{"id":23230,"date":"2019-08-06T08:31:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rts.vents.co.uk\/blog\/?p=23230"},"modified":"2019-08-06T08:50:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T08:50:21","slug":"background-ventilation-and-purge-ventilation-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rts.vents.co.uk\/blog\/background-ventilation-and-purge-ventilation-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Background Ventilation and Purge Ventilation Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row rt_row_background_width=&#8221;default&#8221; rt_row_style=&#8221;default-style&#8221; rt_row_borders=&#8221;&#8221; rt_row_paddings=&#8221;true&#8221; rt_bg_effect=&#8221;classic&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; rt_bg_video_format=&#8221;self-hosted&#8221;][vc_column rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; 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