I am currently looking seriously at a new house that has a "vent axia" mechanical heat recovery system. I don't really know much about these systems except that as I understand it they recycle warm air and mix it with incoming cold air to reduce heating bills. I am a bit wary about this, as I wonder if these new technologies can give trouble over time/ lead to "sick building" problems as the house has no wall vents or chimney. I am also unclear if they cool the house in summer or you just open your windows - this is important as the house is close to the M50 and there is plenty of noise.
I also wonder if it is possible to do an attic conversion on these houses as presumably they have a lot of ducting in the attic area and any new room would need to be linked in (expensively) to the existing system
Any help would be appreciated. Not sure what way to jump
I also wonder if it is possible to do an attic conversion on these houses as presumably they have a lot of ducting in the attic area and any new room would need to be linked in (expensively) to the existing system
Any help would be appreciated. Not sure what way to jump