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Re:Indoor surfaces act as sponges for harmful chemicals by sfilmeyer on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @09:49AM (#45347018)
Can you link an example of a window unit ERV? I tried searching briefly, and came across some folks hacking together units to make them work with windows or adding their own ducting, but nothing analogous to a simple window air conditioning unit. As a renter of an apartment in a very much not modern home, I don't really see anything that seems like it would work.
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Re:Indoor surfaces act as sponges for harmful chemicals by coder543 on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @10:34AM (#45347631)
http://www.purifresh.com/erv.html

https://swervair.com/

A couple examples I see on Google. I'm not advocating for any of these, because I have no idea if they are any good, but I see no technical reason an ERV couldn't work as a window unit. Maybe it's an underserved market and someone should make a business out of that.

A much more DIY example that's probably closer to what you were talking about with "hacking together" a solution: https://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net/2023/10/window-mounted-p...

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Re:Indoor surfaces act as sponges for harmful chemicals by sfilmeyer on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @05:31PM (#45353017)
Thank you! You're right that's the sort of "hacked together" solution that looks cool but beyond my abilities, and I appreciate the first two links.
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