{"id":831,"date":"2020-03-19T14:44:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2020-04-07T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T14:44:50","slug":"ventilation-in-log-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/ventilation-in-log-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventilation in log house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To\nmake sure that your home will stand long and its residents will live\nthere comfortably enough, it is important to design a good\nventilation system. Despite the fact that wood can let through a very\nsmall amount of air, this is not enough for a regular air\ncirculation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing\na house involves designing a ventilation system, which takes into\naccount the number of residents, the area of \u200b\u200bthe rooms and the\nguidelines for the air exchange. It is important that ventilation\nsystems follow applicable health and safety guidelines. Diameter of\nthe duct and other ventilation parameters are designed individually\nfor each given house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air ducts are one of the most important elements of the ventilation system. They can be built-in (inserted already during the house installation) or external \u2013 these are suspended or attached boxes mounted on the walls under the ceiling. For residential buildings, it is recommended to install air ducts with a diameter of 15-25 cm. They should be smooth inside so that dust and other contaminants do not stick to the walls. It is recommended to minimize the number of narrowings and joints as they decrease the air flow. Duct inputs can be decorated with grilles according to your interior style. Duct outputs can be mounted up through the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is most effective to check the system\u2019s performance using an anemometer, a device for measuring the velocity of gases. If you don\u2019t have this instrument, use a napkin \u2013 put it to the exhaust outlet, and normally it should be clinging the mouth of the channel. Pay attention to any condensation on the windows or window sills. Any dampness in the room indicates insufficient ventilation, which negatively affects the state of wood and people’s health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passive and Forced Air Draught Ventilation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In\npassive ventilation, the air stream enters the house naturally\nthrough open windows, doors, and the outflow occurs through the air\nducts. This type of ventilation requires installing a ventilation\nduct in each room. However, this method is not very reliable nor is\neffective. In the absence of forced air draught in the entire house,\nit is strongly recommended to install it at least in the kitchen and\nbathroom, as these are rooms have the highest humidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forced\nair draught ventilation involves the application of special hoods\nwith which you can control the outflow and inflow of the air. This\nmethod has been lately replaced with ventilation devices. These allow\nyou to regulate the flow of fresh air, applying air filtering or even\nhumidifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\ndesigning a ventilation system, consider a recuperator. The operation\nprinciple of this device is to transfer heat from the exhaust air to\nthe incoming air by heating the walls. A recuperator recovers up to\n2\/3 of the heat energy from the exhaust air, which can save on\nheating costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To make sure that your home will stand long and its residents will live there comfortably enough, it is important to design a good ventilation system. Despite the fact that wood can let through a very small amount of air, this is not enough for a regular air circulation. Designing a house involves designing a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.5.13","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ru","en"],"languages":{"ru":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1082,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831\/revisions\/1082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladoga-log-home.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}