“low energy positive input ventilation (PIV) units for homes and apartments” Home Ventilation Home Ventilation “the importance of good indoor air quality in your home” Indoor air pollutants • Water Vapour • Cigarette Smoke • Carbon Monoxide • Nitrogen Dioxide • Solvent Vapours • Formaldehyde External pollutants • Traffic Fumes • Industrial Process Pollutants • Pollens • Radon • Noise 2 “the facts” What causes indoor air pollutants? Indoor air quality and asthma. In short, we do! It is estimated that some 80% of asthmatics are allergic to dust mites (or more specifically to the faeces of these creatures). Dust mites are too small for us to see but they can be present in huge quantities in soft furnishings and more worryingly, in our mattresses and pillows. We wash, we cook, we clean. The faeces can also float in the air when you shake your bedding or when you walk over the carpet where they have settled. We use aerosols. We decorate and furnish our homes. How can external pollutants enter the home? Obviously through open doors, windows, air bricks and trickle ventilators (usually housed above your double glazing). But, there are other less obvious points of entry. Every home has thousands of tiny gaps through which unfiltered and unheated external air can enter. Even modern homes built to current Building Regulations will have some degree of uncontrolled air leakage. Some of us smoke. All of us breathe. All of the above day to day activities can contribute pollutants to some extent. Combined, they can have a significant impact on the quality of air in our homes and consequently our health. Good ventilation will deal with these pollutants. 3 It is the inhalation of this allergen that can trigger an asthma attack. Dust mites breed best in a humid environment. Just the sort of environment you will have if your home is poorly ventilated. Ventilating a home can create a hostile environment for the dust mite; mite populations can fall and faeces production reduced. Clinical research has proven that whole home ventilation can play a significant part in controlling dust mite allergens. Nuaire's own experience through hundreds of reports from satisfied customers, who claim significant relief from their condition, backs up this research. NB. Nuaire do not claim that the use of their products will cure asthma nor eliminate asthma attacks. www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation “excess water vapour... the major pollutant” 4 Just where does condensation come from? ”a growing problem” These days there is no stigma attached to having condensation dampness in our homes. It is a common consequence of modern living and more energy efficient homes. How condensation can affect the fabric of our homes and our health. From us! Through bathing and showering, cooking, washing and drying our clothes and by us just being there, because every human emanates moisture. It is estimated that all this amounts to 4 pints per day per person! Most homes will experience condensation on their windows and in many cases windows will stream with water. The limitations of extract fans... • Usually activated at time of moisture production which is often too late. • Rely on additional background ventilation such as trickle ventilators, throughout the home. • Can be noisy. • Need considerable maintenance/ cleaning for efficient operation. • Can use significant electrical power. • Draw in unheated, unfiltered air into the home. • Can compete for air with opened flued combustion appliances which can result in poisonous carbon monoxide gases entering the home. ...and what about dehumidifiers? • Do not ventilate a home. • Can consume large amounts of electrical power. • Can be noisy. • Require regular emptying of condensate. But condensation can also lead to mould growing on our walls and in some cases on our clothes when stored in wardrobes. This is not only unpleasant, it is damaging and costly causing premature redecoration or replacement. This dampness can also be evident through musty smells in our homes. You can't see this moisture once it is absorbed into the indoor air, until such time as it comes into contact with a cold surface for it to condense on. This is why significant condensation will occur overnight as the fabric of the building cools We have all seen this effect on bedroom windows first thing in the morning. This is the result of moisture laden air condensing on the cool surface of the bedroom window. Condensed water on the surfaces of our homes provides ideal conditions for mould spores already in the air to germinate and grow. Many people associate this mould growth with health problems. 