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Complete DIY Installation Kits for Heat Recovery Ventilation
Now you can capture and reuse the heat/chill you’ve already paid for… using one of EnergyLabs’ DIY* complete and easy installation kits (*with the help of any licenced electrician).
How?
EnergyLabs offers Complete Heat Recovery Ventilation Kits – making it easy for you to install (with no missing parts) and get your heat recovery ventilation system up and running:
For habitable floor areas of up to 70m2 choose the 2-units kit. For areas of up to 140m2 choose the 4-units kit, up to 210m2 choose the 6-units kit and up to 280m2 choose the 8-units kit.
Not sure and want expert help? Get our expert design service ($179), send us your house plans and we’ll prepare a custom design of your heat recovery ventilation system for best performance, including a detailed list of parts and complete with pricing.
Complete Installation Kit - Heat Recovery Ventilation System
Achieve a healthy home with the concealed VCR 180 MC central heat recovery ventilation unit for homes and apartments. Air filters installed inside the heat recovery ventilation unit will remove any pollen from the supplied outside air, creating an ideal environment for asthma and allergy sufferers. The cross-flow heat exchanger will capture heat energy from the extracted exhaust air and use it to heat the fresh incoming air, with an efficiency up to 87%
The VCR 180 MC is a Sensitive Choice Approved Product when used in conjunction with the F7 filter (G4 filter included in the installation kit, F7 filter must be purchased separately). Sensitive Choice is a not-for-profit created by the National Asthma Council Australia in 2006 to inform the public about asthma and allergy management and empower consumers to identify asthma and allergy-aware products and services. Sensitive Choice products have been certified and approved by an independent Product Advisory Panel
Suitable for small homes with a habitable floor space of 80 – 125m2 and includes 6x fresh air supply inlets, and 3x stale air extraction outlets.
This installation kit comes with all the parts and materials required for installation - such as ducts, tape, hanging straps, controller, and the central HRV unit - allowing you to complete the installation without missing any pieces.
To make sure you get the most out of your HRV system we offer a free design service (see below for details), which shows you exactly where to position the central unit, the distribution boxes, and all inlets, outlets and vents.
Features
- Energy efficient with up to 87% heat recovery (save on your heating/cooling bills)
- Designed for air flow rates of 50 - 180m3/h (suitable for small homes)
- Quiet operation (wont disturb you or your family because it's works whisper quiet)
- Low power operation (super low running costs)
- Replaces indoor air with filtered fresh air from outside (great for your comfort, keeps the house feeling fresh)
- Compact and discreet installation (completely hidden from view within your roof or ceiling space)
- Pollutants are removed from indoors (extracts harmful chemicals or pathogens and provides fresh clean air for you and your family to breathe)
- Prevents dust and pollen build up (great for asthma sufferers and people with allergies)
- Prevents condensation and mould through improved ventilation (keep your family safe from harmful mould, and stop costly building maintenance issues from condensation build up)
- Easily accessible design for filter replacement (replace the filter yourself when the system tells you to)
- Use the FEB remote control (allows you to custom program operation times and change any settings)
Description
Compact design, optimised for installation in suspended ceilings; can be used for up to 125m² living space. Hardwired FEB controller with multifunction display (included), integral humidity sensor and seven-day program, as a programming unit for wall mounting. Efficient constant flow rate fans, highly efficient cross-countercurrent heat exchanger, simple filter change, with coarse dust filter in the extract air and medium dust filter, with option of fine dust filter, in the supply air.
Kit Contents
Learn More: Ventilation Knowledge
Short Article by Renew Magazine -> Fresh air without the heat loss (or gain)
Short Article by Renew Magazine -> MVHR buyer's guide
Short Article by Stiebel Eltron -> The Importance of Ventilation
Short Article by Stiebel Eltron -> Prevent Mould In Your Home Through Improved Ventilation
Short Article by Stiebel Eltron -> Passive House Principles and Components in Australia
Informative Webpage -> Healthy Home Ventilation
Short Videos -> HRV explained by Stiebel Eltron:
FAQ
- What else do I need to complete the installation? Apart from some screws, power, and somewhere to drain a bit of condensation from in the central unit, nothing, we send out a complete kit that can be installed immediately. To install the HRV system control panel, a low voltage cable is required from the wall mounted control panel to the central HRV unit.
- What is the warranty on the HRV unit and the system? Stiebel Eltron provides a 2-year warranty on all components supplied.
- How do I know where to put the vents and install the different system parts? We offer a free design service with every purchase – just supply us with your building plans and we send you back the design. If you request the design before purchasing, a $179 fee applies. This fee will be refunded upon payment for the product order.
- What happens after I order the unit and pay? We will be in contact with you to confirm the order, delivery address and timeframe, system design (if required), and any other questions you may have.
- How long until I receive my order, and is there a delivery fee? Within Australian state/territory capital cities delivery is free (excluding Darwin), and your order will usually arrive within 5 business days. For orders outside of capital cities, we offer a flat-rate fee of $200 for delivery.
