Abstract: There is described a method for controlling an exhaust system having at least two fans, a plenum chamber interconnecting the at least two fans, and a bypass air damper in the plenum chamber to allow bypass air to flow therethrough, the method comprising: monitoring pressure in the plenum chamber of the system; detecting a variation of the pressure beyond a predetermined range; and regulating operation of the exhaust system in response to the pressure variation in order to return the pressure to within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A system for heating and cooling a main floor of a building, including: a building having an attic, a main floor and a crawl space; an attic air blower system for moving attic air into the main floor; and a crawl space air blower system for moving crawl space air to the main floor, wherein (i) the attic air blower moves air from the attic into the main floor when the crawl space air blower moves air from the main floor through the crawl space to the exterior of the building; and, (ii) the attic air blower moves air from the main floor through the attic to the exterior of the building when the crawl space air blower moves air from the crawl space into the main floor.

Abstract: There is described a method for controlling an exhaust system having at least two fans, a plenum chamber interconnecting the at least two fans, and a bypass air damper in the plenum chamber to allow bypass air to flow therethrough, the method comprising: monitoring pressure in the plenum chamber of the system; detecting a variation of the pressure beyond a predetermined range; and regulating operation of the exhaust system in response to the pressure variation in order to return the pressure to within the predetermined range.

Abstract: A ventilation device is provided with a plurality of fans, each of the fans is rotated in a different direction to one another so that exhaust of inside air and intake of outside air can be conducted at the same time. Preferably, the ventilation device includes a tubular body extending between the inside and outside of the room where the tubular body installs a first fan therein at inside of the room and a third fan therein at about a middle thereof, an air duct for establishing an air flow path between inside and outside of the room, a fan compartment having a second fan therein where the second fan is inclined in a direction intermediate of a longitudinal direction of the air duct and a direction toward the first fan. The fan compartment establishes a first air passage to the tubular body through a first air hole and a second air passage to the air duct through a second air hole.

Abstract: A combination bath fan, register box, air conditioning and heating boot requires one opening on the wall or the ceiling of the bathroom, thus reducing the installation and maintenance costs associated with the ventilation of the bathroom. The combination includes a trim kit or assembly which is adapted to be fitted into a rough-in kit or assembly. The rough-in kit or assembly, typically mounted onto a building stud during the early phases of the building construction, has an air outlet which is connected to the outside air and an inlet for receiving conditioned air to be distributed within a confined space. The trim assembly or kit is installed in the rough-in assembly. Louvers are provided around the perimeter of the face plate of the trim assembly to dispense conditioned air from the air inlet to the confined space with the appropriate air gradient. Air flow through the louvers is controlled using one or more slidable dampers mounted above the louvers.

Abstract: A portable ventilation system includes a portable unit (1) comprising a fan (11) for sucking-in fresh air from the outdoor atmosphere and blowing the fresh air into a room, and an extraction fan (12) for sucking foul air from said room and blowing the foul air into the outdoor atmosphere. The system includes a flexible air conduit (13) having two mutually separate passageways (131, 132) which are arranged so as to obtain a transfer of heat between the passageways, through the medium of a wall of one passageway (132). One end of one passageway (131) is connectable to the input side of the fresh-air suction fan (11) and one end of the remaining passageway (132) is connectable to the output side of the foul-air extraction fan (12). Remaining ends of the passageways are intended to be placed in connection with the outdoor atmosphere.

Abstract: A window fan which can be mounted in a window opening in either a double-hung window frame or a vertical slider window frame and which can be held securely in place without the use of additional hardware or mounting brackets. The window fan comprises a housing of generally rectangular shape, the housing including a front piece, a back piece, and a pair of side extensions. The side extensions have outer edges sized and shaped to fit within the left and right side railings of a double-hung window or the top and bottom railings of a vertical slider window. Each one of the side extensions includes a pair of outer guides and a plurality of panels telescopically mounted within the outer guides. The side extensions extend out from the sides of the housing at about the rear edge so as to permit installation in windows having outer screens.

Abstract: A ventilation system includes a ventilator of a simultaneous suction and exhaust type, ducts communicating the ventilator to respective air inlet and air outlet formed at one room or each of a plurality of rooms, dampers provided in the ducts respectively, and a control device responsive to signals indicative of operating conditions of items of equipment provided in the one or plurality of rooms for controlling operation of the ventilator and opening and closure of each damper in accordance with the operating conditions of the items of equipment.

Abstract: A ventilating apparatus which includes a housing divided by a rib into an inlet passage, an outlet passage, and a chamber. A controlling system having a motor, a drawing fan, and an exhaust fan. A filter net inserted in a slot between the air inlet of the housing and the drawing fan. A cover having a flange is fixedly mounted on the top of the housing and a louver provided with a plurality of air outlets and a plurality of air inlets is mounted on the bottom side of the housing.