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Effective Home Ventilation
An efficient home ventilation system may well be just a low cost product that keeps moisture build-up at bay. An effective system,
however, is an investment that delivers on the quality of life promise we now expect, as the minimum, for in-home comfort.
In winter, it is just so much more important that ventilation systems not only perform their basic function of extracting moist, stale
air, but do it in such a way that complements the costly efforts made to warm the home in the first place. A home is not going to
remain comfortable and cosy if the “efficient, low cost” ventilation option just brings in a constant flow of cold air from the outside.
In summer, the built-in ‘summer bypass’ hot air is constantly exhausted from the home, fresh air from outside is brought in,
bypassing the heat exchange core to avoid being heated then is delivered in and around the home. With comfort key for occupants
the ‘summer bypass’ provides an opportunity for passive cooling when conditions allow.
Whatever the season, SmartVent Balance can improve conditions in your home with superior sensing technology including an
integral humidity sensor (selected models) for intelligent air quality control. The integral humidity sensor increases airflow in
proportion to relative humidity levels, thus saving energy and ensuring that air quality is consistently high.
The pioneering SmartVent Balance systems are sensible investments in effective home ventilation designed specifically for new
build and low-permeability properties.
These systems incorporate MVHR (mechanical ventilation with heat recovery)
technology which effectively uses the heat of the stale air being extracted to
temper the incoming cold air to ensure that the loss of heat in the home is kept
to a minimum. The warm, moist, stale air is extracted from a central point in the
home, such as the hallway, through ducting and passed through the heat
exchanger before being exhausted to the outside. Incoming fresh air is filtered
and then tempered via the integral heat exchanger which recovers an average of
90% of the heat energy from the home that would otherwise be wasted.
Tempered
Supply Air
Extracted
Return Air
Outside Air
Exhaust Air
Alternative
connection
ports
The compact and lightweight MVHR unit comes with horizontal and vertical duct
options making it very simple to install where space availability is at a premium.
An integrated digital controller provides simple and accurate commissioning. If
the unit is not immediately accessible, a remotely-wired version of the digital
controller can also be positioned anywhere within 15m of the unit.
Filter Access Panels
Condensation
Drain
SmartVent Balance is a European-designed and manufactured counterflow heat recovery system delivering the maximum energy
efficiency for ventilation control…specify one today or utilise our free planning service for your next project then stand back and let
the quality of the SmartVent Balance range speak for itself.
SmartVent is distributed in New Zealand exclusively by Simx Ltd