Vent-Axia Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro PIV Positive Pressure Ventilation Unit User Guide
- June 17, 2024
- Vent-Axia
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Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro PIV Positive Pressure Ventilation Unit
Specifications
- Product: Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro
- Function: Positive input ventilation unit
- Purpose: Prevent condensation and mould growth
- Features: Continuously provides fresh, tempered, and filtered air
- Operation: Automatic with sensor monitoring
- Running Costs: Energy-efficient with low running costs
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What is Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro?
The Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro is a positive input ventilation unit designed to prevent condensation and mould growth in homes. It provides fresh, tempered, and filtered air to maintain good indoor air quality. -
How Does it Work?
The unit draws air through filters, monitors loft temperature, adjusts air volume automatically, and introduces fresh air into the home through a diffuser. Stale air is pushed out through window vents or natural leakage points.
Benefits
The Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro helps create an environment where condensation
struggles to exist, promoting better health for occupants and the home.
Control
The unit operates automatically and continuously. Do not switch it off. It is
set to run 24/7 without the need for manual adjustments. Running Costs:
The energy-efficient Lo-Carbon motor ensures low running costs, estimated at
around 22p per week, despite continuous operation.
FAQ :
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Q: How can I reduce humidity levels in my home?
A: Adequate ventilation is key. Consider using continuous running extract fans in bathrooms, kitchens, and utility rooms to maintain a constant supply of fresh air and prevent mould growth. -
Q: What is the purpose of the Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro?
A: The unit is designed to prevent condensation and mould growth by providing fresh, tempered, and filtered air into the home. -
Q: Can I adjust the settings of the Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro?
A: No, the unit is set to run automatically to ensure optimal performance. Avoid switching it off as it is programmed to operate continuously.
Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro
Home Owner Guide
Home Owner Ventilation System Guide
Condensation and mould
In Britain, condensation in houses is a problem particularly where warm moist
air is generated in areas like kitchens and bathrooms or by drying clothes
over radiators. The moisture in the air gets left on surfaces in colder parts
of the house resulting in water running down the windows leading to black
mould on walls, ceilings and in cupboards.
How can we reduce humidity levels:
- Adequate Heating – Air is like a sponge, the warmer it is the more moisture it will hold
- Adequate Insulation – Prevents cold surfaces for moisture to condense
- Adequate Ventilation – Removes the excess moisture held in the warm air and provides fresh air resulting in better indoor air quality
Provide Adequate Ventilation
Traditional intermittent extract fans provide peaks of airflow, this means we
are warming indoor air and then extracting it to outside, which is not energy
efficient.
Instead, continuous running extract fans in bathrooms, kitchens and utility
rooms work with the natural air flow in the house meaning you have a constant
supply of fresh air which prevents germs multiplying and spreading, giving you
a healthy home, but without the heat loss associated with intermittent fans.
What is it and why is it there?
The Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro is a positive input ventilation unit designed to
prevent the conditions that lead to condensation and mould growth. The Lo-
Carbon PoziDry Pro is the perfect solution for houses that need condensation
control as it will quietly and gently provide drier air into your home.
What does it do?
Ventilation in your home is provided for three reasons:
- Supply fresh air for the occupants.
- Helps ensure good indoor air quality, which needs removal of enough moisture, odours, and other indoor pollutants.
- Helps maintain good thermal comfort; continual airflow helps circulate heat around the property
Air is drawn into the Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro via the filters located on the
side of the unit and uses a sensor to monitor the temperature in the loft,
automatically adjusting the air volume when necessary. The air is then gently
introduced into your home through the discreet diffuser in the hallway. This
in turn pushes the moist, stale air in your home out through window vents or
natural leakage points such as keyholes.
The unit will continuously ventilate silently in the background whilst in
‘Trickle’ mode. Once the unit automatically senses excess heat being lost into
the loft the airflow will increase to ‘Energy Recovery’ mode to recover heat
that would otherwise be lost through the roof. During summer months should the
loft exceed 28°C the unit will enter ‘Stand-By’ mode in order stop the
circulation of warm air allowing for a more comfortable living environment.
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How will it help?
The Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro provides fresh, tempered and filtered air into the home and creates an environment where the damaging effects of condensation find it hard to exist, benefiting your health and the health of your home. -
How do I control it?
The unit is set up to run automatically to provide the correct performance for your home. You do not need to change any settings or control it. -
DO NOT switch off the product
Your Lo-Carbon PoziDry Pro is set to run continuously 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. -
What are the running costs?
Its energy efficient Lo-Carbon motor means a long life and low running costs. This means that, even though it is running continuously, you will not see a large electricity bill because it can cost as little as 22p per week to run.
2 Bed House| Hours a day| Motor consumption watts| kW/h per year| Price per
kW/h*| Total cost per year
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Trickle| 23| 4.3| 36.10| 0.30| £10.83
Energy Recovery| 1| 7.6| 2.77| 0.30| £0.83
| | | | | £11.66
- Energy prices vary depending on energy supplier and tariff. Figures shown here are based on the July 2023 price cap. Total cost does not include the use of the heater on the heater model