ᐅ Blower Door Test Result (n50 = 1.13)

pagoni2020 schrieb:

As long as I’m comfortable with my version, I don’t really care what others do. They should do whatever they feel is right for themselves, as long as they don’t try to convert me.

I agree with this 100%.
To make a decision, it’s important to know the alternatives. Unfortunately, this often gets lost in "standards" when they are not questioned. I have a lot of respect for modern technology and material research. But the exaggeration of turning these into a holy grail, and the attempts to optimize individual measurements without context, often do more harm than good to the overall picture.
That’s why I occasionally challenge certain things provocatively – especially ideas like “this is how it’s done,” “this is standard,” or “this is more economical.”

By the way, I do not have an outhouse.

That’s true. How satisfied we will be with the mechanical ventilation with heat recovery after all remains to be seen since we never had one before.
However, I do think that as houses become more airtight, it gets increasingly difficult to ensure proper air exchange for a comfortable indoor climate.
My sister built a house some time ago that was very airtight by the standards back then; she called it "almost a passive house," whatever that means. Without mechanical ventilation and heating only with a wood-burning stove. I can’t say how their daily life looks, but the annual invitation to Christmas dinner at her place is always a challenge. Not because she can’t cook, but as soon as six or more people gather in the living room, the heat won’t leave the house no matter which windows are opened. The place turns into a real sauna.
I’m curious if our mechanical ventilation system will be able to push that heat out when several people are here in winter or if we will experience the same unbearable situation.

kati1337 schrieb:

But the annual invitation to her Christmas dinner is always a nightmare. Not because she can’t cook, but as soon as 6 people or more are in the living room, the heat can’t be ventilated out no matter which windows are open. The place turns into a real sauna.
I’m curious whether our mechanical ventilation with heat recovery will be able to push the heat out when several people are here in winter, or if it will get just as unbearable.

I think this is an isolated or extreme case that probably isn’t mainly due to the lack of mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. As far as I know, this is not a common problem in houses without such ventilation.
Of course, there will always be individual cases across various areas; from these, one could argue the necessity of anything: the air conditioning system, a special cooktop or countertop, a particular heating system, or underfloor heating as the only true room heating method, and so on.
As the saying goes: everything is possible—but nothing is mandatory.
In general, I observe that the more freedom and endless information are available nowadays, the more standardization or uniformity takes place rather than an increase in individualization.
Not that I have a clever explanation or solution for this, but that’s my impression.
Between the extremes of a basic outdoor toilet and a floating designer toilet, there is still a wide range of “gray” area without having to call it either backward or overly modern.
Of course, we are all driven or strongly influenced by trends or partly artificially created standards that present us with this happy-go-lucky lifestyle. All of us!
The real challenge is probably to find out whether you’re doing something truly for yourself and your individual well-being, or if you’re being led into it.
For example, as long as AUDI sells more cars because people hear those four particular knocking sounds in the advertisement, it’s clear to me that I’m being “manipulated” without even realizing it. If that weren’t the case, the industry wouldn’t invest trillions of euros in such things to get their products to people.

@pagoni2020 You misunderstood, you are not being manipulated; rather, the advertiser is simply tailoring their ads to better suit your needs... :P

... and on your fears
... and on your doubts
... and on your wallet

Well, that will probably mostly depend on the chimney ... in the case of a passive house...
And I’m not giving up my mechanical ventilation system anymore, just like Robo 1 and 2 (lawn mower and vacuum cleaner) ... it works without them ... worked without them ... but it doesn’t have to ...