Re: can i take my air purifiers??

[Guest guest]

I personally would not do it - I left several thousand dollars worth of air

filters behind at the old house and bought new ones for the new place. Just

think about it - those filters likely have samples of every airborne toxin in

your old home (if they work correctly, they should be magnets for the toxins).

I can't imagine how you could even begin to clean them out even if you got

someone else to do the task.

Of course, I'm ultra-paranoid after my experiences and I'd be curious to hear

what others think.

B.

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From: " Felice Bellantoni " <anupath14@...>

Can I take my expensive air purifiers with me to my new apt? (if i ever

find one)

i've spent a fortune on them and I put new filters in them in Sept.

felice

[Guest guest]

Whatever you do with the air cleaner DON'T TAKE THOSE FILTERS..

Unless they are evidence for a lawsuit or something.. seriously..

If you do save them, triple bag them... they may not look dirty but HEPA

filters trap some nasty stuff..

If you spent a lot of money on the cleaner itself, I would toss (safely) all

filters, prefilters, etc. wipe well and then majorly HEPA vaccumn it and bag

and box it up very well..in at least three levels of plastic bags.. and then

store it until you have the energy and the nice outdoor sunny place to clean

it..again, thoroughly.. Its not easy but if you spent big bucks on the

cleaner you will rpobably want to clean it well and use it. Eventually. When

you are well enough to handle it.

It is not porous but it may be very hard to clean right.. Mine was..

On 12/8/06, Felice Bellantoni <anupath14@...> wrote:

>

> Can I take my expensive air purifiers with me to my new apt? (if i ever

> find one)

> i've spent a fortune on them and I put new filters in them in Sept.

> felice

>

>

[Guest guest]

If the place you move to has no mold chances are you won't need them

anymore.

If the place you move to has mold they are not going to help you

anyway.

My experience anyway.

Don't get rid of them but don't put them in your apartment until you

are sure you feel better. Than as others stated clean it well and

don't reuse the filter.

Course I probably would I am so cheap.

If I ever find a van to convert to a small motor home I am assuming I

won't need them anymore because it won't have any mold.

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:02:35 -0500, you wrote:

>Can I take my expensive air purifiers with me to my new apt? (if i ever

>find one)

>i've spent a fortune on them and I put new filters in them in Sept.

>felice

[Guest guest]

Felice,

This is what I enjoy about this group. You will get a couple or several

different opinions/experiences, then you can take that and make your own

decision.

I'll give you mine.

I feel that air cleaners/purifiers are important. For me in the beginning when

I didn't have this group it was a mind thing. I felt that if I had air cleaners

the air would be somewhat cleaner.

Now after almost 5 years you wouldn't find me without them. It helps keep the

dust down, if there are even trace amounts of mold and the correct filter it can

help with that also. If there are odors (like when I cooked last week-something

in the bottom of the oven smoked my house up), so I turned them on to clean the

air. My daughter didn't get to come home that night as she couldn't have taken

it, but the air was fresh again the next morning.

I live in a mold free home, have no carpet, and the house is pretty much

chemically free (as many here on the group) and many of us still use them daily.

I myself can see a big difference in our health when we don't use them. But, if

they have been contaminated by your previous home by no means would I even risk

it, new filters or not.

Also, I wanted to mention to you. If you are going into an apartment (some have

tried this) get yourself a better filter for the furnace. Use it for a month,

then put a new one in. You want a good filter w/a MERV rating of atleast " 10. "

You can find the MERV rating on the front or back and it says " MERV Rating 10. "

The filters they use in apartments cost 59 cents and don't do a thing. You can

find them at Walmart, Target, Home Depot and so on. Make sure to look at the

old one and get the correct size.

Again Felice this is one of those areas where you have make the final decision.

But, also remember you have to feel good and feel comfortable about the decision

you are making.

Re: [] can i take my air purifiers??

If the place you move to has no mold chances are you won't need them

anymore.

If the place you move to has mold they are not going to help you

anyway.

My experience anyway.

Don't get rid of them but don't put them in your apartment until you

are sure you feel better. Than as others stated clean it well and

don't reuse the filter.

Course I probably would I am so cheap.

If I ever find a van to convert to a small motor home I am assuming I

won't need them anymore because it won't have any mold.

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:02:35 -0500, you wrote:

>Can I take my expensive air purifiers with me to my new apt? (if i ever

>find one)

>i've spent a fortune on them and I put new filters in them in Sept.

