ᐅ Central ventilation system – is humidity recovery necessary?

Created on: 30 Dec 2019 16:17
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ludwig88sta
Hello everyone,

for our planned single-family house with 2 floors and a basement, we have decided on a central ventilation system for all rooms with heat recovery within the thermal envelope. The brand and model are not yet determined.

I have read here on the forum a few times about an additional moisture recovery feature (MRF?), since otherwise the indoor air tends to become too dry (of course, the ventilation system also removes the moisture that naturally occurs in the room, which usually makes the air feel comfortable). I wanted to ask if anyone can confirm these issues and whether this is more common in timber frame houses or also occurs in brick houses?

Did you install additional moisture recovery in your ventilation system? How much extra cost does it involve? I assume there are also additional maintenance costs because it involves another motor and related components.

Best regards
ludwig88sta
RFR2 Jan 2020 13:39
We had 19% humidity in the living room the other day...

Apparently, the ceiling units from Helios cannot be retrofitted... :-(
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Lumpi_LE
2 Jan 2020 13:42
At least I would consider getting a humidifier. Dry air can be harmful to your health.
RFR2 Jan 2020 13:46
We have. However, it ran empty, and we were away for quite a long time. Normally, we operate at over 30%.
tomtom792 Jan 2020 13:49
Lumpi_LE schrieb:

I would at least invest in a humidifier. Otherwise, it’s already harmful to your health.

What’s the point? It runs around the clock, and after one hour the air is completely replaced.
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ludwig88sta
2 Jan 2020 14:30
Lumpi_LE schrieb:

Marketing nonsense from someone who doesn’t offer an enthalpy exchanger?

Maybe. I don’t know, that’s why I started the thread. But it does seem like a very sensible investment.
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world-e
2 Jan 2020 15:19
I am also happy with my Hoval controlled residential ventilation system with a rotary heat exchanger and moisture recovery. The humidity has never dropped below 50%.