News Article

Good Ventilation & COVID -19

02 September 2022

The message from the Government is that good ventilation is key to reducing the risk of COVID-19.

Opening windows for ventilation is a great step, but with the cold winter days and early dark nights not only can open windows allow heat to escape but they also pose security issues.

A longer term option to improving ventilation in your home is through the use of an extractor fan, PIV system or MVHR system.

If you currently have ventilation in your home, follow our helpful hints and tips below for a healthy extractor fan or ventilation system:

Check the existing extractor fans in the property, do they work? If an extractor fan cannot hold a postcard then they are not providing sufficient ventilation and should be replaced.
If you have an existing ventilation system in your home, ensure that you check the filters regularly and arrange a service in line with the manufacturer’s guidelines.

To improve the ventilation in your home, or to find out more about our low energy ventilation solutions, contact us on the form below today.

One of our local ventilation experts will contact you to learn more about your problems, offer free expert advice and arrange a free home survey at a convenient time for you.

How are EnviroVent keeping customers and surveyors safe during home surveys?

Telephone check ins - a week before all appointments to ask a set of questions.
We will contact you on the day of the survey and ask the same questions to make sure nothing has changed. There will be no handshakes this time, just a simple hello when we arrive.
When in your home we will take a number of precautions for everyone’s safety

Read the full guide here, which explains what you can expect on the day. We take health and safety seriously, never more so than in these challenging times, your safety and that of our team remains our priority.

Evidence from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) states that poor ventilation in confined indoor spaces is associated with increased transmission of respiratory infections, such as COVID-19.

To ensure that infections don’t rise again as populations remobilise, the government and organisations such as CIBSE, ASHRAE and REHVA are issuing guidance aimed at minimising the risk of people falling ill with COVID-19 in reoccupied buildings.