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HVAC System for the Greenhouse

Bob meets with Dave Talbot, the HVAC contractor, to discuss the heating and cooling for a greenhouse. A system of thermostats, blowers, vented windows, and a boiler are designed to keep the greenhouse at ideal temperatures.
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HVAC System for the Greenhouse

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" This is not unusual job where isn't it yes it is it's anytime Richards trying to deal with a conservatory your aura glass blocks. It's not the easiest room in the world either -- or to cool no it isn't there's an awful lot to take into account and it's really based on all the glass area -- let's talk about the the the summer months -- Person with a traditional greenhouse very often would white washed the glass in the summer to reduce the amount of heat that comes in -- could actually kill the plant. Because this room is meant to be opt -- conservatory. And really is on the front of the house you would never wanna whitewash the glass. But you do want to keep it cool enough that you can use the room and how are they can do that."

" Well there's there's. To primary functions. Both of which are controlled by a thermostat. And the first stage on the thermostat at a preset temperature will open the battle waiting windows would also open ventilating skylights OK so -- will have. Hopper windows at the bottom and skylights at the top and windows are open. Your allowing nature to create current yes the cool air will tend to flow we're in the warm air will rise out the top windows and that'll -- can back the flow which will keep changing the area here. If the green house however should reach a point at which a second. Preset temperatures reached. And we will start relying on mechanical ventilation to control temperature in here so there is -- span and that is. Somewhere on the other side of the yes OK yeah. It -- actually exhaust in the air from here that's correct and it will actually work a little bit opposite the cut back the flow from the point of view -- or cool air from two directions above an. And in -- into that role and across the basement and it will exit through Austin room force side. Must be a huge fan. Out 1400. Cubic feet of -- per -- is what we're planning on moving at that rate it will change in the air in the greenhouse about every minute after two minutes. So. There comes a point where all of the passive energy that we've taken like. Insulating fasten and the like. Don't really work and the only way to cool it down to exhaust the year mechanically and actually one of the features that we're planning on. Putting in here is a sprinkling systems so that when the paving stone is it very very hot. You spray water on to -- them down which is really excellent because without Forward Air conditioning. We still have nothing to work -- side -- is any cooler than what the outdoor temperature is exactly this is a way to take things one step further yet but now we're still in the cold weather and year. Kind of introducing what will be the basic heating elements -- with the though OK well we have to do here is to. Creative means of heating. -- air convection on a small scale actually is the device so we have a series of thin tubes. Within a baffle plate here which used to create chimney action -- stack action and the idea being that the cool air would cross the floor. Drop down. Being heated by the fans and Beers hot water from a boiler that is located inside in the prospects correct which will be passing through here. And this will. Alternately be installed all the way around and it will exit back over here complete let's go take a quick look at the -- great. Tell us about little boiler. Oh hey this boiler is hard and heating system for the greenhouse is so very high efficiency gas fired boiler actives. Over 87%. Efficient."

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