Bring Fresh Air Into the Home Without Losing Control
Modern homes are built tighter for energy efficiency, which significantly reduces natural fresh air infiltration. Without proper ventilation, indoor air quality suffers, leading to the buildup of contaminants like formaldehyde, radon, smoke, household chemicals, and odors. This makes a well-designed ventilation system essential for homeowner health and comfort.
Aprilaire offers an affordable solution to "build tight and ventilate right," providing a system that manages both the quantity and quality of fresh air circulating throughout the home.
Proper Ventilation is Essential for Homes Everywhere
Many existing ventilation methods introduce outside air but can cause issues like over-humidification and reduced comfort. Common methods include:
- Straight pipe ventilation: Provides fresh air but lacks control, allowing air in constantly and potentially adding excess humidity in summer.
- Barometric dampers: Ventilate only when the HVAC blower is running, offering insufficient ventilation during milder weather.
- 'Timed' dampers: Allow ventilation for set periods but do not manage air quality, increasing the load on heating/cooling systems and raising humidity.
- Energy or Heat Recovery Ventilators: Efficiently exchange polluted indoor air for fresh outdoor air but require a significant upfront investment.
You need an affordable system that delivers the right amount of fresh air precisely when it's needed.
The Best Ventilation Solutions Are From the Industry Leader in Indoor Air Quality
Aprilaire understands the need for a ventilation system that properly ventilates today's homes without adding significant costs. The Aprilaire Model 8126 Ventilation Control System offers this solution at an affordable price point.
This system features automated controls to manage circulation year-round, ensuring homes receive the necessary air quality. Installed as part of the home's heating/cooling system, the controller works with an Aprilaire motorized damper. It continuously monitors indoor humidity levels and outdoor air temperature, allowing homeowners to manage both the quantity and quality of circulated air.
Implementing this system reflects a commitment to customer satisfaction and providing whole-home indoor air quality solutions.
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System Ensures Proper Exchange of Fresh Air Throughout the Year
Aprilaire products have been improving home comfort for over 60 years, backed by research and a commitment to indoor air quality.
The Aprilaire Ventilation Control System monitors indoor relative humidity and outdoor temperatures to:
- Enhance comfort: Manages incoming air to prevent it from being too humid, hot, or cold.
- Improve indoor air quality: Circulates the appropriate amount of fresh air year-round.
- Save energy costs:
- A timer precisely manages air intake, ventilating only when needed.
- The controller manages air quality, preventing outdoor air intake if the temperature is above 100°F (38°C), below 0°F (-18°C), or if indoor humidity exceeds 60%. This ensures the heating/cooling system runs only when necessary.
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Flexible Solution Improves Air Quality in All Types of Homes
Regardless of project size, enjoy the benefits of flexible controls that provide fresh air without opening windows. Homes equipped with the Aprilaire Ventilation Control System will feel fresh and comfortable year-round.
Customized controls allow for better airflow management based on home size and homeowner needs. Air cycle times can be adjusted as the system responds to indoor and outdoor conditions, rather than operating solely when the blower is running.
This offers an economical way to provide homeowners with optimal fresh air, from an industry leader in indoor air quality solutions.
Contact your heating/cooling contractor to build tight and ventilate right with Aprilaire.
Indoor relative humidity is monitored to help prevent high humidity conditions inside homes. The Aprilaire Ventilation Controller will not open the damper to outside air if humidity inside the home would increase beyond 60% due to ventilation. The motorized, normally-closed damper to the outside wall will not open if the outdoor air temperature is below 0°F (-18°C) or above 100°F (38°C).
Better Ventilation for Better Indoor Air
Today's tight homes require proper ventilation more than ever. Enhance the quality of new or remodeled homes by installing the Aprilaire Ventilation Control System as part of the heating/cooling ductwork. The home will receive the right amount of fresh air when needed, without introducing air that is too hot, too cold, or too humid. Protect your reputation and distinguish your homes by installing a ventilation control system from Aprilaire, the industry leader in indoor air solutions.
Image: The Aprilaire Model 8126 Ventilation Control System unit and its controller.
Model 8126 Ventilation Control System
For more information about Aprilaire Ventilation Control Systems, contact your heating/cooling contractor today.
Fresh Ideas For Indoor Air
For enhanced health, comfort, and energy efficiency, Aprilaire offers a complete line of indoor air quality solutions. Explore these solutions at www.aprilaire.com.
Aprilaire's Indoor Air Quality Solutions Include:
- Automatic Humidifiers: Deliver optimum humidity to eliminate dry nose, scratchy throat, and itchy skin, reducing upper-respiratory problems.
- Electronic Thermostats: Combine easy programming, pinpoint accuracy, and digital controls for ultimate comfort and energy savings.
- Ventilation: Ensure a supply of clean, fresh air for a healthier, more comfortable, and energy-efficient home.
- UV Germicidal Lamps: Reduce odors, illnesses, and allergies from bacteria, fungi, and molds within the cooling system evaporator coil.
- Zone Control Systems: Control temperature in each room based on needs, eliminating hot and cold spots.
- Air Cleaners: Deliver the cleanest and healthiest air to improve family health and protect heating/cooling equipment performance.
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