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Ventilation and Trickle Vents
Ventilating a home helps to create a healthy living environment – find out how and about the different ventilation strategies available to homeowners.
The importance of background ventilation
In recent years, a drive to provide thermal comfort and increase energy efficiency has seen residential dwellings becoming better sealed than ever before.
However as homes are made more airtight, internal pollutants can have a greater impact on indoor air quality. If these pollutants cannot escape, the health of those living in a home may be at risk.
Effective background ventilation is necessary to provide a healthy and comfortable internal environment for the occupants of a home.
What are Trickle Vents?
Trickle ventilators (or trickle vents) provide this effective background ventilation for a home, contributing to a healthy living environment by enabling unobtrusive and controllable whole-room ventilation.
They are situated at the top of windows and can be easily adjusted through the use of cords, rods or simply by hand.
The benefits of installing trickle ventilators:
Cleaner air for your home
Providing for effective background ventilation in your home may help to reduce the severity of health problems such as those brought on by respiratory ailments like asthma. It can also help to manage background air levels of pollutants such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in your home.
Security
Trickle ventilators allow constant ventilation while a windows is closed and/or locked, and their installation footprint does not enable intrusion into a property.
24-hour operation
Even at night and while you are away on holiday, trickle ventilators can still operate to provide background ventilation to your home.
Noise reduction
Trickle ventilators provide ventilation without the need to open windows, reducing noise levels as a consequence. In noisier locations, such as near a busy road or an airport, acoustic options are also available.
Condensation reduction
Some homes may have an existing problem with condensation, especially in colder weather. Fitting windows with suitable trickle ventilation may improve the condensation problem, and could potentially reduce consequent mould growth and internal surface damage.
Cost effective
Trickle ventilators represent the lowest cost route for provision of background ventilation without the need for air bricks and incur no ongoing electricity costs.
Are trickle ventilators mandatory?
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