I have owned a house with an air exchanger for two years now and never knew it has filters or that I had to clean it. I'm going to look at it today after your awesome how-to. THANK YOU!!!
This is a great video! Just bought a house with an air exchanger and had no idea how to maintain it. Never had a house before and was finding some of it overwhelming. Thanks for taking the edge off one of the "new" things to me!
Steve, absolutely the best maintenance video. My exchanger lid was stuck from lack of maintenance so I wasn't sure how to remove it. Your video was so helpful as my filters were clogged and the unit was not working well at all. Vacuumed, washed and dried filters and everything is back in working order. Thanks so much.
Great explanation for the impatient woman. Ours has paper filters except for the hard interior filter. Will never have a home without one of these again! Well worth the money!
Hello Steve, thanks so much for your wonderful video showing how to clean the HRV Vaneer unit... I am 68 years old and I did it alone without problems - just following your instructions.
We bought a house this summer that has one of these. I know NOTHING about them. This really helped me a lot and I will be cleaning ours this week. Great video thanks!
Thanks so much! We bought our hose just a year ago, and had no clue about ours. It is exactly like the one you have! I looked inside, and it's awful. Going to clean today. It's winter now, so can't use hose. Going to have to do it all in the house. I really appreciate your video!
Thank-you so much for this. My husband and I are young, first time home owners and we seriously neglected our heat recovery unit having never dealt with one before. I can tell that there is lots of dust etc being blown into our home when we turned it on and with a new baby we want great air quality and we were about to hire someone to do this thinking it was much more complicated!
Good , simple explanation. One thing I do is to wash the main filter in a large Rubbermaid container. Fits nicely and less water. From past experience washing things in bathtubs could accidentally chip / scratch your tubs finish. I weigh down the filter with a piece of wood on top and a weight on top of the wood. The foam filters I do in kitchen sink. Cleaning main filter off with a high pressure hose might damage the plastic channels. As long as clean water flows through that should be good. But this is a helpful video.
I am SO glad I found your video! The homeowners before me didn't leave the instruction manual.:(. I am a stay-at-home mom of 4 kids. I am handier around the house than my husband. However, I never had to deal with this type of unit in our previous home. Thanks to your video, I now have the confidence of maintaining this myself! Thank you!😁
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I found that the shop vac removed absolutely nothing from my filters on which the gunk was actually caked on like icing (inlet side). I had to rinse them under the laundry tub tap for a few minutes until the water stopped being black! Then I soaked them with dish soapy water for 5 minutes, then again rinsed them off and used a rubbing motion using the palms of both hands on both sides of the filter to loosen the dirt. Again the water turned black. New soapy water bath for the filters, then soak overnight. Note the filter numbers on the stickers before cleaning because they come off in the water. The instruction manual for my Van EE 90H didn't even tell me how to open the unit! Your video showed me how. The previous home owner NEVER cleaned those filters because the proof was there on the inlet side filter where there was a of sheathing stuck to it where they went through the outside wall for venting. The shop vac did NOTHING to clean the filters, soaking and rubbing both sides at once between the palms of my hands added the right amount of friction without damaging the spongy material worked. I estimate my filters were not cleaned for 16 years. Thank you Steve.
thanks, our unit look the same it's been making a weird noise but I had no idea how to even open it. I'll follow these instructions and give it a good clean.
Dude Thank You sooo much !!! We bought a brand new home and the sellers took the check gave us the key and never explained anything on how that machine works !
Great video. As home owner i prefer to have second set of small filters. if we change the small filters every three months, we really dont have to rinse the square filter more often, maybe yearly is fine. I like the video, simple and to the point.
Just so you know Steve, the exchanger's lid is easily removed by sliding it a wee bit to the left. It pops out and is easily set back in. Then you won't have to worry about it dropping down on you :).
Interesting how energy recovery units have evolved over the years. Most were traditional low static cross flow units that are placed in the ceiling of the home. Now there are high static units, others that fit into the kitchen cupboard and even ones that look like a typical domestic exhaust fan. A good one I came across I think was called an Aerofresh. It looked like two grilles, one inside the house and the other on the exterior bricks. They claimed it had a heat exchange within the tube that connect the two grilles to harness the heat.
