Mechanical Ventilation systems don't mix with your neighbours wood-fire burners
We have a Zehnder ComfoAir Q in our house. The device is located in our attic and the entry point is on the roof. Unfortunately many of our neighbours use wood-fire burners, and so despite using Zehnder 'FreshScent'filters we smell wood smoke coming into our house through the vents on many winter evenings. Zehnder should be much more upfront that ventilation systems should not be installed in areas with wood-fire burners as it is just not possible to filter out all the harmful PM2.5 particles they create, and so these particles enter your home and can damage your health (The Danish Council for a Good Indoor Climate recommends a ban on wood fire burners within 100m of buildings with mechanical ventilation). Our indoor air quality monitor often measures between 10-50 ug/m3 of PM2.5 during winter evenings when the safe limit is 5ug/m3 according to the WHO.








