Understanding Airflow in Your Home
Proper indoor air quality is about more than just adjusting temperature and humidity throughout the home. The way air moves through your house has a huge effect on how the air in your house feels and smells. Here are some important things to know about your home’s airflow.
Principles of Ventilation
One of the main factors of airflow is ventilation. This is the process by which fresh outside air replaces stale or polluted indoor air. Some systems use fans to intake outside air, properly cool and heat it, and then send it into the home.
Other homes are designed to naturally pull in outside air through various vents, chimneys, or windows as needed. It is possible to have unintentional ventilation, which is called infiltration. This can reduce the efficiency of your home as untreated outside air leaks in.
How Air Distribution Works
The other key component of airflow is air distribution. This refers to how air moves around inside of your house. Most HVAC systems ensure that air is distributed properly by means of supply and return vents.
Once the machine properly cools or heats your air, it blows the air along ducts to the desired room, where the air then exits through a supply vent. Return vents then suck air into the return ducts, so it can be properly treated by the system again. It is important to keep all these vents open and ensure ducts are properly fitted and airtight. This keeps an even pressure throughout the system, so air can circulate properly throughout your home.
If you think your property’s airflow could use a little adjustment, you can get in touch with Bunn’s and Bennett Heating and Air. We have highly trained technicians who are comfortable assisting you with all sorts of HVAC repairs, installations, and maintenance work. Give us a call now to learn more.