I put a video camera in mine and they're still clean after 15 years. If you have sensitivities you could have a company to come in and vacuum them out but I don't think it's necessary for the average person who doesn't have breathing problems
Be careful using this soak method, this works fine for units that filters are made of plastic, a lot of units out there are using cardboard, water and cardboard do not mix well. I would consult the manual first or check the filter tag :)
hey thanks for your video. FYI, the lid on this model can come off. once you open the lid a little, you can hit it on the right side and it comes off on the left.
Just went to clean ours. Pulled out the main Recair RS160 filter and it was full of water! Needless to say there was a lot of expletives bouncing around the loft space as I watched it go everywhere! WTF would the filter fill with water? Anyway now cleaning it thanks to your video. Will dry everything out and get it all back together tomorrow.
7:25 Set that filter on an old oven rack set on blocks, so water will fall through the filter better. With it set on grass, not much water is falling thru it.
Tks for this great video....but I have a Venmar Air Exchanger Econo which I cannot open is not the same ...it does have a small door on side which holds the filters. No idea how to clean the inside...do you happen to know? Thanks so much.
Thank you so much for sharing this video. Its well done and straight to the point. I was wondering also if we should clean the pipes down below? Mine has these transparent plastic pipes that became dirty and no longer transparent. Lol And if yes, do you have a video about that too?
Hey Steve I have to change the motor in mine, have you don't that? Do you have any suggestions? Oh and I have been making your donairs and they are awesome!
Thanks. Very helpful. My air exchange is not working. I didn't know about the main filter. I've been cleaning the small filters for 10 years. Whoops, missed the large one. I hope I haven't wrecked the system. Also: does anyone know if the control setting (in the living room) need battery changes? My thermostat needs its batteries changed and I wonder if this air exchange control is the same?
My air exchanger isn't working right. I noticed the filters don't slide out they aren't in right spot.. plus outside vent looks full of guk. After fiona I had trouble with wasps it looks like wasp nest on outside vent..I am new to this place and not familiar with air exhanger..just wondering why my filters look like piece cloth in different spot. I have vemar air exchanger like this no filters are on the bottom..just laying on top
Maybe your model is different, but most air exchangers can have their door removed just with a simple tap to the left or right depending on your hinge's placement. Makes life a lot easier.
Hi Steve. Thanks for the demo on the Air Exchanger. Just wondering your suggestion on cleaning the plastic tubing that drains moisture into the floor drain. Mine looking pretty mangy and thought I should probably clean it but not sure how.
The tubing should be pretty cheap to replace but if you want to clean it, it should separate off the connectors. I'd soak the tubing in bleach or oxyclean and warm water,
yes, you should clean them regularly. Those tubes on mine get dirty enough (forest fires and such) that they grow mold. Since my exchanger pees a lot, the guys hooked up a drain line. And that gets really nasty! We mounted a small bottle brush on a wire (it has to go through a u turn drain pipe) and I just ram it out about once a month and give it a spritz of vineager. Otherwise our air tight home builds mold rapidly. I can actually feel a difference after doing the maintenance Steve described so well here.
Thx Steve, this has been very helpful. There is a hose that leads condensation? Or water away from the unit. I noticed in the last week it has been dripping do you know what may be the cause? Do you think cleaning the filters will make it stop? Guess I’ll find out when I put the filters back in and turn it back on.
There should be a hose to drain the condensation. On mine there is where I can adjust the humidity level for the house. Check with your manufacturer, they may have an owner's manual you can reference. Cheers!
I am very grateful for that video. Was there a reason other people could not get their unit going after they plugged it in? How do you clean the hose that drains the drip tray?
I haven't heard anymore on that. If the hose is looking cruddy, I would buy a new one at the hardware store. The tubing is usually sold by the foot and is relatively cheap. just measure your hose before you buy a new one so you'll know how many feet to buy. cheers
I have the same unit as you have in the video. The door is easily removed by a tap to the left when opened. I have a problem with ice build up in the intake near the unit. When you turn your unit off and open the access door does the flap to the intake hose remain open or does it close? I could not tell from the video. Mine remains open all the time I have the door open.
