Positive input ventilation (PIV) Pros and Cons

Positive input ventilation are great systems used to drive out excess moisture in the air. Tyne Electrical Services have put together a guide to help you understand the pros and cons that come with a PIV.

What is Positive Input Ventilation?

Removing humid, stale air out of your home has now become even easier with positive input ventilation or PIV. 
A PIV system essentially draws in fresh air from outside through a series of fans and ducts, incoming fresh air forces air with moisture to move around and eventually out of your property.

Positive input ventilation (PIV), The Pros! 

• As any stale air which holds excess moisture is circulated around your home and eventually forces out. PIV units prevent condensation of windows and prevent the growth of black mould. Black mould can have serious health implications and can be linked to breathing problems.
• Removing black mould from services and sealant between tiles can be troublesome, costly and time consuming. PIV systems can help eliminate these problems in your home, allowing fresh air to occupy the inside of your home.
• PIV systems also filter any incoming fresh air, small particles such as pollen and dust are removed. This is great news for all hay fever sufferers as well as any asthma sufferers.

At Tyne Electrical Services, we’ve got the installation process down to a tee. Installing and testing your PIV system just takes us a few hours.

Positive input ventilation (PIV), The Cons!

• You may need to consider fire dampers or fire stoppers to prevent the spread of smoke and fires in premises where ductwork is present. Our electricians will advise you on requirements and we have found fire dampers and fire stopping units aren’t very expensive.
• A PIV unit can only be installed by a HVAC (Heating, ventilation and Air conditioning) installer (such as ourselves!).
• Initial costs of a PIV unit may be high but all units come with required parts and accessories. 
• There might be some home improvement projects associated with installing a PIV unit. Essential electrical work to install the wiring as well as any “making good” such as painting, flooring and plasterwork may be required and bring with it additional costs.
• Loft space is required for most PIV systems, wall mounted units are available if you live in an apartment, flat or bungalow but this may require additional costs to help with the installation of the PIV unit.

Tyne Electrical Services, PIV installers in East Devon

As East Devon is largely coastal, the area is prone to damper climates which often leads to problems with condensation and humidity in your home.

Here at Tyne Electrical Services, our electrical engineers are HVAC qualified. We have the skills and experience when installing ventilation systems in premises.  This way you can rest assured that all installations and accompanying works are conducted following industry regulations.

With over 20 years of experience and fully NICEIC qualified, your PIV installation is in safe hands.

Positive input ventilation units come with pros and cons, as do most innovative electrical systems. If you’re based in East Devon and want better ventilation in your home. Call us to speak to one of the team.