How to Clean your Air Exchanger!
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Your Air Exchanger, or HRV, plays an important role in your home and needs regular cleaning. Let me explain what it does and show you the proper way to clean it.
Rob Hamel is a Fredericton, NB, Canada based REALTOR® committed to education throughout every step of purchasing, selling and owning a home! His information and contact info can be found at:
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Thank you so much, you should be a teacher as you explain things so clear and simple. Very helpful indeed.
We opened up our air exchange and found a dead racoon! So glad you posted this video
Are you sure? How big does your air exchange have have to be for that?
@@catalindeluxus8545 I could fit inside our air exchanger... it's pretty big... I can't believe we didn't hear the racoon.
Rob - Just bought a house in NS and by pure chance when I searched for a video on cleaning one of these, yours popped up. Small world, neighbor!
Sorry to note thet you forgot to disconnect the power to HRV for safety purposes. The core looks like its made of card board. Should it be washed? Also would you add how and when should we use the fan controller unit on the left side of your HRV. I mean when should we set low or high fan speeds I guess! Thank you so much for the insight.👏👏👏
YouTubing home improvement videos and stumble upon my realtor! Appreciate the video, Rob!
- Gilbert Stoddard
This was so helpful! Thank you.
Thank for sharing your knowledge. Really appreciate it!
Thank you
Very helpful, thanks for posting
Informative thanks Rob!
Great video. Thanks!
Thank you for sharing! Does the HVAC need to be turned off while the HRV is being cleaned?
Thank you very much ! Most helpful !
Thank you. How would you clean the drain tubes if one of them is moldy?
Thanks Rob!!!
Super helpful thank you!
4:37 whats the dark yellow stuff? I have lots of it in my exchanger
I had a company put in a new air exchanger a few months ago and now I have yellow water dripping from one of the like silver tubing stuff. The company is trying to avoid taking responsibility. What would it be from?
Where can I buy a new filter?
Is it possible that the left filter is not in the correct position
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Thanks a lot man!
Thanks 👍
My system requires a 3 hour soak in a pool of water - and circles-slashes the soap - a big no no. Interesting that you suggest otherwise.
Don't ta have to clean the ducts?
Any suggestions on how to clean out the tubes that the water through the two value at the end of the video.
Disconnect them from the unit and take them outside. Put some water in them and blowhard. That should be enough to move the water throughout the tubes freeing any blockages. If you want the gunk cleaned out use a pipe cleaner or buy new tubes as they are inexpensive.
I have also transparent tubes under my heat exchanger but never I have seen one drop of water since 2010. Inside always dry...this normal?
@@robertgrlic6505 Depending on where you live and the climate you may not see water. I live in the eastern side of Canada so in the winter months the warm air leaving my house heats up the cold air entering the HRV unit causing condensation and that is the water that drains in the tubes. In the summer months, there isn't any water draining from the unit. Also, you will want to check your control to make sure your unit is set to the proper settings throughout the year. You don't want the unit turned off in the winter but you also do not want to have it running too much either.
@@robhamel-exitrealtyadvanta9649 thanks, I might need to have the unit checked out... I live in the Montreal area.
@@robhamel-exitrealtyadvanta9649 i was told by the guy who came to check on my exchanger to keep in on all year round, I shouldn't be?
Great video. Thanks!
Thank you