+grdnbl my air intake has a cover to control air flow that stays closed when it's off. I cant recall having an ice build up problem in the 9 years we've owned the house. Cheers!
Thank you for the video. As a first time home buyer who spent his previous life bouncing around the nation and renting, thus not caring about this stuff, I have been learning on the fly. Are your bathroom and kitchen grates also the same as your exhaust fan? or is this hooked up to the ventilation grates because there are a ton of those around my place.
Thank u so much I am gonna try this tomorrow. The air in my house is super stale, stuffy and my daughter gets sick alot. I hope this works. Also will be newborns soon so I was going to buy a humidifier but I'll try this cleaning first. If you have any more info pls share. :)
I have a metal part that was located in front of the core on the right side probably at the bottom since the filter goes on top and it fell off while I removed the core and I have no idea how it goes back in the unit in front of the core
Steve..i need help..its -25c with the windchill and i was just checking the unit and its not running and the light was off...not sure what to do...i have unplugged it and let it reboot and it goes from green to red then the lights dont come back on unless i push the button...its not running at all..have any suggestions? tks
Robert asking question... I have a system like this and it seems that its running a lot more during the summer than winter is this right? I am on the east coast of Canada New Brunswick it is pretty muggy these days. what should the temp be set at I have it set as 5+ ??? thanks in advance oh and thanks for the video !!!
I bought 2 humidity monitors, one on my fridge and the other near my panel. I set the humidity down then slowly move up until you hear a click. I try to adjust to 50-60% max on the humidity monitors, got them at Home Hardware in Nova Scotia. I haven't really cleaned mine in 4 years. I am a new home owner and I am noticing a lot of dust build up and I think this is why. Time to clean it next weekend.
I turn my system off during the summer. Once the temp is nice enough to have the windows open, no sense having it on to circulate fresh air and it would work overtime trying to remove the humidty with the windows open. Cheers!
Hi Steve. This video is very informative but I need your help here. My home Venmar air air exchanger drips continuously from the right side front hinge, sometimes less sometimes more so we have to keep a pot below it. The unit is leveled and it is not even tipped towards the front door cover, the discharge tubings are also not blocked; Our house is not damp and have cooking once in a day. The house is hardly 6-7 years old. We do not feel any dampness in home. The filters are washed and cleaned. The water or moisture comes on the foam on the inside of door cover making its way down to right side hinge and then drips down to pot. This is really frustrating. The technician is coming in four days. Please help or suggest. Thanks a lot.
+Muhammad Arshad Qureshi ;drain hose is likely sitting in the water if you have it draining in a bucket or if it is in the plumbing the hose needs to be lifted the hose if submerged in water it will syphon back into the machine!
Thanks for the reply but you checked the comment very late. I mentioned it already is inclined and level for the flow of water towards the drain pipes. The technician came and simply put a sealant tape where it was dripping inside the cover and said it is due to the sudden changing weather temperatures and it stopped dripping. He charged big amount for that. I am posting my experience here so that people may benefit here from this experience.
Thankyou for the video . very informative for cleaning. I did exactly what your video showed. after 5 days the main filter dried I put all filters back closed the unit door panel plugged it in and the motor does not turn on. Even though the green light is on the wall switch units when pressed manually. Can someone help me on this matter ??
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I have owned a house with an air exchanger for two years now and never knew it has filters or that I had to clean it. I'm going to look at it today after your awesome how-to. THANK YOU!!!
Hands down the best air exchanger maintenance video on RUclips! Thx Steve!!!
This is a great video! Just bought a house with an air exchanger and had no idea how to maintain it. Never had a house before and was finding some of it overwhelming. Thanks for taking the edge off one of the "new" things to me!
Steve, absolutely the best maintenance video. My exchanger lid was stuck from lack of maintenance so I wasn't sure how to remove it. Your video was so helpful as my filters were clogged and the unit was not working well at all. Vacuumed, washed and dried filters and everything is back in working order. Thanks so much.
Glad I could help Jamie! :) Cheers!
