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4" Room Vent

BPH · 2020-03-30 11:19:26

Hi, I have 4" vent in all rooms. I have timber frame house. The box room has 4" vent also but there's going to be baby in it soon. I think 4" is too much for small area. Is there anythig that I can do. I'm looking for mechanical option but all expensive (>€700). Don't want constant draught blowing down on baby. Any advise…

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#32 10-04-2020 4:52pm
listermint

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Markcheese wrote: »

I'm assuming there are a good few calculations that need to be done to work out the levels of ventilation needed for a house , wether it's the number of people who live there ( or could be living there ) ,airtightness ,
Aspect / wind direction , chimneys ect..

My 80s terrace has no room or window vents , no bathroom extraction,feic all insulation ,and in winter we dry clothes inside , it's not damp at all , obviously it must be leaking (warm) air like a sieve ...
A few weeks ago I had the stove out of the fire place ,and couldn't understand why the house was so bitterly cold .. until I temp blocked up the chimney .. it was doing what a chimney was supposed to do .. suck (warm) air out of the room ,which was replaced by cold air though the fabric of the week house ,
When I finally get an insulation job done I'm going to have to get vents or a ventilation system in ..

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