Re: Strategy for carpet....last ditch effort to remain.....

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Steve,

You need to determine if the problem with the carpet is off-gassing,

bioaerosol or both (which is a possibility even with new carpet since some

portion of carpet manufacturing involves immersion in water).

It's actually not so difficult to figure out the problem. To stop all VOC

emissions, you need a foil covering (like Dennyfoil from Dennysales in FL).

This will stop most (but not all) bioaerosol as well.

To stop bioaerosol entirely, use Carpet Protecion from www.Pro-Tect.com, an

adhesive backed poly.

If its the off-gassing, some carpets take years and you may have to remove

it. Test it and then don't wait any more to take action.

If it's bioaerosol, treatment with steam vapor may eliminate the allergens.

(This is NOT steam cleaning; check out:

<http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/showarticle.php?id=565>) This might also

speed up the off-gassing, but don't count on it to solve the odor problem.

C. May, M.A., CIAQP

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

1522 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02139

617-354-1055

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>Strategy for carpet....last ditch effort to " remain " .....what ar

>Posted by: " ldelp84227 " ldelp84227@... ldelp84227

>Date: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:36 am (PDT)

> regarding what to do? I'm addressing only the CARPET issue now(wall

> to wall in huge house...27 months old). I had laid 14 rugs(not new)

> from Goodwill on top of NEW carpet after moving in....no problem

for

> first 6 months....then gradual fatigue, no sleep, started and

> progressed to point of spending lots $$$$$$$$ on docs/tests...all

> negative(GI problems were and still are BAD). Lost from 168 down to

> (today 134) most of it in just 7 weeks. OK......some symptoms hit

> then....got worse...took up and threw awy rugs a month ago,

vacummed

> carpet(4 hrs), got expensive new allergen filters for ac/heat, and

> bought $200 hepa/charcoal filter for air purifier(in bedroom, and

> last 2 days have to wear mask.....its on high and not helping like

> it did...it was WORSE when I opened windows 4 days...shouldnt have

> done it...sooooo...WHY did I live in NEW house for 6 months no

> problems???? HOW LONG does it take mold to start, but also HOW

LONG