Bathroom and kitchen fans are an important part of your home’s ventilation system. They remove odours from your home, which improves indoor air quality. Most importantly, they also remove moisture, which decreases the level of humidity in your home. High humidity can damage building materials, therefore the diligent use of these exhaust fans is essential.
In order to avoid lint build up in the dryer vents, owners are advised to clean the dryer’s lint trap after each individual load. In addition, the dryer should be run for ten (10) more minutes after clothes are removed and traps cleaned in order to dry out any moisture in the ducts.
In the winter months, it is a good practice to open a window and allow moist warm air to escape and cold dry air to take its place.
Ensure that window coverings and interior doors are left open for the greater part of the day and do not keep interior doors closed for extended periods of time.
The corridor ventilation must be allowed to enter the suite at the bottom of the suite entry door (threshold area) and this passage must not be restricted. This pressurization equalizes the negative pressure in the suite created by the use of the suite exhaust fans. Without this positive pressure, moisture from the exterior can be drawn inside through weep holes in the windows, small cracks, etc. During winter months, the ventilation system also includes the heating component.