Ventilation System FAQs

Why do I need a ventilation system?
As changing tech improves the methods and materials called for in residential building, studies are pointing to the need for a household ventilation system. New homes are presently being built that vastly improve energy efficiency by sealing off these homes off from the outdoors. The same is going on with older homes. Newer windows and doors help to amend the energy efficiency of these households. The damaging side effect of all this is that households can no more breathe in a manner that allows for stale, damp, polluted air out and a beneficial supply of fresh air in. This flow of air lacks through the household is being associated to severe health concerns and a general decline of the value of the home.

How does the E-Z Breathe® work?
With the installment of an E-Z Breathe® ventilation unit the proper airflow is established in your household, causing the air to be cleaner and healthier to breathe. The E-Z Breathe® ventilation unit helps to get rid of the stale, damp, polluted air from the lowest point in your home. No matter if you have a basement, crawlspace, or slab floor the E-Z Breathe® ventilation unit will do wonders for you. By drawing the air from the lowest part of your home the E-Z Breathe® discharges bad air where it resides. Air holding moisture or pollutants is heavier than clean dry air. As a outcome the damp polluted air settles and forms up in the lowest part of your house. With the installment of an E-Z Breathe® this bad air is discharged from your home minimizing unhealthful damaging build up.

Why an E-Z Breathe® rather than a dehumidifier or air purifier?
The E-Z Breathe® is a single unit complete house solution. To get the same result you get with a single E-Z Breathe® you would require a dehumidifier and an air purifier in every room of your household. So, for the average seven room household you would need seven dehumidifiers and seven air purifiers to do the job of a single E-Z Breathe®. Clearly, purchasing and running that many units would not be a feasible option.

Will the E-Z Breathe® work in my crawlspace?
Yes. A 2005 study found that in most households with crawl spaces, up to fifty percent of the air in the household had formerly been in the crawlspace via a leak. This damp air can warp hardwood floors, produce a fertile base for mold development (an asthma trigger), draw in pests and termites plus can even cost more in terms of energy usage. According to one recent study, crawl spaces open to the outdoors are "moisture traps". The E-Z Breathe® ventilation system acts as a vapor block, seals crawlspace vents and allows for airflow from the conditioned section of the home. The E-Z Breathe® ventilation system allows for airflow from the conditioned portion of the household and is specifically designed to discharge and remove damp, moist, damaging air from crawl spaces.

Does the E-Z Breathe® run all year?
The fan is checked by a humidistat. If the humidness is higher than the fan setting, the fan will automatically adapt itself to a setting that brings down the humidity to the proper level. Once the humidity achieves the wanted setting, it will slow the fan down giving you the desired airflow.

Where does the water go?
You will not see any water whatsoever because it does not concentrate like a traditional dehumidifier. It is instead getting rid of the damp air and substituting it with warm dry air from the upstairs. This means there is no reservoir to empty on a day by day basis.

Will it raise my heating/cooling bills?
The affect on your climate control bill is minimal, based on the concept that the E-Z Breathe® pulls air from the very lowest part of the household. This air is constantly the coldest air in the household to begin with, and due to its wet nature it is also the most difficult to heat. Once it is operating the E-Z Breathe® moves the colder air outside, and since dry air is easier to heat than wet air, your heating system does not work as hard to keep the desired temperature.

Where is the E-Z Breathe® installed?
The E-Z Breathe® is placed at the lowest part of the household on an outside wall. With the unit's finished appearance, and a whisper calm fan, it can be put in any room.