Great explanation for the impatient woman. Ours has paper filters except for the hard interior filter. Will never have a home without one of these again! Well worth the money!
Hello Steve, thanks so much for your wonderful video showing how to clean the HRV Vaneer unit... I am 68 years old and I did it alone without problems - just following your instructions.
Thats awesome and your welcome! Cheers Ana!
We bought a house this summer that has one of these. I know NOTHING about them. This really helped me a lot and I will be cleaning ours this week. Great video thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. I have it bookmarked, and I refer back to it every time I clean my exchanger. I imagine a lot of people do this.
Thanks so much! We bought our hose just a year ago, and had no clue about ours. It is exactly like the one you have! I looked inside, and it's awful. Going to clean today. It's winter now, so can't use hose. Going to have to do it all in the house. I really appreciate your video!
Thanks! This was an awesome video! I am no longer intimidated by the thought of cleaning my air exchanger !!
Cheers!
Thank-you so much for this. My husband and I are young, first time home owners and we seriously neglected our heat recovery unit having never dealt with one before. I can tell that there is lots of dust etc being blown into our home when we turned it on and with a new baby we want great air quality and we were about to hire someone to do this thinking it was much more complicated!
Excellent video. Many other how to videos, usually skip small steps which could be crucial to some DIY people. This video was well done.
Good , simple explanation. One thing I do is to wash the main filter in a large Rubbermaid container. Fits nicely and less water. From past experience washing things in bathtubs could accidentally chip / scratch your tubs finish. I weigh down the filter with a piece of wood on top and a weight on top of the wood. The foam filters I do in kitchen sink. Cleaning main filter off with a high pressure hose might damage the plastic channels. As long as clean water flows through that should be good. But this is a helpful video.
I am SO glad I found your video! The homeowners before me didn't leave the instruction manual.:(. I am a stay-at-home mom of 4 kids. I am handier around the house than my husband. However, I never had to deal with this type of unit in our previous home. Thanks to your video, I now have the confidence of maintaining this myself! Thank you!😁
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I found that the shop vac removed absolutely nothing from my filters on which the gunk was actually caked on like icing (inlet side). I had to rinse them under the laundry tub tap for a few minutes until the water stopped being black! Then I soaked them with dish soapy water for 5 minutes, then again rinsed them off and used a rubbing motion using the palms of both hands on both sides of the filter to loosen the dirt. Again the water turned black. New soapy water bath for the filters, then soak overnight. Note the filter numbers on the stickers before cleaning because they come off in the water. The instruction manual for my Van EE 90H didn't even tell me how to open the unit! Your video showed me how. The previous home owner NEVER cleaned those filters because the proof was there on the inlet side filter where there was a of sheathing stuck to it where they went through the outside wall for venting. The shop vac did NOTHING to clean the filters, soaking and rubbing both sides at once between the palms of my hands added the right amount of friction without damaging the spongy material worked. I estimate my filters were not cleaned for 16 years. Thank you Steve.
thanks, our unit look the same it's been making a weird noise but I had no idea how to even open it. I'll follow these instructions and give it a good clean.
I use a small leaf blower to dry it if in a hurray. Stand back a little ways and it blows the water out easily. Great video.
Thats a great idea! cheers!
Great video, I was trying to explain to the wife how to clean it and this showed her exactly what needed to be done. Big thank you!
Dude Thank You sooo much !!! We bought a brand new home and the sellers took the check gave us the key and never explained anything on how that machine works !
same here, must have been Scotia Homes lol.
Thanks so much for making this video! New homeowners who knew we had to do something with it but couldn't remember what!
Great video. As home owner i prefer to have second set of small filters. if we change the small filters every three months, we really dont have to rinse the square filter more often, maybe yearly is fine. I like the video, simple and to the point.
Thanks! Cheers!
Just so you know Steve, the exchanger's lid is easily removed by sliding it a wee bit to the left. It pops out and is easily set back in. Then you won't have to worry about it dropping down on you :).
Great tip, thanks!
