Re: air purifiers
- From: CyberCafe <pkbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:43:05 -0500
kathycarp wrote:
My soon-to-be son-in-law has allergies, especially to cats, but other things as well. I think dust is a biggie, as every time he went to my DDs apartment he sneezed, runny nose, and eyes swelled. NO, my DD has NOT been the best housekeeper, and I'm hoping that with her new home, her very own, she will do better. :-( I suspect that candle smoke also bothers him.
Anyway, I'd like to get them a good (the best) air purifier for their new home. Don't want to go the route of trying them all, and finally ending up with a good one. I think she has one on her bridal registry from Target, but I'm not sure of the brand (going to check registry), and like I said, I want to get a good one.
Any help is appreciated.
BTW, the last time I posted a question about allergies and my granddaughter, I very VERY much appreciated all of your answers. I just wish I could get my DIL to try all of the suggestions.
TIA, again.
I'm kind of afraid of the Ionizer/ozone generator types of air cleaners. Had one in my office for a long time. Had been doing a huge amount of coughing but didn't realize my lungs were getting irritated from the Ionizer. Stopped using the ionizer feature that produced the ozone but continued using the filter feature, and the coughing improved. Later, I worked at a place that used one of these devices, and every afternoon I'd start coughing again. I guess I wasn't the only one having problems (although I never reported or even knew the coughing was due to that device) as they had someone run some tests on the device and the room air. The ozone output was supposed to be in normal range, so I guess we just had abnormal people working there.
As far as cleaning the air, we've used all sorts of filter systems and devices in our house. The Ionizer we had seemed to work great if it weren't for the ozone. It really kept the furniture cleaner, much less dust, except around the device where it deposited granular dirt (that's my description of what it looked like).
We've used a very old Sears four-room air cleaner every fall for hay fever season. That thing has a combination of washable filters, replaceable filters, and an electrostatic type of device (thin wires and metal plates) in the center. That thing would crackle every time a big dust piece hit it. It would deposit wads of white powdery stuff on the plates. We've also used other brands/models/styles sometimes all running at the same time. A few times when my daughter has visited, she brought her own air cleaner (HEPA filter type) for her bedroom.
That young man needs to be tested if he hasn't already. Sometimes allergies change; one ceases while a new one emerges. A lot of allergies have nothing to do with how clean things are. Me, I'm allergic to molds (among many things) that come from soil, so we had to get rid of all our house plants. For a couple of years, I grew an ornamental plant outdoors that I didn't know was in the ragweed family, and those plants produced some pretty potent pollen. The thing about allergies/asthma is you don't know what could the contributor (testing helps) or where it's coming from.
Barb
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