Decent mechanical ventilation is so often overlooked in UK homes, even though we live in a climate where we can't have the windows open 6 months of the year. I've retrofitted MVHR into all my homes, even the more drafty ones, and its just nice to always have a fresh atmosphere, the option to keep out pollens and never to have any concern over damp.
In my home, there is always a couple of windows open to a greater or lesser extent. I suspect that the current fad for extraction systems will be seen as a poor decision. Ask New Zealand about ill-thought government interventions in construction.
@@JimWhitaker I put in decent MVHR units, they are cheap on eBay as commercial installers often spec them wrong and have to get rid of the wrong units. Honestly I remember spending more time replacing bathroom extractors than I have had to invest in servicing or repairing the MVHR units - they are super reliable. If they crap out, well you just swap a new unit in - takes an hour or two. Of course you can keep windows open but most people don't want the comfort or heating cost implications of that.
If i have 8 inch ducting with reducer to 6 inch where should i put the reducer? Close to the fan or close to the hole in wall Fan - - - reducer >>>>>>>>>>>>> hole in wall Or Fan - - - - - - - - - - - - - reducer >>> hole in wall Key - = 8 inch duct > = 6 inch duct Would it make any difference?
There is a nasty smell coming out of those vents can you tell me why I have been sick since I moved here and it’s a brand new apartment filters are clean so I think it’s bringing nasty polluted toxic air inside my apartment
@@efixx personally, I've always measured the diameter, halved it to get the radius and then put that into the formula. Six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Decent mechanical ventilation is so often overlooked in UK homes, even though we live in a climate where we can't have the windows open 6 months of the year. I've retrofitted MVHR into all my homes, even the more drafty ones, and its just nice to always have a fresh atmosphere, the option to keep out pollens and never to have any concern over damp.
Couldn't agree more, surprising we don't have more problems really.
In my home, there is always a couple of windows open to a greater or lesser extent. I suspect that the current fad for extraction systems will be seen as a poor decision. Ask New Zealand about ill-thought government interventions in construction.
@@JimWhitaker I put in decent MVHR units, they are cheap on eBay as commercial installers often spec them wrong and have to get rid of the wrong units. Honestly I remember spending more time replacing bathroom extractors than I have had to invest in servicing or repairing the MVHR units - they are super reliable. If they crap out, well you just swap a new unit in - takes an hour or two.
Of course you can keep windows open but most people don't want the comfort or heating cost implications of that.
You are the business, Joe. You take university level science, and produce a video that even an apprentice can understand 🙏👷🏻♀️
If i have 8 inch ducting with reducer to 6 inch where should i put the reducer? Close to the fan or close to the hole in wall
Fan - - - reducer >>>>>>>>>>>>> hole in wall
Or
Fan - - - - - - - - - - - - - reducer >>> hole in wall
Key
- = 8 inch duct
> = 6 inch duct
Would it make any difference?
There is a nasty smell coming out of those vents can you tell me why I have been sick since I moved here and it’s a brand new apartment filters are clean so I think it’s bringing nasty polluted toxic air inside my apartment
I did the cpd module for ventillation but never had my certificate ?
Hi Peter, can you email me at joe@efixx.co.uk with the date you completed the CPD?
@@efixx Hi Joe , thanks for prompt attention in sending the certificate.
@@peterlewis1106 my absolute pleasure, thanks for getting in touch. 👍
better than the cup version
I believe it's 75 and 90mm, but maybe there are some manufacturers which has their own ducts...
Uh... It's
A=πr2
The radius is half the diameter : 1/2
When you put diameter into the equation for the area of a circle you square it : 1/4
It's a weird way to write the formula, but it is correct. r=d/2 so r^2=d^2/2^2=d^2/4...
In practical engineering terms it's usually easier to measure the diameter of a cylinder which is why many engineers use the formula in the video. 😊👍
@@efixx personally, I've always measured the diameter, halved it to get the radius and then put that into the formula. Six of one and half a dozen of the other.
You can call them LEGS!