How Often Should I Have My HRV or ERV Maintained?

Maintaining a healthy home continues beyond just keeping the air quality clean. Part of a comfortable and efficient home is ensuring the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system (HVAC) is running correctly. A key part of an HVAC system is the HRV (heat recovery ventilator) or ERV (energy recovery ventilator).

The HRV or ERV helps to regulate indoor air quality by exchanging stale air for fresh air from outside- think of it as giving your home a breath of fresh air. Not only does this improve the quality of your indoor air, but it can also help to reduce utility bills and keep your family healthy.

The benefits of maintaining your HRV or ERV

HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) and ERV (Energy Recovery Ventilator) systems are integral to home energy savings and maintaining healthy indoor air quality. HRV or ERV help draw in fresh air from outside, thus removing unhealthy and stale air from the indoor environment. Keeping HRV and ERV regularly maintained is key for optimal performance. Routine maintenance includes inspecting filters & airflow pathways for dirt build-up, checking the motors, replacing parts to ensure proper seals, calibrating controllers and ensuring exhaust fan operation is at peak efficiency. HRV/ERV maintenance ensures clean air indoors year-round while also keeping energy costs low – providing real financial and health benefits in one package!

How often that should be done?

Maintaining your HRV or ERV annually is key to optimizing energy savings and helping you get the most out of your home’s ventilator system. An annual inspection will provide assurance that all components of the ventilator are functioning correctly, allowing for optimal air flow. Additionally, it is important to check for regular wear-and-tear annually in order to ensure any necessary maintenance is performed in a timely manner and to help maintain peak performance from the system.

What’s included in maintenance?

Maintaining an HRV or ERV is critical for ensuring energy efficiency, optimal performance and long life. We recommend that this maintenance is performed by a professional, and there are maintenance plans that make this affordable and convenient. Regular maintenance should be performed annually and should include the following tasks:

• Test controls are working correctly.
• Clean or replace air filters.
• Inspect the intake and exhaust hoods to ensure there are no blockages.
• Clean and inspect condensate lines to ensure no blockages or cracks.
• Inspect and clean the heat exchanger core.
• Clean the grills.
• Clean and inspect the fans.
• Check wiring connections to ensure they are tight and free from wear.
• Test for correct voltages and amperages.

Regular maintenance of your HRV or ERV ventilation system is crucial to ensuring that it continues to work properly and efficiently. By doing this regularly, you can avoid potential problems down the road and keep your home in top shape. Contact our team if you have any other questions about HRV or ERV maintenance. We are always happy to help.