Interesting how energy recovery units have evolved over the years. Most were traditional low static cross flow units that are placed in the ceiling of the home. Now there are high static units, others that fit into the kitchen cupboard and even ones that look like a typical domestic exhaust fan. A good one I came across I think was called an Aerofresh.
It looked like two grilles, one inside the house and the other on the exterior bricks. They claimed it had a heat exchange within the tube that connect the two grilles to harness the heat.
Thanks for the Aerofresh ERV idea. It looks so different and a lot less complex
thats sounds cool. technology is always changing.
Just did this for the first time today...thanks a bunch for your video it was extremely helpful!
Your welcome! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video, do we need to clean the ducts too?
I put a video camera in mine and they're still clean after 15 years. If you have sensitivities you could have a company to come in and vacuum them out but I don't think it's necessary for the average person who doesn't have breathing problems
Hi Steve,
Thanks so much for this video. Didn't have any clue how to clean our Venmars. Very informative. Appreciate it!
Be careful using this soak method, this works fine for units that filters are made of plastic, a lot of units out there are using cardboard, water and cardboard do not mix well. I would consult the manual first or check the filter tag :)
Jeff Donaldson
Great point on the card board filters. I've only seen the plastic ones.
I also put a filter at the intake ports for the air exchanger and I change that more regularly
Thank You, I found Your video very informative & very helpful, I haven’t cleaned mine in 2 years, So better get cleaning 😂
Hi Steve: Do both smaller filters face the sides of the exchanger?
Yes
@@steve45ca - Thank you.
Your video was extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Hey Steve,
Thanks for taking the time to make this very helpful video. Much appreciated!
hey thanks for your video. FYI, the lid on this model can come off. once you open the lid a little, you can hit it on the right side and it comes off on the left.
David Coronel good to know, thanks. Cheers!
Just went to clean ours. Pulled out the main Recair RS160 filter and it was full of water! Needless to say there was a lot of expletives bouncing around the loft space as I watched it go everywhere! WTF would the filter fill with water? Anyway now cleaning it thanks to your video. Will dry everything out and get it all back together tomorrow.
Thanks for this video. Very helpful.
thanks this helped, took our filters out to wash them and then couldn't remember where the last one went back in XD
Thank you so very much! You don't know how much your video has helped me!
Slide the unit door to the left it comes off the hinges easily. Safer then propping door up. Mid October still using a garden hose ??
awesome man thanks for this video you the man best regards from Nova scotia cheers 🍻
Cheers from cole harbour 🍻
Very simple explanation and good understanding, but you forgot to talk about dry the filter
Thank you Sir.. this was very helpful
Thank you Steve This really helped me a lot.
Thank you so much, I have lived here for 4 years and never cleaned it, to be honest I have never owned one before.
Thanks for posting. I don't have an HRV but plan to have one someday
7:25 Set that filter on an old oven rack set on blocks, so water will fall through the filter better. With it set on grass, not much water is falling thru it.
That's a great idea. Cheers
That "big filter" is actually the entropic core.
Tks for this great video....but I have a Venmar Air Exchanger Econo which I cannot open is not the same ...it does have a small door on side which holds the filters. No idea how to clean the inside...do you happen to know? Thanks so much.
Would this help with the weird smell I'm getting everytime this thing is running?
Great video, very helpful. My unit is clean and back up and running.
Thanks man! informative indeed! I was wondering how i would manage to clean my venmar
Thank you so much for sharing this video. Its well done and straight to the point. I was wondering also if we should clean the pipes down below? Mine has these transparent plastic pipes that became dirty and no longer transparent. Lol
And if yes, do you have a video about that too?
I don't have a video on changing the drain tube. It's probably easier to replace it then to clean the tube. Cheers!
do you change anything on a air exchanger from winter to summer? you just purchased our home a year ago \
Cool,I'll remember to keep this in mind when and if I ever get a house lol!
Thanks steven very helpful and informative look forward to any future videos from you!
Great video ...very helpful, Thanks for taking the time to create and post this vid.
Hey Steve I have to change the motor in mine, have you don't that? Do you have any suggestions? Oh and I have been making your donairs and they are awesome!
Thanks. Very helpful. My air exchange is not working. I didn't know about the main filter. I've been cleaning the small filters for 10 years. Whoops, missed the large one. I hope I haven't wrecked the system.
