Housing for a heat recovery ventilator with fans hingedly mounted to housing

In a heat recovery ventilator comprising

• a housing having an inlet and an outlet for a first fluid flow and an inlet and an outlet for a second fluid flow,
• a heat exchange panel assembly having two sets of panels alternately arranged to form a first and a second flow path for each of the first fluid flow and the second fluid, said first flow path in fluid communication with said first fluid flow inlet and outlet and said second flow path in fluid communication with said second fluid flow inlet and outlet, said heat exchange panel slidably mounted within said housing,
• a first fan and a second fan mounted on a fan mounting plate, wherein the improvement comprises said fan mounting plate is hingedly mounted to said housing and is pivotable between a servicing position and an operational position, said first and second fans are removable from the housing for servicing upon rotating said fan mounting plate to said servicing position and are positioned within said housing for effecting said first fluid flow and said second fluid flow when said fan mounting plate is in said operational position, said heat exchange panel slidingly engages said fan mounting plate and said fan mounting plate supports said heat exchange panel when in said operational position.