5 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation “the modern way to ventilate your home” 6 “low energy positive input ventilation” The UK’s most popular method of whole home ventilation Energy benefits. Your roof is an energy source. South east to south west facing tiles or slates absorb energy from the sun. Even the loft space itself is a substantial source of energy. During the heating season it will almost always be warmer than outside because of solar gain and conduction and convection losses from the home. Positive input ventilation units use the tiles/slates and/or the loft space itself to warm the incoming air before delivering it into the home. Solar air collectors can also be used for even greater pre-heating of the ventilation air. This has the effect of helping to heat the home which can result in lower fuel bills and, for those interested in the environment, reduced carbon emissions. The input air enters your home at ceiling level, usually on your landing. This method re-circulates the warm air that rises and collects there as well as reducing the heat loss to your loft. The slight pressurisation effect created helps reduce infiltration of unheated air through the leakage points found in all homes, having a consequential energy benefit. In simple terms, a good quality low energy positive input ventilation unit will provide a significantly greater amount of energy in the form of heat into the home than the energy it consumes in the form of electricity. In short, providing a considerable net energy gain. How does low energy positive input ventilation work? Unlike extract systems which draw in unheated, unfiltered air, even a basic positive input ventilation unit gently supplies tempered, filtered air into a home using otherwise unused heat within a roof. The benefits of this are enormous; Firstly, it means that a significant proportion of external pollutants are prevented from entering the home. Secondly, the use of the otherwise unused heat in the roof results in the ventilation unit providing a significant net energy gain to the home. 7 Thirdly, there is no better way to ventilate a home than from the inside out via a single, centrally located, supply air diffuser. A good quality unit, fitted in your loft, will operate at an almost imperceptible noise level. You will hardly know its there. A properly designed and installed unit will ensure that old, contaminated, vapour laden air in your home is continuously diluted, displaced and replaced with good quality air. The result is improved indoor air quality and an environment in which condensation dampness cannot exist. The old air exits through the thousands of air leakage points found in all homes. Indeed, positive input ventilation will even help to suppress unwanted infiltration (draughts). The installation of a low energy positive input ventilation unit will ensure the air in your home is completely replaced with better quality air around 20 times a day. This is the recommended rate to maintain good air quality. www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”Drimaster 2000 low cost whole home ventilation” Sensor/Indicator Ceiling diffuser Features & Benefits • Can comply with Building Regulations Ventilation requirements and contributes towards ‘conservation of fuel and power’. (Please refer to BBA Certificate 00/3727 for full details). • Extremely low power consumption – average approximately 0.16 watts/litre/second. • Fully automatic with ‘Intelligent Heat Recovery’ • Very low maintenance requirement (filter replacement every 5 years). • Unit/filter status indication provided. • Highly variable and re-programmable airflow control strategies for optimum energy efficiency, flexibility and occupant satisfaction. • Whisper quiet operation. • Optional heater kit available. • Optional manual boost switch available. • Significantly improves indoor air quality. • Can be used for Radon gas control. • 5 year unconditional parts and labour warranty. 8 Drimaster 2000 a low cost, low energy positive input ventilation unit that will make use of heat in a ‘cold roof’. Intelligent 4 way heat recovery • Solar gain in your loft. • The expensive heat from your home heating system that passes through the loft insulation. • The unique Drimaster diffuser that re-circulates the heat at ceiling level on your landing. • The patented, intelligent heat recovery system that will boost the fan when the temperature in your loft is greater than that in your home (in the heating season). 5-year life filters • Huge filters (0.47 sq.m) that only need replacement once every 5 years. NB: There is no other maintenance required. • G4 grade, which means that they are so fine they will even, exclude pollen; great for hay fever sufferers. Net energy gain • Fan uses only 5 watts of electrical power (on average). • Average energy gain approximately 100 watts of heat. Whisper quiet For most of the time it is unlikely that you will hear or be aware that your Drimaster 2000 is operating. 