Also: does anyone know if the control setting (in the living room) need battery changes? My thermostat needs its batteries changed and I wonder if this air exchange control is the same?
the remote i have doesnt require batteries. its wired to the air exchange. Cheers!
My fellow Canadian, thank you very much
Which direction do the filters face? I see them installed different directions in other videos.
Never mind you answer my question 2 years ago. I see it below. :) Thank you.
My air exchanger isn't working right. I noticed the filters don't slide out they aren't in right spot.. plus outside vent looks full of guk. After fiona I had trouble with wasps it looks like wasp nest on outside vent..I am new to this place and not familiar with air exhanger..just wondering why my filters look like piece cloth in different spot. I have vemar air exchanger like this no filters are on the bottom..just laying on top
Thank you, fellow homebrewer!
That was fantastic, Thanks so much for this, really appreciated!
Thanks for the video! Great simple information.
thank you for you're time and you're video
Thank you, this video was a great help!
We have an air exchanger and it has stopped working. is there a separate switch or breaker for the air exchanger?
Thank you, Steve!!
Maybe your model is different, but most air exchangers can have their door removed just with a simple tap to the left or right depending on your hinge's placement. Makes life a lot easier.
Hi Steve. Thanks for the demo on the Air Exchanger. Just wondering your suggestion on cleaning the plastic tubing that drains moisture into the floor drain. Mine looking pretty mangy and thought I should probably clean it but not sure how.
The tubing should be pretty cheap to replace but if you want to clean it, it should separate off the connectors. I'd soak the tubing in bleach or oxyclean and warm water,
yes, you should clean them regularly. Those tubes on mine get dirty enough (forest fires and such) that they grow mold. Since my exchanger pees a lot, the guys hooked up a drain line. And that gets really nasty! We mounted a small bottle brush on a wire (it has to go through a u turn drain pipe) and I just ram it out about once a month and give it a spritz of vineager. Otherwise our air tight home builds mold rapidly. I can actually feel a difference after doing the maintenance Steve described so well here.
Thank you for showing !!!!!!!!
You're welcome cheers!
Thx Steve, this has been very helpful. There is a hose that leads condensation? Or water away from the unit. I noticed in the last week it has been dripping do you know what may be the cause? Do you think cleaning the filters will make it stop? Guess I’ll find out when I put the filters back in and turn it back on.
There should be a hose to drain the condensation. On mine there is where I can adjust the humidity level for the house. Check with your manufacturer, they may have an owner's manual you can reference. Cheers!
Where can i buy filters for my air exchanger
very comprehensive video, thank you so much
Thank you so much Steve, this video is very helpful!!!
I am very grateful for that video. Was there a reason other people could not get their unit going after they plugged it in? How do you clean the hose that drains the drip tray?
I haven't heard anymore on that. If the hose is looking cruddy, I would buy a new one at the hardware store. The tubing is usually sold by the foot and is relatively cheap. just measure your hose before you buy a new one so you'll know how many feet to buy. cheers
Do we have to turn off the unit?
Yes, by unplugging it. Cheers
Thank you very much sir!
You're welcome! Cheers!
Excellent vid thanks bud.
Is it a god idea to soak them in vinegar to get any smell out of them?
It might be ok if you have a musty smell and rinse it well. An Oxy clean solution might be an option to try as well
A clean filter the system will run a lot better and cut down on the use energy
How often or how long should I have it running? I am closing on a house soon and am not sure how often to run . Thanks
I have the same unit as you have in the video. The door is easily removed by a tap to the left when opened. I have a problem with ice build up in the intake near the unit. When you turn your unit off and open the access door does the flap to the intake hose remain open or does it close? I could not tell from the video. Mine remains open all the time I have the door open.
+grdnbl my air intake has a cover to control air flow that stays closed when it's off. I cant recall having an ice build up problem in the 9 years we've owned the house. Cheers!
is it good to turn on air exchanger when a/c working or not?
Hi Steve: One more question. On hot humid days where would you suggest the controller be set?
