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VMP CONTR LLED MECHANICAL ° VENTI TION WITH HEAT • ' ' ' • �. EXCHA GER FOR RESIDENCES ' The VMP-H is the most advanced heat recovery ventilator available for residential FAN UNIT STALE AIR TO OUTSIDE applications. It advantageously combines 3 functions: AM Is supply fresh outside air to bedrooms, living FFROOMM 1011- FRES"AIR MAIN room,and dining room; OUTSIDE •exhaust of stale polluted inside air from the kitchen, baths, and laundry; 4 BATH •recovery of heat in the exhaust air by ® BAT" Up 70 POSSIBILITIES a heat exchanger, before its exhausting to ; FOR EXHAUST the outside.This heat is transferred to the J KITCHEN ASR cooler incoming fresh air, raising its J temperature before it is supplied to the TEXCHANGER BeoeooM home's interior. t BEDROOM UP EIGHT POSSI�BILITIES Before beginning the installation,the installer If ® ROOM FOR SUPPLY AIR should take notice of the VMP-H's charac- DINING teristics indicated in our descriptive literature, ROOM as well as the applicable local building codes. MAIN DUCTING The typical VMP-H system must have: 2 SECONDARY DUCTING •For the supply air: 1 inlet in living room; 1 inlet in dining room 1 inlet for each bedroom. suSPMIvo OF HEAT EXCHANGER •For the exhaust air: 1 outlet in kitchen; 1 outlet for each bath; It is necessary to ensure that there is a certain balance between the supply and exhaust airflow rates. 11 . 0 00 � 00' FAN UNIT The fan unit was purposely separated from the heat exchanger to permit its Installation in the C-2o attic.This limits noise,which might be o c transmitted to habitable areas.Care should, just the same, be taken to place the fan unit 4 over a storage room or hall, keeping in mind, that the heat exchanger should be no more Horizontal installations than 20 feet away. _ For horizontal surface installations,the unit 3 _ comes with rubber supports on the bottom side. OUCTC AIR TO HEAT One being shorter than the other,they assure OU CT t AIF TO NEAT DUCT CONNECTION F0F Ek CHANGER EN TI Tp0UT51DE HEAT EXCHANGER the necessary slope for the condensate drain. DINGING VECTION FOP ,�.. ��• Being of rubber,they also eliminate any BRINGING 1 E FROOOUTSIOE In habitable area i transfer of vibration from the fan unit. The VMP-H was designed with a flat heat i mR exchanger(20 1/4" x 3P 1/2" x 11 7/16"), which can be easily installed in a hidden space ATTIC or a furred ceiling area i the heated envelope T of the house.This,along with the fact that the ducting may consequently be run in the interior b,e as well, permits a higher degree of thermal 0tR"CON DENSATE efficiency. AJ „...,.. DUCT CONNECTION FOR STALE a Suspended installation AM FROM HEAT FXCNANOEN HORIZONTAL SURFACE •Attach the 4 brackets to heat exchanger 5 with provided hardwar . Holes on exchanger are predille . Because all the Location The fan unit can be installed either: brackets are of the sa e length, it is the •suspended:fan housing has 4 suspension slight difference in the ole positions that The VMP-H system may be installed in brackets; assure automatically th necessary slope for basement crawl space,garage,utility room,or condensation drainage if the surface from attic. In very cold climates it t space.•be horizontal surface:this case, it should which the unit is suspe ded is perfectly to install the system in a heated space. be placed on a noise absorbing material. horizontal. If it is necessary to place the fan unit in the habitable area,precautions should be taken to •Place the heat exchanger in position.Verify ensure a good acoustical insulation. (See fan that the drain is in the I west position,and sound level data in descriptive literature). attach. The condensate drain must be connected to a 1/2"drain pipe with enough slope to assure proper drainage.