JEFF MAY: Air Conditioner, etc

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Jeff or others,

You alerted us to the problems with window and through-the-wall a/c

units with inadequate filters. I found that to be a problem in the

hotel I am staying at. I'm looking at apartment now and finding

most have these. I figure in combination with hardwood floors may

not be a problem if I don't use them, but with carpeting, there may

be too much mold infestation in carpet to be good, unless you cover

the with pro-tec or similar soluation. So now I have found

apartment with hardwood floors that has central heat and air, so I

thought this would be great until I asked to look at filter and it

didn't have much of a filter either. It was better than a/c units

I've seen but not very good and whole unit was very dusty. So what

to do? Are there problems with these 'mini/small apartment/cubbard

size air handling systems' TOO??

I'm beginning to think apartments with baseboard heaters and just

take the window a/c unit out of the window might be the solution.

Other possible idea I have is to take this apartment, otherwise is

very good, and not use the air handling system at all, just place my

own oil filled radiators in each room I use.

Do you have any experience with these small apartment sized units

and have an opinion as to how frequently these are moldy. I could

find the coil area to check it out. Perhaps you and other indoor

air people don't look into apartments very often??