6 speeds to choose from Drimaster Drimaster is certified for installation in new homes under the UK Building Regulations by the British Board of Agreement (BBA). House sizes and occupancy levels vary so your Drimaster 2000 can be adjusted to exactly suit your home.This will ensure that it will always match your needs. Easy non-disruptive installation. Your Drimaster 2000 is fitted in the loft, out of sight, no holes to knock through walls or new glass for windows. Your installer will need to fit the diffuser in your ceiling (usually on your landing). All this usually takes just a couple of hours. Automatic cut off when the temperature in the loft becomes excessive. During sunny months the temperature in your loft can be excessive. At this time of year it would be uncomfortable to bring this heat into your already warm home. Your Drimaster 2000 will sense this condition and automatically move to standby mode. The unit will start again automatically when the temperature reduces to an acceptable level. 9 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”Drimaster 365 provides all year round whole home ventilation” Ceiling diffuser Drimaster 365 Unit User Control Air Diffuser User Control 10 NOTE: This diagram shows a ‘cold roof’ installation. The unit can also be installed into a ‘warm roof’. Please contact us for further details. Drimaster 365 All year round whole home ventilation that helps to heat or cool your home using external air drawn via your loft or directly from outside. + cold All year round ventilation • Drimaster 365 is a low energy positive input ventilation unit that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Unlike conventional positive input ventilation units which only draw air from the loft, Drimaster 365 can also draw in air directly from outside. This is particularly advantageous in warm weather, when a conventional unit would have switched itself off because of a high loft temperature, and especially on those warm summer nights. Your unit control will automatically select air from either outside your home or loft or a mixture of both according to your selection by continually sensing the air temperature in each location. Simple user control • All you do is select whether you want cooler or warmer air. Drimaster 365 will follow your instructions automatically. + warm Intelligent heat recovery • If, during the heating season, the temperature of heat available is greater than that in your home, Drimaster 365 will increase its airflow automatically and deliver even more free heat into your home helping to reduce your heating bills. Suited for “cold roofs” and “warm roofs” • Unlike conventional positive input ventilation units that are only suited to a ‘cold roof” construction, Drimaster 365 is suitable for “warm roof” and “cold roof” installation. Please contact us for further details of “warm roof” installation. Drimaster 365 can be upgraded • Drimaster 365 can be upgraded to Drimaster Ecosmart at a later date if required with the addition of an underside roof plenum (sealed chamber). Other benefits. • As outlined overleaf for the Drimaster 2000, Drimaster 365 provides: intelligent 4 way heat recovery, 5 year life filters, a net energy gain, whisper quiet operation, 6 speeds and non disruptive installation. 11 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”Drimaster Ecosmart uses your roof as a solar collector” This diffuser, usually mounted in your upstairs hallway is specifically designed to direct the flow of air across the ceiling. This ensures that the heat that collects there is recovered and distributed back into your home. Your user control is usually mounted in your upstairs hallway or in your airing cupboard. You simply choose whether you prefer your Drimaster Ecosmart to select warmer or cooler air. Your unit will follow your instructions automatically. Features & Benefits • Unrivalled energy efficiency. An enhanced derivative of the BBA certified DRIMASTER 2000. • Developed with Napier University, Edinburgh. • Utilises a conventionally tiled or slated roof as a solar collector. • Suitable for ‘cold roof’ or ‘warm roof’ construction. • Can help heat or cool a home all year round. • Extremely low power consumption. Typically under 10 watts. • Control panel supplied. • Unit/filter status indication. • Very low maintenance requirement (filter replacement every 5 years). • Whisper quiet operation. • Significantly improves indoor air quality. • 5 year unconditional parts and labour warranty. 