>felice

[Guest guest]

I agree w/you . I left several thousands $$$ behind too. But, I am

paranoid too. I would just rather be safe than sorry. Vacuum cleaners the same

way. I buy a new one every year, even though they have hepa. It just makes me

feel better, it may not be necessary but shoot I'm not trying to make anyone

feel better but myself. I change my filters every month, would someone else do

this? Probably not, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. In the winter I open

the windows everyday for 1/2 hour to get fresh air in, does anyone else do this?

Probably not, but it makes me feel better and makes the air healthier. Does

anyone else test their home every year? Probably not, but I do. So see not

everyone does the same things. But, what makes them feel safer. Does any of

the above hurt anyone, nope, do I care if someone feels I am an over protective

parent, nope. As long as my kids are healthy I don't care what anyone else

thinks.

But I would not under any circumstances take an air cleaner/purifier with me

that came from a known contaminated home. If I didn't get any better than I'd

be worried it was the air cleaner/purifier. Been there done that. Not gonna do

it again. Yes it can be expensive, but I just wouldn't care. My health and my

kids health is more important to me than any amount of money.

These are my own opinions and experiences. Each one of us here have been thru

different things. Different tolerances. Different illnesses. Some have not

been thru it as bad as others, so their opinions will be alot different than

those who have suffered immensely. Some are new and are still learning. So be

very careful not to take the easy way out, and start taking things w/you. Yes,

sometimes it will be less expensive to listen to someone w/out knowledge and

experience in the beginning. But, in the long run it will cost you more, and

maybe your health permanently.

Re: [] can i take my air purifiers??

I personally would not do it - I left several thousand dollars worth of air

filters behind at the old house and bought new ones for the new place. Just

think about it - those filters likely have samples of every airborne toxin in

your old home (if they work correctly, they should be magnets for the toxins). I

can't imagine how you could even begin to clean them out even if you got someone

else to do the task.

Of course, I'm ultra-paranoid after my experiences and I'd be curious to hear

what others think.

B.

-------------- Original message --------------

From: " Felice Bellantoni " <anupath14@...>

Can I take my expensive air purifiers with me to my new apt? (if i ever

find one)

i've spent a fortune on them and I put new filters in them in Sept.

felice

[Guest guest]

Felice, I bought an Austin for my home. Now I'm renting an

apartment. I can only 'hope' it is less moldy than my house. I could

not drag an indoor air quality person around with me to test

everything so I did culture plates on places that looked clean to me.

I ended up someplace that now that I am in, doesn't seem as clean as

it did when I looked at it. Luckily landlord was willing to put me on

a month to month lease. His reasoning which I think made sense was

that he thought OTHERWISE apartment might stay empty through the

holidays and there might not be much traffic looking to move until

spring and he has just a 'duplex', it's not an apartment complex. So

I don't need to stay here for very long. Anyway, floors are hardwood

and I found that hardwood floors tested much better than carpeted

floors for viable live mold spores. This place didn't negative for

vialbe live mold spores, which was best air test results I got.

SOMETHING did grow in dish but not sperical shaped fussy things...I

think maybe it is yeast. ANYWAY, when I first looked at it I didn't

detect any musty smells. However tenant moving out was still in

apartment and they were cooking, so I think NOW that cooking odor

overcame musty odor since when I came in first time after they were

out, apartment smelled musty to me. Also I could SEE hardwood floor

but largely covered by former tenants furniture and boxes he was

packing. Now that he is out, see hardwood floor is not in good

condition. There are large gaps between wood due to wood rot, old

flooring. So the nice hardwood floor I pictured that I could keep

perfectly clean doesn't exist either. I can shove dirt around and it

will fall into gap between wood easily. I could vacuum but don't have

hepa vacuum, SOOOO point I am making, don't buy new air purifier for

your place until you are sure you are going to stay there and it is

clean enough for your standards. I DO miss my air purifier, so *I* am

ordering new filter insides for my Austin and will wipe down the all

metal cabinet and bring it here. So that is MY input, another

viewpoint. If you are BUYING a home, a different situation, but you

said you will be renting. See if you can at least get a short lease.

I saw 3-6-9-12 month leases in apartment 'complexes'. Usually they

charge more per month for shortterm lease. Many places are set up for

short term stays, like places in proximity to alot of business

activity where people may be coming for business reasons for short

stays or they may be catering to people moving for job reasons and

need a place while they house hunt, etc. Some have an option to be

rented furnished or unfurnished.

>

> Can I take my expensive air purifiers with me to my new apt? (if i

ever

> find one)

> i've spent a fortune on them and I put new filters in them in Sept.

> felice