Broadwaybabyto<p>Indoor air quality and ventilation folks… I need some help! </p><p>I’ve been dealing with terrible VOCs in my apartment that are making me sick. I’ve been trouble shooting for months but can’t figure out where they’re coming from. </p><p>My building has four MAUs (make up air units) on the roof that are supposed to pressurize the hallways and supply fresh air from the roof. They needed replacing, and when they were turned off the vocs in my unit dropped considerably. </p><p>Best as I can tell the pressurization must be causing excessive air leakage from someone else’s unit into mine. </p><p>I have to constantly keep a window open in order to run any exhaust fans, and they’re still high. </p><p>Here’s my latest dilemma. I’m in a tiny condo with just a living room and bedroom. Living room has a sliding door to a balcony and bedroom has a window. </p><p>I want to put a portable air conditioner in the bedroom as it runs ridiculously hot, but that will mean sealing off the window. </p><p>The portable unit comes with a hose to vent the unit out the window … so does that mean it will constantly ventilate as long as the unit is “on”? </p><p>If that’s the case it might actually help the VOCs, but I’m unsure if I’m understanding correctly. </p><p>I assume if the unit is “off” it would provide less fresh air than an open window, but appreciate any advice! </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/iaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iaq</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/indoorairquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indoorairquality</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ventilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ventilation</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/hepa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hepa</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/voc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voc</span></a></p>