12 Drimaster Ecosmart is an all year round, low energy positive input ventilation unit that will take advantage of the solar energy collected by your roof tiles/slates. Your roof acts as a solar collector The sun warms the tiles/slates, which in turn creates a warm “boundary layer” (1) and heats the area between top of felt and underside of tiles/slates (2). Drimaster Ecosmart draws air from this area via a plenum (a sealed chamber) fitted to the underside of the rafters and a system of ductwork.The air is then replaced with external air via the tiles/slates 1. Over 10 million unused solar collectors in the UK! Every roof is a potential solar collector. Drimaster Ecosmart allows you to realise the potential of yours, whether it be a ‘warm roof’ or ‘cold roof’. How can Drimaster Ecosmart realise the energy saving potential in you roof? The energy benefit of using a loft to help preheat ventilation air has been known for many years. There is however more energy available than just in the loft. Extensive research has established that the air on top of slates/tiles (boundary layer) and trapped between your slates/tiles and the roofing felt can be significantly warmer than your loft during the heating season. Drimaster Ecosmart uses this additional heat, when it's available. Drimaster Ecosmart automatically determines the best location from which to draw warm air to suit your selected needs by continually sensing the air temperature in the various roof locations. All year round ventilation Drimaster Ecosmart operates 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year. Unlike conventional positive input ventilation units which only draw in air from the loft, Drimaster Ecosmart is also capable of drawing air directly from outside. This is particularly advantageous during the non-heating season. Your unit control will automatically select air from either outside your home, the loft, or under the slates/tiles according to your selection. . 2. The sun warms tiles/slates, which in turn creates a warm “boundary layer” (1) and heats the area between top of felt and underside of tiles/slates (2). Drimaster Ecosmart draws air from this area via system of ductwork. The air is then replaced with external air via the tiles/slates 1. 2. Simple User control All you do is select whether you want cooler or warmer air, or something in between. Drimaster Ecosmart will follow your instructions automatically. Intelligent heat recovery If, during the heating season, the temperature of heat available is greater than that in your home, Drimaster Ecosmart will increase its airflow automatically and deliver even more free heat into your home helping to reduce your heating bills. Whisper Quiet For most of the time it is unlikely that you will hear your unit operating. The only time you may hear an increase in the units noise level will be during ‘intelligent heat recovery’ mode as described above. Warm Roof 13 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”how Drimaster Ecosmart helps heat or cool your home” Drimaster Ecosmart Unit Plenum (sealed chamber) Air Diffuser User Control NOTE: This diagram shows a ‘cold roof’ installation. The unit can also be installed into a ‘warm roof’. Please, contact us for further details. 14 Using external air drawn through your tiles/slates, the loft or directly from outside Warming your home + cold + cold Cooling your home ✴✴ + warm ✴ ✴ ✴ ✴✴ + warm 15 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”Drimaster ECOSUN providing solar air heating“ Ceiling diffuser User Control Features & Benefits • An enhanced derivative of the BBA certified DRIMASTER 2000. • Utilises advanced solar air collectors to maximise energy savings • Can help heat or cool a home all year round. • Extremely low energy consumption. Typically under 10 watts. • Control panel supplied Unit/filter status indication • Very low maintenance requirement . (filter replacement every 5 years) • Whisper quiet operation. • Significantly improves indoor air quality • 5 year unconditional parts and labour warranty saving money. 16 ”ECOSUN is an all year round, low energy positive input ventilation unit, capable of capitalising large amounts of solar energy via roof mounted solar air heaters“ An intelligent approach to whole home ventilation, solar air heating and air cooling. Once you have determined your requirements at the user control, the Ecosun intelligent control system will monitor a plurality of temperature sensors around the system and your home. It will then automatically control the air flow through the system to optimise energy efficiency while always providing adequate ventilation to your home. High efficiency solar air heaters Each Drimaster Ecosun comes complete with two high efficiency, light weight and waterless solar air heaters. These solar air heaters incorporate a unique absorber material and have been tested to EN12975-1,2: 2002. Method of Operation The unit is similar in operation to the Drimaster Ecosmart as described on pages 12-15, the only differences being that the solar air heaters are used in lieu of the roof tiles/slates to provide even greater energy heat gains from the sun. Excellent aesthetics The neutral colours used in the solar collectors help them to blend into the vast majority of roofs. In situations where something a bit more special is required e.g. for blending into a pre-fabricated metal roof and there are sufficient quantities to justify the extra expense, we are able to provide bespoke units. 