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These pictures were taken by a satisfied customer, before and after a Plusaire was installed. |
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A house that is experiencing condensation has the potential of becoming a
breeding ground for dangerous moulds. There are many thousands of moulds and
none of them are desirable and all of them are preventable. All that is
necessary for mould to form is moisture and warmth. A tight house contains
enough moisture for mould to form. Few people realize the health problems
arising from living in a tight house. A tight house will show its symptoms as
condensation on windows and walls, combustion fumes coming out of the fireplace,
stove, or furnace, or mould which shows itself as black streaks around windows
or on walls.
Smoke
back drafting into a home from a fireplace is a symptom of a tight house because
if air cannot get in then it cannot get out. A lack of air will cause the heater
to burn inefficiently, which leads to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Since the common thread among the problems is a tight house
it naturally follows that if it is engineered to be less tight then the problems
will disappear. It seems ironic that a house that has been made tight to save
energy should now be loosened up, but that is exactly what is needed to maintain
a healthy environment. Years ago houses were not built as tightly and these
problems did not exist, occupants had to add moisture to a home to make it more
comfortable.
The Plusaire was designed to correct the problems
caused by a tight house. The system works in two ways. Firstly it is powered
by the furnace fan and brings in air when the furnace is in its heating mode.
Secondly when the furnace is off Plusaire is in its passive mode and it brings
in air as the house is exhausting it through the various fans and chimneys.
In both cases the fresh air is tempered and delivered around the house by
the ductwork. The whole house is now supplied with fresh air so that incomplete
combustion and excessive moisture problems are eliminated.
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These pictures were taken by a satisfied customer, before and after a Plusaire was installed. |
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