The difference turning on my air exchanger made!

[Ironic_Water]

Here in Southern Ontario it's been in the high 30's for weeks - super gross. That means my AC has been on for weeks, and we have 6 people in the house plus pets regularly.

Cue my tank's pH slowly trending downward, with my carbon dioxide scrubber almost instantly overwhelmed in a few days.

So I had one last option up my sleeve - the air exchanger. It's something you're really supposed to leave off in the summer, as it becomes much less efficient when the outside air is humid and hot, but the results don't lie:

You can see the exact moment on the 4th of August when I turned it on. Now I'm consistently between 8.3 and 8.5 pH, and not sweating my balls off by still having the AC on. I have my cake and I ate it too.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Nice! Thanks for the info!

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

That's an amazing difference fresh air makes. I wish we had an air exchanger now!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

This is very useful information, thanks for sharing!

 

[Salty_Northerner]

Thanks for sharing! I was running our fresh air exchanger along with the AC then stopped as my electric bill really shot up.

Kinda a catch 22

 

[sharkbait-uhaha]

what's a fresh air exchanger ?

 

[thedon986]

what's a fresh air exchanger ?

All about home Ventilation, Heat Exchangers HRV's & ERV's

Are houses too airtight? No they aren't! Fresh air circulation is essential to prevent mold & mildew in today's modern energy-efficient homes so Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) or Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) is fitted. Homes built in the last 40 years in Canada are relatively airtight ...

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All about home Ventilation, Heat Exchangers HRV's & ERV's

Are houses too airtight? No they aren't! Fresh air circulation is essential to prevent mold & mildew in today's modern energy-efficient homes so Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV) or Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) is fitted. Homes built in the last 40 years in Canada are relatively airtight ...

www.ecohome.net

interesting, didn't know there was such thing .