Re: air purifiers at work to home??

[Guest guest]

There is conflict on this issue. Since these filter the very air you breathe,

some will say a resoundingly flat out no. I have been told by an enviornmental

doctor that if I take my air filters with me, the existing replaceable air

filters must be tossed and replaced and the units must be cleaned thoroughly on

the inside as well as the outside before placing the new filters in.

felice <anupath14@...> wrote: I had been using 2 expensive air

purifiers in my nasty room for 2 weeks at school. Now that I'm not going to

teach in there, do you think it's ok to wipe them off and use them back home??

They cost me about $800!! Felice

[Guest guest]

I would replace everything that is replaceable in them which will cost

alot but better than taking mold or toxins with you but probably less

than buying new. Probably wipe cabinets down with ammonia (outside so

you don't inhale it).

> felice <anupath14@...> wrote: I had been using 2 expensive

air purifiers in my nasty room for 2 weeks at school. Now that I'm not

going to teach in there, do you think it's ok to wipe them off and use

them back home?? They cost me about $800!! Felice

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[Guest guest]

PURCHASE new filters for them to prevent the possibility of the dust or

other ari partiulates entering your house.

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006, felice wrote:

> Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:38:00 -0500 (CDT)

> From: felice <anupath14@...>

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school. Now that I'm not going to teach in there, do you think it's ok to wipe

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[Guest guest]

Felice,

IF the HEPA filters actually " stop everything " then you should have

no problems. But they don't. They are not rated for particles smaller

than 0.3 microns or for chemical removal.This is why they help but

seldom fix an indoor exposure problem.

IF your $800 purifiers have charcoal or potassium permanganate

filters (or a mixture) they will reduce chemicals in the air but only

a relatively small percentage. Also, as it reaches its useful life

and cannot adsorb any more chemicals, it will start giving off some

that it previously stopped. Not a good thing to bring into your

house.

I agree with the others to remove all filter components so you don't

cross-contaminate. And you will need to clean the cabinet inside and

out and every part of it including the motor. Because you can't clean

the insides of the motor, I'd run the filter outside for several

hours and then check for odors before bringing it into your house. IF

that works, then buy new media. If it still doesn't after a longer

run time you may need a new purifier.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> I had been using 2 expensive air purifiers in my nasty room for 2

> weeks at school. Now that I'm not going to teach in there, do you

> think it's ok to wipe them off and use them back home?? They cost me

> about $800!! Felice