RE: Air conditioner makeing me sick.Carl

[Guest guest]

On Behalf Of Carl E. Grimes

Rosie,

Not only did the HVAC tech violate NADCA ACR2002 thru 2006 standards

for duct cleaning, but he violated EPA FIFRA law. Chlorox is not

registered with the EPA for application in forced air ducts or A/C

coils. Only a few products are and the label (which is the law)

specifies HOW they are to be used. One of the few companies that have

chemicals with EPA registration for A/C coils is BBJ Environmental

http://www.bbjenviro.com/

These are not solvent or other chemically based but are still

" chemicals " so care should be used. Most can tolerate but not all.

Note also that EPA says they are to be applied only AFTER the coils

and associated componnents have been cleaned. They are not intended

to do the cleaning.Carl GrimesHealthy Habitats LLC>>>>>>>>>>>>

Bless you Carl for reading my comments and responding. I'm not an HCAC

expert but know enough it cannot be safe nor made any sense as standard

practice. Why this company allows such a practice is beyond me. Their

other standard practice is to sell the customers a $40 chlorine tablet

(similar to what's used in pools) which is placed on the bottom of the pan).

I always decline that service.

After the tech came down (from the water rinsing) and saw me staggering and

voice was hoarse he started to ask questions and we had long talk about his

health and how his chemicals are affecting him also.

Took me quite a while to recover (hopefully) from this poisoning. It was

days before I trusted myself to drive a vehicle and my brain is still

affected.

Carl, I had not intended to phone the A/C company (the largest in my city)

however after reading your comments that he is in violation it might be good

to phone them tomorrow and have a little talk. The Technician was so

concerned about me, did his best to flush the coils that I didn't have the

heart to report the incident.

I'm now wondering if he caused any damage to the coils and the system since

he used 2/3 of a gallon of concentrated bleach.

Thanks so much for your assistance,

Rosie

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> >>On Behalf Of Christ

> Most air conditioners having set all winter have had ample time to

> grow a colony in the drying coils and pan. Now would be a good time

> to service them as described above.

>

> Another problem this will solve is the drains that empty the drip pans

> often get algae in them and they plug up. By spraying an

> antibacterial on your coils it will collect in the pan and run down

> the drain you are inadvertently killing the algae in the drain thus

> preventing the disaster of the pan overflowing and saturating your

> drywall with water. >>

>

> Great report and thanks so much. You are so correct we need to

> do maintenance on our A/C systems and the coils periodically to keep

> them clean. We have two full systems in our two-story home and I have

> my year A/C check-up each Spring.

>

> We had to get new systems, new ducts, etc after our home was damaged

> in 2002. I asked them to make an opening for me going directly into

> the drain lines so I could pour bleach, etc every 3-4 months into the

> drain lines to keep them clean and prevent overflow.

>

> Week or so ago had my Spring checkup. The technician reported our

> systems are very clean, blew out the drain lines with pressure and

> then he did something totally uncalled for. He put 2/3rds of a bottle

> of concentrated bleach directly into the coils. Within minutes my

> entire house was full of Clorox. Whatever goes into the coils goes

> into the system, into the ducts and air vents into the home. I had a

> major reaction from Clorox (was poisoned by it a few years ago major

> overdose). No need to go into the details of my reaction and all I

> did.

>

> The technician was horrified when he saw me reacting and immediately

> went upstairs into the attic to remove the covering to the coils and

> start flushing with massive amounts of water. He kept apologizing and

> said he'll never do this again in another home after seeing my

> reaction. He also stated many like the " clean " smell of Clorox (but

> then people like the " new car " smell not realizing what chemicals they

> are smelling). He said he would also advise his supervisors to warn

> the technicians to ask before putting bleach into the coils. Seems to

> be standard maintenance down here; or at least with the company.

>

> Bottom line if we have sensitivities, compromised bodies, multiple

> chemical sensitivities, respiratory problems, etc we need to be very

> careful what goes into our coils.

>

> My vehicle had mold in the A/C system and our Carl Grimes taught me

> what to use and it works perfectly. Will use the GSE in the A/C

> system every 3 months as a preventative and I might suggest to the A/C

> Technician next year to do the same with our home A/C coils. Perhaps

> the GSE mixed with a mild detergent could be safely applied to the

> coils and then rinsed with water.

>

> Just my thoughts; would love one of our experts to give their

> recommendations on this subject.

> Rosie

>