17 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”Flatmaster whole home ventilation” Effective, easily cleaned and replaced filter for speedy maintenance and clean fresh air. Features & Benefits • Extremely low power consumption – as little as 4.6 watts. • Very low maintenance requirement (filter clean every 1-2 years). • Interchangeable, multi-positional, circular and rectangular inlet/outlet spigots for improved aesthetics and simpler installation. • Optional heater kit available. • Optional manual boost switch available. • Whisper quiet operation. • Significantly improves indoor air quality. • 5 year parts and labour warranty. 18 Flatmaster a low cost, low energy positive input ventilation unit for use in homes without a loft Lower cost derivative of Flatmaster 2000 Flatmaster operates in a similar way to the Flatmaster 2000 unit (see pages 20 and 21), but does not incorporate the heater or airflow boost facility. Suitable for other applications The Flatmaster unit can also be used to provide ventilation to basements, cellars, garages and other areas that would benefit from a continuous supply of fresh, filtered air. 19 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation ”Flatmaster 2000 whole home ventilation” Remote boost switch for increased filtered, fresh air when required. Features & Benefits • Extremely low power consumption – as little as 8 watts. • High efficiency, Grade G3 air filter ensures a continuous supply of good quality air to the home. • Very low maintenance requirement (filter clean every 1-2 years). • Interchangeable, multi-positional, circular and rectangular inlet/outlet spigots for improved aesthetics and simpler installation. Heater controlled by override switch and internal thermostat. • Whisper Quiet operation. • Fitted with thermostatically controlled heater, with manual override, to temper the incoming air if required and help heat the home. • Manual boost switch provided for periods when increased airflow is required e.g. hot summer nights. • 5 year parts and labour warranty. 20 Flatmaster 2000 a low energy positive input ventilation unit for use in homes without a loft Redistributes heat from ceiling level Input air is directed across the ceiling (usually in your hallway as shown in the diagram above). This uses a scientific principle called the Coanda effect, which has the impact of mixing with the otherwise unused warmer air that has risen above head height in your home. It therefore increases the efficiency of your heating system. Additional heat when required If additional heating of the incoming air is required e.g. during very cold weather, the integral heater can be used to distribute filtered, warmed air throughout the property as shown in the diagram above. 21 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk Home Ventilation other products in our range for use in homes Genie Bathroom and Toilet Extract Fans These fans are sometimes used to enhance the performance of our whole home, Positive Input Ventilation units. Alternatively they may be used when ventilation is only required to a single bathroom or toilet. They comply with latest Building Regulations requirements and are the quietest fans in their class. Indeed our most popular models have imperceptible noise levels when in background ventilation mode. With a push fit washable filter, cleaning, essential to maintain satisfactory performance, couldn't be easier. A 3 year parts and labour warranty give you peace of mind. 22 Genie Kitchen and Utility Room Extract Fans These fans have similar features to Genie Bathroom and Toilet fans. Higher extraction rates mean they are more suited for use in high moisture producing rooms such as Kitchens and Utility Rooms. Large, push fit washable filters ensure long periods between cleaning. 3 year parts and labour warranty as standard. MVHR Range of Low Energy Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery Systems Whole Home ventilation systems that continuously extract air from wet areas, passing it through a heat exchanger to warm incoming air to habitable rooms, are becoming more popular as homes become more airtight. Nuaire Home Ventilation offer one of the largest ranges of such systems. The range is described in detail in this brochure, a copy of which is available on request. 5 year parts and labour warranty as standard. MEV Continuous Central Mechanical Extract Ventilation Units A range of central extract units capable of extracting stale air from up to 5 rooms in a home and discharging it to the outside through a single vent. Available with a full range of attractive extract grilles, some even with integral lights. 3 - 5 year parts and labour warranty as standard. Genie-PSV Passive Stack Ventilation Extract Grille A simple extract grille, relying on stack effect and wind pressures for effective operation. 