Additional Products
- Replacement Filters for all Stiebel Eltron HRV units available at Stiebel Store
- Complete Installation, Testing and Balancing of this HRV system (Perth only) from $4,125.00+GST by Euroheat Australia
- Testing, Balancing and Commissioning (no installation) of this HRV system (Perth only) from $450.00 +GST by Euroheat Australia
Technical Data
| Model number | VCR 180 MC |
| Power consumption | 105 - 1150W |
| Rated voltage | 230V |
| Air volume flow | 50 - 180m3/h |
| IP Rating | IP20 |
| Application range | -15°C to +40°C |
| Filter class | G4 (F7 optional) |
| Air duct connection | 150mm |
| PE condensate drain connection | 20mm |
| Weight | 18kg |
| Height | 248mm |
| Width | 520mm |
| Depth | 1113mm |
| Sound pressure level (EN 12102) | 33 dB(A) |
Downloads
VCR 180 MC Data Sheet PDF 1.16 MB
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When do DIY Installation Kits make sense and why
Why is it easy to install?
You don’t need any ducts – you will get a few in-wall units which talk to each other and simultaneously extract stale air and supply fresh air into the room, while recovering as much energy as possible during the process.
Decentralised heat recovery ventilation solutions are ideal for retrofitting to existing buildings, or new buildings that have minimal ceiling or roof space available. This is because with a decentralised system there are no ducts to run – there are simply a few in-wall units which talk to each other and simultaneously extract stale air and supply fresh air into the room, while recovering as much energy as possible during the process.
How is the EnergyLabs’ Complete Heat Recovery Ventilation Kit different to standard ventilation?
There are two main types of ventilation systems in Australian buildings: extraction-only air systems and supply/extract air systems.
The simplest and cheapest method for ventilation is an extraction-only air system. This is the system you will recognise from almost all houses in Australia – unwanted air is removed via ducts from areas such as the kitchen, bathroom and toilet. But the air that is extracted and pushed out from the building must then be replaced somehow… and this replacement air from outside has traditionally just seeped its way into the building via the small openings and cracks around windows, doors, ceiling & roof, etc.
Now in theory this simple and cheap way works, but the air that is getting sucked into the house through all the openings and cracks is costing us money. In winter this air is cold, and therefore we have to pay to heat it up… and the same is true in summer – the air coming in is hot, and we have to pay to cool it down.
But unlike an extraction-air system, a supply/extract system first strips the unwanted extract air of its thermal energy, and then it transfers the majority of this energy to the fresh air that is being supplied into the building. And to achieve this a pair (or pairs) of decentralised heat recovery ventilation units can help you.
How does the whole EnergyLabs’ Complete Heat Recovery Ventilation Kit work? (and why it will save you money)
For example in winter the outside air may be 7°C, but inside your home it’s a comfortable 21°C. A simple extraction-only air system would exhaust to the outside 21°C air from your house, and then draw in 7°C air from outside… which can be uncomfortable for those inside, but most of all costs you money to heat up this cold air to 21°C again.
However, a supply/extract air system would in this situation extract the heat from the stale 21°C air first, and only then exhaust it at ~9°C. The fresh incoming cold air from outside would be at 7°C before it passes through the special crossflow heat exchanger, but then it’s supplied into your home at 19°C… meaning you don’t experience discomfort and you dramatically save on your heating bills, while having high quality (and filtered) fresh air supplied throughout your home.
It’s important to remember that heat recovery ventilation systems do not actively heat or cool your home – they only help you keep more of the energy you already have in your home while enjoying clean fresh air and minimising your energy bills. (Some HRV systems do however have night purge, which during summer allows you to pump out any warm air from inside your home, and replace it with cool night air)
When to get the EnergyLabs’ Complete Heat Recovery Ventilation Kit
FAQ
What else do I need to complete the installation? Apart from some screws, power, and some low voltage cabling between the units and controller, nothing extra is required, we send out a complete kit that can be installed immediately.
What is the warranty on the HRV unit and the system? Stiebel Eltron provides a 2-year warranty on all components supplied.
How do I know where to put the vents and install the different system parts? We offer a free design service with every purchase – just supply us with your building plans and we send you back the design.
What happens after I order the unit and pay? We will be in contact with you to confirm the order, delivery address and timeframe, system design (if required), and any other questions you may have.
How long until I receive my order, and is there a delivery fee? Within Australian state/territory capital cities delivery is free (excluding Darwin), and your order will usually arrive within 5 business days. For orders outside of capital cities, we offer a flat-rate fee of $200 for delivery.
At our parent company Euroheat Australia we’ve been engineering, installing, and servicing heating, cooling, hot water, and ventilation equipment for 30+ years. And since we’ve used them and know which products work best, the EnergyLabs promise is simple: what you get has passed the test.
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