Re: [Killietalk] air exchanger

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

Basically an air exchanger takes air from the outside and exchanges it 
for air from the inside, keeping the humidity down. The important thing, 
though, is that it passes the air over an air-to-air heat exchanger, 
which prevents you from losing a lot of heat from your fishroom. That is 
the difference between an air exchanger and a simple extraction fan. You 
can set them to keep the humidity at a chosen level.

They are a significant investment - about 50 bags of Notho eggs at 
$20/bag. ;-)   I don't expect I'll recoup that any time soon.

I think they are a good investment though, in preventing damage caused 
by dampness as well as growth of mold. When I built my fish house, I did 
not install one right away. The first winter water was running freely 
down the glass of the doors and mold started to grow alarmingly soon. I 
had the air exchanger installed and it immediately stopped the problem.

Consult with a local air conditioning firm about costs. They may be able 
to get you a deal, but it won't be just spare change.

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



George & Melanie Caruso wrote:
> Tom,
> When you say air exchanger, just what type of appliance are we talking 
> about?? Is that what it is purchased as? Would like to know a little more 
> about the installation, etc.
> George
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>> I have used an air exchanger for three years consistently. My fishroom
>> is an interior basement room, no windows and shares space with the
>> furnace/hot water heater so it serves to get outside air in for
>> combustion as well as humidity control. My humidifier has never been
>> activated by the humidistat.
>>
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