Erv Instead Of Bathroom Fan

I m thinking of the qufresh fan made by air king.

Erv instead of bathroom fan.

We ve managed to set up the erv to run the exhaust fan continuously but this then causes other problems. You don t have to worry about any electrical wiring or mold buildup because it is a. My suggestion is stick with a dedicated exhaust fan. Often will add bath fans if the hrv size doesn t allow a boost rate of at least 50 cfm per bathroom.

Pair a supply fan with the exhaust fans another way to get balanced ventilation is to use the exhaust fans with controls and also install a supply fan. Put the bath fan in the 1 2 bath first then the bath likely to get used the least. The dueling pressures can significantly reduce ventilation effectiveness. Wall fans blow air from the bathroom into the room on the other side of the wall then sucks the clean dry.

Panasonic makes a specific bathroom erv panasonic whispercomfort spot erv fv 04ve1 the other alternative is to use both a bathroom fan for spot exhaust on a timer and a separate hrv or erv. Alternatives to ducted bathroom fans wall fans. Don t need a 200 cfm hrv in most cases even for large houses in terms of normal ventilation rates 62 2 2010 not 62 2 2013. I have a panasonic bath fan with a 30 min timer and a fantech erv set to 0 35 ach.

This system can also be set up to draw from bathrooms instead of hallways thus eliminating bathroom exhaust fans. You can do this with a bath fan installed to blow air into the home or you can use a fan made specially for this task. This is what i am running.