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If it's -10C, then open the windows for 5 minute intervals, not 15-30, that's what I do.
by VoodooJuJu 4y ago
If it's -10C, then open the windows for 5 minute intervals, not 15-30, that's what I do.
- zsolt224 4y agoBuy a co2 meter. You have to have windows opened for much more than 5 minutes. Aaaand you have to open them every 40 minutes, even when you sleep. Good luck with that.
- sn9 4y agoOr you could stick a fan next to the window to increase air flow.
- throw0101c 4y agoSo I've just paid money (and probably created a bunch of carbon emissions) to heat my home, and now I'm supposed to throw that money away?
- jnxx 4y agoNot exactly. What you heat is the inside of your rooms, and a significant part of that heat can be felt as infrared radiation. When you ventilate in a quick and intensive manner, you exchange the air, which becomes cold for a few minutes but you do not cool down the room - because that takes longer. And the cold air has very little mass, so it is easy to re-heat again, and will be warmed by the walls etc.
- throw0101c 4y ago> […] can be felt as infrared radiation. Yes, I'm aware of mean radiant temperature: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_radiant_temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_radiant_temperature That doesn't deal with humidity (and other things like pollen in the warmer months).
- heliodor 4y agoThe energy stored in your walls is much higher than the energy stored in the air. Swapping out all the air for cold one will reduce the total energy stored in your house very little. The walls will reheat the air. Same with letting AC air escape for a minute or two.