Ventilation system - General questions about ventilation and maintenance

  • Erstellt am 2018-01-14 17:06:25

junge_familie

2018-01-14 17:06:25
  • #1
1) We are building our semi-detached house (approx. 120 sqm with basement, ground floor, first floor, attic) "only" according to the 2016 Energy Saving Ordinance and now I am a bit unsure whether we need a ventilation system because today's houses are so airtight. I believe our current ventilation behavior is the classic:

    [*]Bedrooms are ventilated for about 10 minutes in the morning after getting up and about 15 minutes in the evening before going to bed
    [*]Bathroom after showering/bathing
    [*]Living room with open kitchen during the day as needed

Is this ventilation sufficient, or does this lead to mold in an airtight house?

2) If we decide on a (central) ventilation system: what about maintenance/cleaning? Our future house has ground floor, first floor, and attic with rooms to be ventilated. If we install the system in the basement, that will be quite a few meters of ductwork. How does one keep it clean? I don’t want the system to constantly blow deposits/mold into the rooms in a few years...

3) If I understand correctly, the air between rooms with exhaust air and those with fresh air is balanced through the door gap. Won’t that cause a relatively strong airflow? Unfortunately, my wife is very sensitive to that.
 

Ghostwriter

2018-01-14 17:32:43
  • #2


Regarding 1.

We were told you are on the safe side if you ventilate properly 4-5 times a day. So also at noon – which is difficult for those who work.

Regarding 2.

A fresh filter should go into the system once a year – apparently it can be done by yourself... I plan to watch the technician the first time and then do it myself.

Regarding 3.

You only feel a draft with us if you stand directly under the outlet.
If you sit below it (we have one directly above the sofa) you don’t notice anything anymore.

So far we haven’t opened a window (moving in at the end of October).

Best regards
 

Joedreck

2018-01-14 17:44:39
  • #3
My acquaintance has newly built. KfW55. Without controlled residential ventilation. The energy consultant created a ventilation plan and prescribes ventilating 4 times (entire house).
 

Baumfachmann

2018-01-14 18:34:38
  • #4
In any case, have a controlled residential ventilation system with heat recovery installed. There are also systems with a ground heat exchanger.

For maintenance: The exhaust air valves in the rooms should be equipped with filters. These should be replaced as needed.

For the system itself, the main filters should be vacuumed every 3 months and replaced once a year depending on the level of dirt.

The heat exchanger in the device should be cleaned every 3-5 years, and the condensate drain should be checked and cleaned if necessary once a year.

We have already had enough reports where mold occurred due to a missing controlled residential ventilation system; the nasty thing is that spores are already present in the building before the first spots are detected.

If the system is installed and adjusted correctly, there is neither drafts nor noise disturbance.
 

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