I was thinking of putting in an ERV system for ventilation of VOC's in my basement workshop, northern climate (No system currently). Chemicals of concern: denatured alcohol, paints, stains, resins, glues...etc. I was all set to buy but then was thinking about if there is any transmission of fumes across the membrane--it transfers a majority of the humudity so was wondering if that would be the same for the fumes I am trying to get rid of? I found a study looking at isopropyl and acetone transfer, but my scientific paper understanding ability is not great. The result shows transfer, but how much is too much?
If it only passes a small percentage and if I am turning the air over quickly, will it matter?(anything is better than I have now) Maybe if it is run at high speeds during high VOC use, slowest speed in most of the time. Maybe I should go with a small HRV and close off the area where fumes are(downside is it brings in too much humidity during the summer) Any thoughts? Not interested in just normal exhaust fan because of extreme climate.
Here is the article:
https://www.researchgate.net/publica...ation_Measures