Brink Flair 400 Maintenance

[Russdl]

The manufacturers instructions for removing the fans make it look incredibly easy, the reality for me is that it isn’t, feels like I’m going to damage the polystyrene internals trying to get the fans out.
 

Does anyone have any ‘top tips’ for the fan removal of a Brink Flair 400 MVHR (or anyone have superior Googling skills - I can’t find anything)

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I’ve left it far too long to finally get around to cleaning my MVHR heat exchanger and fans (3.5 years!) but it looks like I’ve got away with it. Frankly I’m amazed how clean it is in there. The dirtiest component is the fan on the extract side which I guess is to be expected. 
 

 

 

 

Intake fan

 

 

Extract fan

 

 

Edited Friday at 21:20 by Russdl

[Russdl]

Got them out.

 

So to remove the fan's I followed the instructions by giving a sharp tug and rotating the fan housing out (reversed for the fan on the other side).

 

The next step in the instructions wasn't working for me without making me nervous of causing damage so I found that I could lift up the fan housing (orange arrow) by just a small amount which was enough to allow the rest of the steps to be followed without issue.

 

 

 

 

Edited Friday at 21:24 by Russdl

[Russdl]

I took the extract fan housing to pieces, it was a bit grim on closer inspection but I was expecting a lot worse so I’m pretty chuffed and I don’t think I broke anything in the process which is a great result 😃
 

 

 

 

 

I’m pretty sure my pre filters have helped, and not turning the MVHR on until all the building work had ceased can’t have hurt things either. 
 

I’m wondering if the fact it’s an enthalpy unit helps as well? It was bone dry inside and I’m presuming there will always be some moisture inside a non enthalpy unit?

[MikeGrahamT21]

Good effort that is 🙂

 

During the warmer months of the year, my non-enthalpy is bone dry.

[Russell griffiths]

@Russdl

you need a new hobby 🤣

[Russdl]

Probably right, I won’t be doing that for another three and a half years 😃

[Adsibob]

I have the same unit as you, and mine was also fitted about 3.5 years ago. Now I feel inadequate.

[Russdl]

11 minutes ago, Adsibob said:

Now I feel inadequate.

 

Don't! It'll be sweet, and if not it's really easy to clean.

 

Let me know if you have any dramas when you getaroundtoit, splitting the fan casings and getting to the nitty gritty/mouldy slimy is really easy (when you've got the fan units out)