When a property in Chesterfield was in desperate need of new ventilation Vent-Axia was only too happy to step in. The company supplied its innovative single room heat recovery solution, the Lo-Carbon™ Tempra, to a 1970s home in Chesterfield shown on the BBC One series 'DIY SOS: The Big Build' as part of a life changing transformation to the family’s home.
This extensive home was in a state of disrepair and virtually uninhabitable. A planned extension remained half-finished with only three walls completed, while problems with cold and condensation in the property were impacting on all the occupants, not least the family’s daughter whose ill-health made her especially susceptible.
This project sought to create a home which was a warm, dry and healthy place to live as well as being energy efficient. Vent-Axia’s Tempra was installed to provide effective ventilation for the wet rooms in the home kitchen and bathroom with up to 74% of heat recovered from the extracted air, retained in the unit and used to warm incoming fresh air.
Tempra was installed to replace existing, less efficient fans in the property’s bathroom and kitchen. Since it can be retrofitted through a 100mm diameter hole in the wall, Tempra was quick and easy to fit without the need to make a larger installation hole, saving on time and cost.
Discreet and quiet in operation, Tempra can be set to run continuously at 6 l/s or 9 l/s, boosting up to 13 l/s if required. For intermittent extract applications, the unit can be set to operate at 15 l/s. It also incorporates a manual summer setting to ensure that when it is warm outside, it operates on extract only. This eliminates the risk of the home overheating in hot summer weather.
Complying with Building Regulations Part F for intermittent extract fans and whole house ventilation systems (depending on its application), Tempra is available in a choice of three models. These include an option with light switch control, a T version with an overrun timer and an H version with built-in humidistat.
Tempra is part of the Vent-Axia Lo-Carbon™ collection of energy saving ventilation solutions. The aim of the Lo-Carbon™ initiative is to offer the latest low carbon ventilation technology to reduce building energy consumption and carbon emissions. For further information on all products and services offered by Vent-Axia telephone 0844 856 0590 or visit www.vent-axia.com
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