Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has unveiled an industry first with its new Lo-Carbon Revive 7 Switchee-Enabled smart ventilation.

Designed specifically for the social housing sector, the new Lo-Carbon Revive 7 integrates Vent-Axia’s market-leading smart-enabled fan technology with Switchee’s in-home connectivity to deliver energy-efficient ventilation, real-time environmental insights, tamper-proof performance, and proactive communication between landlords and residents. Vent-Axia is the first UK ventilation company to provide remotely accessible fan data to housing providers. It is also the first smart technology solution that not only identifies condensation and mould but also actively helps to prevent them.

Vent-Axia’s Lo-Carbon Revive 7 is a popular, energy-efficient, filter-less unitary fan which offers high performance and near-silent operation. Designed to tackle condensation and mould, the Revive 7 already incorporates a sophisticated in-built data monitoring system; however, by integrating Switchee’s real-time data insights, social housing landlords can now proactively manage properties and support residents in a completely new way. The Revive 7 Switchee Enabled solution offers continuous, real-time monitoring of indoor air quality, while improving compliance, protecting housing stock, and enhancing tenant wellbeing. This development comes at a critical time, with Awaab’s Law set to take effect on 27 October. The legislation will impose strict requirements on social housing landlords to investigate and resolve issues of damp and mould within specified timeframes.

Providing instant insights into humidity, temperature, and fan usage, the Revive 7 Switchee Enabled gives early detection of damp, mould, or poor air quality. Offering a proactive approach, delivering humidity trends across property portfolios so social housing providers can better target resources, identify at-risk homes, and offer more tailored resident support. With direct messaging capabilities and localised temperature tracking, it also enhances communication with tenants, allowing landlords to provide environmental recommendations, such as turning heating on, without property access. By proactively protecting residents and properties, the smart ventilation saves landlords money on the escalating costs associated with damp, mould and repairs.

'The popular Revive 7 already offers landlords energy-efficient ventilation that effectively tackles condensation and mould with a datalogger which tracks fan usage to ensure it is used as intended. We have now enhanced this capability with the Revive 7 Switchee Enabled, which is a future-ready combination providing real-time IAQ data and helping landlords tackle early indicators of problems, such as damp, mould and condensation, while improving compliance, protecting housing stock, and enhancing tenant wellbeing. Not Just a fan – Revive 7 offers intelligent protection for landlords’ residents, properties, and their peace of mind,' said Ashley Smith, Product Manager at Vent-Axia.

Designed to meet the specific needs of the social housing sector, the popular Revive 7 offers high efficiency, near-silent operation, a slimmer profile, and great performance, exceeding the updated Part F of the Building Regulations. This gives social housing landlords confidence that the new Lo-Carbon Revive 7 can tackle the issues of condensation and mould, while improving the efficiency of housing stock and comfort for residents. Meanwhile, its slimmer profile means the Revive 7 is even easier to install in a wider range of locations, and is especially useful for window applications since the slimmer profile means it avoids interfering with window blinds, improving resident satisfaction.

Offering flexible positioning, the new updated Revive 7 comes with the same IPX4 rating for wall and ceiling mounting. It is also available as a SELV model, boasting a new transformer which is more compact and around half the size and weight of previous units, making siting easier.

A truly universal fan, the intelligent Lo-Carbon Revive 7 includes an adjustable trickle speed option, an interchangeable intermittent mode and a smoother humidity boost transition. This extra functionality in the software means even greater flexibility, so installers need just one fan for their van. In addition, the new and improved Revive 7 now offers the option to adjust the trickle speed between 6-16l/s, with a boost to 18/l/s, 30l/s and 60l/s. This is useful in properties with exceptionally high occupancy that would require a higher trickle speed to remove excess moisture from the air and provide good IAQ.

Meanwhile, the Revive 7’s mixed flow technology maximises air flow on trickle, avoiding unnecessary boosting, thus increasing resident acceptability. Similarly, Vent-Axia’s ambient response humidity sensor avoids nuisance tripping while protecting properties from damaging condensation and mould.

Featuring Smart Sense™ intelligent technology, Revive 7 is quick and easy to install with the fan featuring a simple alphanumeric LED display, which is clear and easy to read and uses a three-button menu for commissioning and data gathering. Smart Sense™ technology even tells the LED display which orientation to use depending on whether it is wall or ceiling mounted, saving time on site and reducing installation complications. The Revive is the only fan on the market with unique lock settings to prevent tampering.

Revive 7’s Smart Sense™ also includes a datalogger, which tracks fan usage to ensure it is used as intended. Social housing landlords can then interrogate the fan on how many days it has been on humidity boost mode, pull cord boost mode or trickle, helping them build a profile of resident activity and aiding them in investigating any humidity problems, allowing them to work with residents to ensure a healthy indoor environment. The display shows real-time data so landlords can reassure residents of the low-running costs.

Plus, the Revive 7 is low maintenance since its market-leading Multi-Vortex™ technology does not require a filter, while the highly sculpted interior actively repels dust, avoiding clogging, thus helping to avoid callbacks. Revive 7 also boasts reliability backed by up to seven years’ warranty.

For social housing landlords requiring further ventilation advice visit Vent-Axia’s social housing hub: https://www.vent-axia.com/social-housing.

For further information on all products and services offered by Vent-Axia telephone +44 (0)344 856 0590 or visit www.vent-axia.com.