安装HRV改造
We have a 26 year-old home, that according to an energy audit, is too tight. It is a split level with the basement finished. We were told that we would need to install an HRV. However, we live in North Pole, Alaska and our heating system is a baseboard boiler system, hence, no ductwork. We get plenty of condensation on our windows in the winter (almost a foot last year), mold in the bathrooms (bath fans are old and not moving enough air), and our oven vent just recirculates the air, doesn’t acutally move it outside. I’ll be honest, my DIY skills are limited and $10,000 for someone to come in to do it for me isn’t feasible at the moment. Are there any suggestions on where to start or other options? I am terribly desperate at this moment. Just remember that 50 below is not uncommon for where we live and anything and everything is more expensive here than anywhere else it seems, but I am open to any suggestions! Thanks so much for your time!
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听起来您可能需要5小时的公路旅行，以实惠地拾取您需要最终解决问题所需的材料。我太绿，可以为你计划这一切，但HRV可能值得减少水分，而不会让窗户打开并降低加热成本。门通风口可能有助于让空气在带门的客房间循环，导管通风口的工作和成本。直到您省略，计划出来，并使用手机支持的DIY安装HRV，我认为您可以改进手动管理水分并从房屋中排出的程度。
好消息是，当你的窗户如此良好的情况下，适当放置的泄漏或热桥可以冷凝过多的水分。在浴室或厨房里的液体中可以滴水更多，释放多种水分。一个寒冷的窗户打开和发泄后，淋浴后可以帮助解决水分前涂抹到房屋的其余部分。直接将炉子通风橱通风，是一个重要的步骤。请确保您始终打开所需的任何窗口，以便在通风前更换排气空气，或者您可以通过热水器或锅炉吸入空气。希望有效且有效的新排气通风扇是当地可用的。定期清洁风扇通风口和管道以减少霉菌是一种所需的健康步骤，直到水分含量更好地管理。
我基本上推荐通过完全与外面交换空气定期冻结浴室。增加热质量将有助于恢复可容忍的浴室温度。岩石应该可以使用。如果它从未冻结固体或有助于水分，则密封的水管很棒。
即使有合理的温度湿度your window panes when it is -50F, is vital to reducing condensation there. I assume windows are tight because the house is "too tight". Good Storm windows can add R-2 for less than replacing all windows with smaller U<20 ones. assuming it is coldest at night, diy insulated external shutters might be worth while (poyisocyaneurate rigid board with aluminum foil as radiant barrier may available). internal plastic window film help if then warm enough that water condenses without freezing so can drip into a container (you empty).
能源法案可能足够高，以至于一旦找到一种方式购买和正确安装的方法，就足够紧密的房屋的HRV将自我支付，并将其妥善安装到所需内部空气流通的任何增强。大部分使得一切更加昂贵的是，相对较少地购买最佳质量设备的边际成本。关键是维持您的财务和健康，直到您能够提供更多用户友好的家庭气候控制设备。
当然，其他人可以纠正我最丑陋的建议。
萨拉，
HRVs are routinely installed in homes with hot-water heating systems like yours. You HRV will require dedicated ductwork; most of the ducts will be only 4 inches in diameter.
理想情况下，HRV将从浴室和洗衣房中拉出排气，在某些情况下，厨房（虽然从未来自频率引擎盖），它将为您的卧室和客厅供应新鲜空气。
在较低的48中，可以购买低于1,000美元的HRV。当然，我不知道它在北极，阿拉斯加会花费什么。安装是额外的。
To learn more about installing an HRV, read“安装热恢复呼吸机。”
Sara: A FOOT of ice? A#1 I'd get those useless fans into a dumpster and get some air moving out of your bathrooms and kitchens, either with fans on timers or slowly, 24-7. Brown's Electric sells the Panasonic Whisper Green fans and they are as quiet as you hear them advertised (the one I have sure is), and they are somewhat programmable. Spenard's sells the American Aldes Airlet 100s passive air vents, I believe, which one of the gurus here suggested be used with exhaust-only ventilation systems. A few passive air vents (Aldes, for ex) and a few good, quiet fans, should go along way to reducing your moisture w/out needing a direct hookup to a fuel line from the refinery. Forget the btu's you are shipping out to the ionosphere. That ice and mold will generate huge bills for you sooner or later. In the meantime, I hope you are able to kill the mold w/ bleach; otherwise, a pro mold shop may be in order. BTW: Did you call Holaday Parks and ask them for suggestions? Ask for Jerry. john
萨拉，
If your house is 26 years old it is probably not all that tight. The problem is that you aren't evacuating the primary moisture sources. You must replace the ineffective bath fans with quality, efficient units like the Panasonic Whisper series (http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cpath/30_85.），您应该用定时器开关更换风扇墙壁开关，使风扇在淋浴后继续运转15分钟（http://www.energyfederation.org/consumer/default.php/cPath/39_766）。
再循环罩罩毫无价值。您必须用一个安静，高效的通风罩（150-200 CFM是充足的）更换，并确保在烹饪时使用它（保持所有锅上的盖子）。
确保烘干机通风外部，管道或壁帽不会用棉绒插入。确保地下室或爬虫空间不潮湿。
Do not dry cordwood indoors or wash the dog or water dozens of large potted plants or hang laundry by the woodstove, and if you have a jacuzzi don't use the jets.
如果控制湿度来源，您可能会发现您不需要安装HRV。