Thank you for the video. As a first time home buyer who spent his previous life bouncing around the nation and renting, thus not caring about this stuff, I have been learning on the fly. Are your bathroom and kitchen grates also the same as your exhaust fan? or is this hooked up to the ventilation grates because there are a ton of those around my place.
Just what I was looking for. Thank you!
hey steve i cant tell the difference between the min air and max air is there any way to know if your max air is working
So I shut down the furnace when cleaning and drying the filter?
yes, disconnect the power before you open the cabinet. cheers!
Do I need to ON this only during winter or including summer also?
Thank u so much I am gonna try this tomorrow. The air in my house is super stale, stuffy and my daughter gets sick alot. I hope this works. Also will be newborns soon so I was going to buy a humidifier but I'll try this cleaning first. If you have any more info pls share. :)
The side panel actually detaches from the unit. When the lid is up as you have it simply slide it to the left. Problem solved.
I have a metal part that was located in front of the core on the right side probably at the bottom since the filter goes on top and it fell off while I removed the core and I have no idea how it goes back in the unit in front of the core
I appreciate your video - very informative.
Steve..i need help..its -25c with the windchill and i was just checking the unit and its not running and the light was off...not sure what to do...i have unplugged it and let it reboot and it goes from green to red then the lights dont come back on unless i push the button...its not running at all..have any suggestions? tks
Very helpful, thanks
Any idea where to buy the three new filters in GTA? Thanks.
My nu-air is blinking red and green what does that mean?
I'm not familiar with your model. I'd check the manufacturer's website. Cheers
Thanks Steve, that was very helpful!
Please where I get the filters, I live in webster Massachusetts. I need some help with my air exchange.
Thanks Steve if is possible contact with you I will Thanks.
Robert asking question... I have a system like this and it seems that its running a lot more during the summer than winter is this right? I am on the east coast of Canada New Brunswick it is pretty muggy these days. what should the temp be set at I have it set as 5+ ??? thanks in advance oh and thanks for the video !!!
I bought 2 humidity monitors, one on my fridge and the other near my panel. I set the humidity down then slowly move up until you hear a click. I try to adjust to 50-60% max on the humidity monitors, got them at Home Hardware in Nova Scotia. I haven't really cleaned mine in 4 years. I am a new home owner and I am noticing a lot of dust build up and I think this is why. Time to clean it next weekend.
I turn my system off during the summer. Once the temp is nice enough to have the windows open, no sense having it on to circulate fresh air and it would work overtime trying to remove the humidty with the windows open. Cheers!
thanks for the reply guys
Hi Steve. This video is very informative but I need your help here. My home Venmar air air exchanger drips continuously from the right side front hinge, sometimes less sometimes more so we have to keep a pot below it. The unit is leveled and it is not even tipped towards the front door cover, the discharge tubings are also not blocked; Our house is not damp and have cooking once in a day. The house is hardly 6-7 years old. We do not feel any dampness in home. The filters are washed and cleaned. The water or moisture comes on the foam on the inside of door cover making its way down to right side hinge and then drips down to pot. This is really frustrating. The technician is coming in four days. Please help or suggest. Thanks a lot.
+Muhammad Arshad Qureshi ;drain hose is likely sitting in the water if you have it draining in a bucket or if it is in the plumbing the hose needs to be lifted the hose if submerged in water it will syphon back into the machine!
+Muhammad Arshad Qureshi if i was to guess, i'd say it should be tipped slightly to the back where the drain hose is located
Thanks for the reply but you checked the comment very late. I mentioned it already is inclined and level for the flow of water towards the drain pipes. The technician came and simply put a sealant tape where it was dripping inside the cover and said it is due to the sudden changing weather temperatures and it stopped dripping. He charged big amount for that. I am posting my experience here so that people may benefit here from this experience.
This was very helpful.
Thankyou for the video . very informative for cleaning. I did exactly what your video showed. after 5 days the main filter dried I put all filters back closed the unit door panel plugged it in and the motor does not turn on. Even though the green light is on the wall switch units when pressed manually. Can someone help me on this matter ??
Sam Carrera I have THE same issue. Did you resolve the THE problem?