What Is A Mechanical Ventilation System?
Mechanical Ventilation is something that goes unnoticed to many individuals until they experience troubles breathing, notice intense moisture, or a mouldy odour in the air when walking through a building.
Clean air is essential to your health, and one way to achieve this is ensuring you have proper functioning ventilation.
This type of system is capable of taking away stale air, supplying fresh air to a facility, or both.
Below we’ll answer these three questions:
- What is mechanical ventilation?
- Why is it beneficial?
- Who needs this system?
Three Common Questions About Mechanical Ventilation
1. What is a mechanical ventilation system?
This type of ventilation system is designed to circulate fresh air within your home or commercial establishment with fans and ducts. A ventilation system is helpful when natural forces such as air pressure and gravity are not strong enough to circulate air on their own.
There are four different categories of mechanical ventilation systems:
- M-VHR
- C-MEV
- PIV
- D-MEV
M-VHR, which stands for “Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery” and is a type of ventilation system that brings in fresh filtered air with only minimal heat loss inside a building or a home.
The purpose of this type of system is to stop mould and dampness from accumulating.
C-MEV stands for “Centralised Mechanical Extraction Ventilation”. Its purpose is to extract moisture at a low ventilation rate. A C-MEV system is quiet and can pull from multiple rooms at the same time, whether it be stale air or humidity.
PIV is a “Positive Input Ventilation” system that filters and cleanses the air throughout the whole property. It reuses trapped heat with the purpose of redistribution and replaces stale unhealthy air with fresh air.
D-MEV is a “Decentralised Mechanical Extraction” System that functions at a low rate and draws out moisture. The purpose of this ventilation system is to replace conventional fans, specifically in wet rooms such as bathrooms and kitchens.
2. Why Is A Mechanical Ventilation System Beneficial?
This type of system can perform different jobs such as taking away stale air out of a room, supplying your commercial building or home with fresh air from outside, or in some cases; designed to do both.
A ventilation system works to improve indoor air quality, as well as eliminating condensation, mould, and dampness. Staying on top of regular cleaning and maintenance will help to maintain a healthy ventilation system.
Part of maintenance is to clean your filters and ducts. Commercial or residential buildings may need mould removal on top of that.
The cost of running is low, which makes it a literal small price to pay for cleaner air for folks who suffer from asthma and allergies. Overall, health risks reduce due to better air quality.
3. Who Needs Mechanical Ventilation?
Mechanical ventilation is essential for proper air circulation. So, whether you are a commercial business or a residential apartment, warehouse, coffee shop or townhouse, fresh air and adequate ventilation within the vicinity is a must.
The benefit of having proper this type of ventilation is to help manage air quality and reduce health risks due to pollutants.
A ventilation system is also crucial to the safety of your business, home, employees, and customers. Appropriate ventilation helps to remove flammable gasses which lowers the chances of life-threatening scenarios.
As a commercial business looking to invest in a quality ventilation system; here are some health and safety tips to consider.
We Are Here To Help
Our friendly staff are here to answer any questions about commercial ventilation. We understand that this is a big project, and we want to help you make the right decision for you and your business.
Here at BEARS Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, we care about our customers and their time. We work hard to show up for you at any day and time by offering 24-hour emergency services.
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