the camp is pretty air tight, turn the clothes dryer on and the smoke alarm goes off from smoke from the woodstove. 20 below outside and the windows open up to vent the smoke.

RRP said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

lkapigian said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.

IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 

My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.

Sounds like yet another engineer in the family mix, huh?

He is a plumber by trade, and an HVAC hobbyist by choice.

lkapigian said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

lkapigian said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.

IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 

My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.

Yes Sir, HRV/ERV , a must in that area, probably has an ERV 

Not sure which one, I do no he has a massive dehumidifying/humidifying setup too.  Each room is independent, but routes back to his equipment room.

His house is two stories, but all floors are concrete with radiant heating.  His main complaint is seasonal weather swings.  There is a lot of thermal inertia so during seasonal changes, especially winter to spring, it will just about bake you for a few days.

Ozzie_Isaac said:

lkapigian said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I removed all the weather stripping from my doors and windows.  Now I can use my stove with impunity.

IAQ has gotten far worse at the expense of "Weatherization", I have a leaky old house and I'll keep it that way 

My uncle has an incredibly airtight house in Northern Wisconsin.  He has the most complex AC system I have ever seen.  He has to pull in a lot of fresh air to keep good IAQ.  He pulls it in, conditions it, then pumps it into the house.  He utilizes some of the return air in heat exchangers then exhausts the return air outside.  He has a huge room dedicated to all the equipment.

Energy recovery systems pay for themselves fast.

HRV's are mandatory here in our building codes. I retro-fitted one into my house (built before the mandates) and it made of world of difference on my allergies, not to mention no more condensation on the windows, etc.

HeavyG said:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1663607473503342595

Interesting project a group from Stanford is doing.

Hmmm, I wonder if those “scientists” just lug their equipment in for kicks and giggles or if they expect to be fed, entertained, bathed and what ever else while and after doing their research.

KennyLee said:

Gas stoves now.....except for the elite, of course.  But what when they come for our gas grills or *gasp* evil stick burning smokers, and even lump charcoal and our beloved Egg?   Lmao......it's coming.  And sooner than anyone thought.  

Ah sh*t...there goes the financial basis of my estate...(BGEs, lump and even some well hidden chucks of wood)...