HVAC? What to look out for?

[shimmer]

Hey guys,

I am currently designing a home studio in the basement.

Now i don't have a hvac system, but i have a special ventiltion system TYPE D in the house that sucks fresh air from outside warms it up with the in house heat and the blows it in the house.

When constructing the house i lett the contractor place a ventilation tube to the basement for my studio.

Do you guys think it would be enough for me to connect that ventilation tube to the inside of my studio for fresh air?

I also have a pipe leading from inside the studio to outside the house for pumping old air out.

Heat consirning would this be enough or do i really need some airco going on in the studio? maybe ad an extra pipe with an airco system on it?

studio size is 14 feet by 16 feet by 8,2 feet high.

I whill be running computer, speakers and some outboard gear and maybe an amp. also maybe sometimes a rehersal.

thanks for feedback!

[Soundman2020]

The only way to be certain of any of that, is to do the HVAC calculations for your room. First, you need to figure out how much air flow you need (how many cubic feet per minute) to meet the "room changes per hour" criteria, then you need to figure out if the existing system has enough capacity to supply that. After that, you need to figure out your sensible heat load and your latent heat load, to figure out if your existing HVAC system can handle that, or if you will need to install extra heating/cooling capacity. Then you need to figure out the duct sizes that will be needed, taking into account the maximum air flow velocity that is recommended for studios, and finally you need to calculate the static pressure of that entire system to see if the existing fans are able to handle that load, and if not then you'll need to install booster fans that can handle that.

It's a bit more complex than it looks at first glance...


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