INTERVIEW WITH Tom Todoruk of Tempeff Inc.
Tom Todoruk is National Sales Manager of Winnipeg-based Tempeff Inc. (www.tempeff.com) which offers high quality energy recovery equipment which can reach up to 90% sensible heat recovery.
1. When did Tempeff start up and what exactly does it do?
4. What is the performance record? Our system has been test-
The company was started in March
ed in a climactic chamber
of 2008 however the basic technol-
at the National Research
ogy goes back even farther, approx-
Council which replicated
imately 35 years. Our DualCore®
indoor and outdoor tem-
energy recovery system can reach up
peratures
and
to 90% sensible heat recovery with-
humidities
designed
out the requirement of an energy
Artic conditions. The unit
robbing defrost strategy even when
functioned well with sus-
the outside air temperature reaches
tained outside tempera-
-40°F. The equipment is customiz-
tures of -35°C and 50% RH.
able, allowing engineers and owners
There was no restriction of
the opportunity to utilize its efficien-
airflow or blockage of the
cy and flexibility to bring down over
air stream so that the ERV
all energy consumption.
continuously provided con-
relative for
ditioned outdoor air. With
2. Why do you say that your energy recovery equipment has the highest efficiency available?
The RGSP-K is Tempeff’s new configurable ERV utilizing DualCore® energy recovery for smaller airflows at a friendly price point.
few moving parts, maintenance of the system is very low. Due to the cycling nature of the heat exchang-
Most heat recovery ventilators use a
ers, dust rarely builds up
single core system which can freeze when outside temperatures drop below freez-
on them, eliminating the need for frequent cleaning.
ing. The system is then required to implement a defrost strategy which will bring
Numerous LEED-certified and high-performance
down efficiency and increase energy consumption. Having to incorporate a defrost
buildings, such as the Fort St. John Passive House
strategy means that the heating system has to be designed to handle the full heat-
published in the Summer 2020 issue of SABMag, use
ing load which adds additional system cost and reduces overall efficiency. Using a
Tempeff DualCore® ERVs.
proven DualCore® system that will not require a defrost strategy allows the system unit, reducing energy consumption as well as system cost.
5. What’s on the horizon for Tempeff?
3. How does the DualCore® system work?
for increased ventilation. In some cases having a
Our DualCore® design uses two heat exchangers, compared to the single exchang-
centralized system may not be the best answer
er in conventional units. Outside air goes through one exchanger for one minute
in multi-functional spaces or in retro-fit applica-
at a time before switching to the other exchanger, so it doesn’t have time to build
tions where space is at a premium. To address this
up frost. In winter, condensation will form on the exhausting heat exchanger. When
concern, Tempeff has launched the RGSP-K, a new
the cycle changes, the outdoor air is passed over the heat exchanger, warms up,
configurable ERV utilizing DualCore® energy recov-
and that moisture is added back to the airstream. This reduces the need for added
ery for smaller airflows at a friendly price point. This
humidity in the conditioned space. The result is that one heat exchanger is always
equipment is capable of up to 90% sensible heat
delivering conditioned air to the space.
recovery without a defrost strategy. This new format
designer to size any additional heat from supply air temperature off the Tempeff
Covid-19 has placed focus on the requirement
can be ceiling mounted and configured in many different ways to suit tight and challenging project conditions.
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