<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi, Reuben--</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here's some average RH stats for Oregon cities.</div><font face="arial" size="+2" style="font-family: arial;" class=""><div class=""><font face="arial" size="+2" style="font-family: arial;" class=""><br class=""></font></div>OREGON</font><pre class=""> YEARS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANN
M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A M A
ASTORIA, OR 40 40 86 78 87 74 88 71 89 69 90 70 90 71 90 69 91 70 91 69 90 73 88 77 87 80 89 73
EUGENE, OR 36 49 92 80 92 72 92 64 91 58 91 54 90 49 88 38 88 39 89 43 94 62 93 79 93 84 91 60
MEDFORD, OR 32 32 90 71 88 57 86 50 84 44 83 39 79 33 74 26 75 27 79 29 86 43 92 67 91 76 84 47
PENDLETON, OR 52 54 80 75 79 65 74 50 71 42 69 37 65 32 54 23 54 26 61 32 72 46 79 69 82 78 70 48
PORTLAND, OR 53 53 86 75 86 67 86 60 86 55 85 53 84 49 82 45 84 46 87 48 90 62 88 74 87 78 86 59
SALEM, OR 31 31 87 75 88 68 87 61 87 57 87 53 87 49 86 41 86 40 87 45 90 59 90 76 88 80 88 59
SEXTON SUMMIT, OR 7 22 80 72 79 70 84 68 84 63 74 53 73 49 65 40 67 42 66 45 70 58 81 75 79 75 75 59
</pre><hr color="orange" style="font-family: arial;" class=""><font face="arial" size="+2" style="font-family: arial;" class=""></font><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="">M = Morning</div><div class="">A = Afternoon</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">From <a href="http://www.shorstmeyer.com/wxfaqs/humidity/rh.html" class="">www.shorstmeyer.com/wxfaqs/humidity/rh.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mike</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><div><div class="">On Dec 24, 2014, at 2:19 PM, Reuben Deumling <<a href="mailto:9watts@gmail.com" class="">9watts@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">I look forward to this discussion. <br class=""></div>I'll just answer the very first question, in my case the fan(s)--and I'd love to combine both stove and shower intakes--are for removing moisture from the interior. We have 98% RH outdoors for months at a time here in the PNW, and inside we're in the low seventies which strikes me as far too humid. <br class=""></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Alan Abrams <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:alan@abramsdesignbuild.com" target="_blank" class="">alan@abramsdesignbuild.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div>more generally, what about the role of any exhaust system? how does depressurization affect other conditions and systems? is there an ERV, and if so, is it balanced to admit compensatory make-up air? are there any combustion systems, or fireplaces with imperfect flue dampers? <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">is it possible to reduce the number of exhaust openings, by collecting air from individual spaces with a central fan? What about the routing of the exhaust line; given it will tend to be at ambient conditions, how is the line insulated, and how well does the damper work? How does the new requirement for make-up air for range hoods greater than 400cfm come into play? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">these factors may have as much as--or more significance than--the fan unit itself.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">No answers tonight, we've already opened a bottle of Cab.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Merry Christmas to all, and to all, good-night!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888" class=""><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font class=""><font class=""><span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)" class="">Alan Abrams</span></font><b style="color:rgb(102,0,0)" class=""><br class=""></b><i class=""><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" class="">certified professional building designer, AIBD<br class="">certified passive house consultant, PHIUS</span></i></font><div class=""><i class=""><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" class="">certified passive house builder, PHIUS</span></i><font class=""><span style="color:rgb(102,0,0)" class=""><font color="#666666" class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></font></span></font><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" size="1" class=""><font class="">cell </font></font><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" size="1" class=""><font class=""><a href="tel:202-437-8583" value="+12024378583" target="_blank" class="">202-437-8583</a></font></font><font style="color:rgb(102,102,102)" size="1" class=""><font class=""><br class="">
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<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 4:14 PM, ErgoDesk <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:ergodesk@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">ergodesk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><font size="4" face="arial narrow, sans-serif" class="">Try Google, </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px" class=""> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px" class="">low-wattage/high efficiency exhaust fans - </span><span style="font-size:16px" class=""><a href="http://goo.gl/tySU2D" target="_blank" class="">http://goo.gl/tySU2D</a></span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px" class="">Sincerely,</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px" class=""><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:proxima-nova-1,proxima-nova-2,Tahoma,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px" class="">George Hawirko</span><font color="#0000ee" class=""><u class=""><br class=""></u></font></div><div class=""><font color="#0000ee" class=""><u class=""><a href="http://about.me/StyroHome" target="_blank" class="">http://about.me/StyroHome</a></u></font><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div class="">
<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Michael O'Brien <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:obrien@hevanet.com" target="_blank" class="">obrien@hevanet.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="">Hi, Reuben--<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Start with Panasonic fans--low wattage, durable, quiet--see what you think.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Happy Christmas,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Mike</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">On Dec 24, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Reuben Deumling <<a href="mailto:9watts@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">9watts@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I'm curious to learn where to begin my search for low-wattage/high efficiency exhaust fans. <br class="">Thanks for any tips. <br class=""><br class="">Reuben<br class=""></div></div></div>
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