3 year parts and labour warranty as standard. Full details and specifications of these products can be found on our website. 23 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk sunwarm solar air/water heating and ventilation systems The latest development from the company that has been breathing sunshine into homes for over 25 years. www.sunwarm.com the main parts of the system 1 4 3 2 5 1. Roof Mounted Solar Collectors Attractive, roof mounted solar collectors, incorporating a unique absorber material, are used to absorb heat from the sun and transfer it to air that is passed through them. During the heating season they can be used to help heat the home by passing the ventilation air through them before delivery to the dwelling. When heating demand of the home has been satisfied or during the non-heating season, the collectors can heat the hot water. The heated air is then directed via an air to water heat transfer coil integral to the low energy air handling system. The resulting warmed water is then pumped to a storage cylinder thermal store in a similar way to a conventional solar hot water heating system. It is also worth noting that the collectors can even be used to help cool the ventilation air. At night the unique absorber material can cool down as it loses heat to clear night skies. If desirable, the external air can then be cooled by passing it through the collectors. This can be particularly beneficial during the summer months. 2. Low Energy Air Handling System The air handling system is of robust lightweight construction and incorporates low energy consumption components and low maintenance, high performance air filters. It directs the air as required to optimise energy gain while always providing whole home ventilation via the well established "positive input ventilation" principle. Indeed at the heart of the system is a Nuaire DRIMASTER, the UK's most popular low energy positive input ventilation unit. 3. Solar Hot Water Heating Facility sunwarm can be supplied with a full range of hot water cylinders. It can also be easily linked to any hot water cylinders provided by others. 4. Ceiling Mounted Supply Air Diffuser As sunwarm provides whole home ventilation using the "positive input ventilation" principle, a single ceiling mounted supply air diffuser is often all that is needed for adequate air distribution throughout a home. 5. User Controls Each sunwarm system is provided with an easy to use control system that will also provide you with system status information including when the systems filters need changing (every 5 years). 25 www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk The Personal Touch Customers involved in the design, build, refurbishment and maintenance of homes are supported by a team of approximately 25 Nuaire Home Ventilation staff located throughout the UK. Home Ventilation Sales to private home owners are either direct or via a nationwide network of approved Nuaire Agents. The Nuaire Group The Nuaire group was formed nearly 50 years ago. A Nuaire internal customer services team provides additional customer support and back up to all our local representatives. It is British owned, has subsidiaries in France and distributes its products to over 40 countries around the World. Nuaire is the largest supplier of whole home ventilation products in the UK and also No.1 in the Commercial and Industrial Fan Market. Nuaire's reputation has been built on the quality and durability of its products. It was the first in the Industry, Worldwide, to achieve the coveted ISO 9001 World standard of quality and is a recent recipient of a Queen’s Award for Innovation in recognition of our achievement in provision of energy saving ventilation systems. “your guarantee from the nuaire group“ Your complete satisfaction guarantee At Nuaire, we want you to be completely satisfied with our products. That is why we offer, in addition to our product warranty, a complete money back guarantee on our Drimaster 2000, Drimaster 365, Drimaster Ecosmart, Flatmaster and Flatmaster 2000, if you are not entirely satisfied with the performance*. All we ask is that you give the equipment an opportunity to prove its worth and, should there be any problems, the time to correct them for you. In fact, it is a rare event for a customer to claim under this guarantee and we are therefore very confident that you will be more than pleased with your investment. * Money back guarantee applies where Nuaire take responsibility for the complete supply and installation of the units. 26 Technical or commercial considerations may, from time to time, make it necessary to alter the design, performance and dimensions of equipment and the right is reserved to make such changes without prior notice. www.nuaireforhomes.co.uk
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