here's what we suggest for people having condensation on their windows and are unsure of where to begin.
We suggest each of our customers starts with an Eco-audit. As this will determine if your home is too air tight.
The build up of condensation is actually trapped gases within that cannot escape. Homes are more toxic then we may think. This is due to VOCs (volatile organic compounds) from glues, formaldehydes', benzenes, radon gases, hair sprays, cleaning products etc. Excess moisture can then lead to the growth of moulds in your house.
The HRV (Heat Recovery Ventillator) regulates the air in your home to make sure you are getting so many air exchanges per hour. Just think every hour your indoor toxic air is being replaced by clean fresh air. .
Check out our website at www.huardheating.com
Other interesting sites - www.fresherair.ca www.yourhealthyhome.ca www.epa.gov
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