Energy Recovery Ventilator Installation

[gonesurfin]

I'm installing a Renewaire EV130 on the vertical return air and there isn't much distance away from the furnace, maybe 7 feet. In order to keep the minimum 3' distance between the room air and fresh air connections, I'm only 4' from the furnace. I was thinking of using butterfly backdraft dampers to mitigate to high flow of air being drawn into the furnace. Has anyone installed an ERV so close to a furnace? If so, what type of backdraft dampers did you install and where did you place them?

[rihvactech1]

your duct work has a statick presher that shood be the same in the duct sys if it was desind right but just rember to stay away from any turn or the end of the duct work and rember you have to air balnce the erv after you installto insher that you have proper air flow good luck

[hvacvegas]

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[khc95]

I'm installing a Renewaire EV130 on the vertical return air and there isn't much distance away from the furnace, maybe 7 feet. In order to keep the minimum 3' distance between the room air and fresh air connections, I'm only 4' from the furnace. I was thinking of using butterfly backdraft dampers to mitigate to high flow of air being drawn into the furnace. Has anyone installed an ERV so close to a furnace? If so, what type of backdraft dampers did you install and where did you place them?

Call the manufature and see what they say.............