I will install a TYR pellet stove in the living room. The stove has a rear air intake connection. Can you take the air directly from the crawl space, which is a bit damp? Could it even dry out a bit as cold air comes in and can absorb more moisture? Will the floor become colder as a result...
Anders
Anders
I'm not an expert, but spontaneously it could go both ways.
If you heat when the air in the crawl space has higher humidity than the outside air, you should reduce the humidity in the crawl space. Conversely, you will draw in more humid air into the crawl space, with the problems that entails.
If you heat when the air in the crawl space has higher humidity than the outside air, you should reduce the humidity in the crawl space. Conversely, you will draw in more humid air into the crawl space, with the problems that entails.
Isn't the biggest problem stagnant air in crawl spaces?
I think the stove would draw out air from the basement, which means fresh air is drawn in through the vents.blackadder said:
If you have the vents furthest from the exhaust (the stove), it should create some rotation down there.
No, no, no!, I must protest!
A torpargrund should be as dry as possible, which is often difficult due to ground moisture, etc. The air that is stagnant in the foundation is heated somewhat by heat leakage from the house, preferably a chimney base. Warmer air can contain a higher proportion of moisture than cold air before the moisture condenses on wood, etc. (the concept of relative humidity RH). That is, heated torpargrund = less humid. New air from outside is colder and consequently, this means that more moisture precipitates. As a basic principle, you can have that: Moisture cannot be ventilated away, but WARMED away. It can of course be good to ventilate in the sense of "getting air to move" but heat is the keyword.
I would ABSOLUTELY not take air intake from a crawlspace/torpargrund, but instead, you can take air intake from outside if desired.
Feel free to check with, for example, anticimex who handle many moisture and mold/house fungus damages, I can guarantee they will say the same thing.
To solve problems with moisture in a torpargrund, one can use plastic on the ground, the so-called "Trygghetsvakten" or dehumidifiers.
Best regards
Ilam
A torpargrund should be as dry as possible, which is often difficult due to ground moisture, etc. The air that is stagnant in the foundation is heated somewhat by heat leakage from the house, preferably a chimney base. Warmer air can contain a higher proportion of moisture than cold air before the moisture condenses on wood, etc. (the concept of relative humidity RH). That is, heated torpargrund = less humid. New air from outside is colder and consequently, this means that more moisture precipitates. As a basic principle, you can have that: Moisture cannot be ventilated away, but WARMED away. It can of course be good to ventilate in the sense of "getting air to move" but heat is the keyword.
I would ABSOLUTELY not take air intake from a crawlspace/torpargrund, but instead, you can take air intake from outside if desired.
Feel free to check with, for example, anticimex who handle many moisture and mold/house fungus damages, I can guarantee they will say the same thing.
To solve problems with moisture in a torpargrund, one can use plastic on the ground, the so-called "Trygghetsvakten" or dehumidifiers.
Best regards
Ilam