Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti-microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets which listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth? --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 It's a trade off. You are removing bacteria but with a potential toxin that's used in bleach products. The real answer is that I'm not sure what to suggest to you, but I wouldn't do it. And that duct cleaning is a racket. At least mine was. I dont' know what you visualize in your head, but in my house they took this big fan and connected it to one duct and ran it for 10 minutes and said, " It's clean. " I think I wasted a couple hundred dollars on nothing. Let me know what you think. - Stan > > We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti-microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth? > > --------------------------------- > New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 This house is two years old and I have seen construction debris (sawdust, wood scraps etc) in one of the duct registers. So, for this reason alone I think it is necessary. Besides, a friend who is a Mechanical Engineer told me it's a good idea. I think I'll pass on the fog and I'll watch what they actually do. They said it takes four hours and it is done with brushes and HEPA vacuums. Thanks for your input.Stan Kurtz <kurtzstan@...> wrote: It's a trade off. You are removing bacteria but with a potential toxin that's used in bleach products. The real answer is that I'm not sure what to suggest to you, but I wouldn't do it.And that duct cleaning is a racket. At least mine was. I dont' know what you visualize in your head, but in my house they took this big fan and connected it to one duct and ran it for 10 minutes and said, "It's clean."I think I wasted a couple hundred dollars on nothing. Let me know what you think.- Stan>> We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti-microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth?> > ---------------------------------> New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.> Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 This house is two years old and I have seen construction debris (sawdust, wood scraps etc) in one of the duct registers. So, for this reason alone I think it is necessary. Besides, a friend who is a Mechanical Engineer told me it's a good idea. I think I'll pass on the fog and I'll watch what they actually do. They said it takes four hours and it is done with brushes and HEPA vacuums. Thanks for your input.Stan Kurtz <kurtzstan@...> wrote: It's a trade off. You are removing bacteria but with a potential toxin that's used in bleach products. The real answer is that I'm not sure what to suggest to you, but I wouldn't do it.And that duct cleaning is a racket. At least mine was. I dont' know what you visualize in your head, but in my house they took this big fan and connected it to one duct and ran it for 10 minutes and said, "It's clean."I think I wasted a couple hundred dollars on nothing. Let me know what you think.- Stan>> We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti-microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth?> > ---------------------------------> New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.> Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 That sounds a lot different than what happened at my house. It sounds like I just had a bad service provider. Good luck. Let us know how it goes. - Stan > > > > We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air > duct cleaning company also uses an anti-microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to > future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets listed > Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). > They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this > fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth? > > > > --------------------------------- > > New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 That sounds a lot different than what happened at my house. It sounds like I just had a bad service provider. Good luck. Let us know how it goes. - Stan > > > > We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air > duct cleaning company also uses an anti-microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to > future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets listed > Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). > They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this > fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth? > > > > --------------------------------- > > New Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Bruce, This isn't an answer to your question, but I did learn recently that cleaning the ducts properly requires cutting holes in them. If this isn't done, you're not getting clean ducts and any risks you might run with the cleaning products would clearly not be worth it then. I had the ducts cleaned improperly a year ago. This year had it done properly, at greater cost of course, and one of the things they sucked out was a stuffed animal from the family who lived here about 5 years ago. That and the inch of dust at the bottom of all my vents after one year seemed to be pretty good evidence to me that the non-cut cleaning was not worth it. Anita > > We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti- microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety Sheets which listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than it's worth? > > --------------------------------- > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 The chemicals are probably not worth the risk. Chlorine is dangerous. Many people are sensitive to it. Any anti microbial means it kills microbes. Which are living things. As are we. Usually, bacteria or microbes are blown around the house but taken in from other sources anyway. (dirty carpet, or dirty humidifier system). I took apart one of the ducts in our home which has the original heat ductwork from 1953. I was surprised to find how clean it really was. There was no filth stuck to it, like the pictures the companies show. It is best to get them cleaned properly. I would skip the microbial. Usually, microbes might be more of a problem in humidifiers and moist areas. If you have a humidifier on your furnace, have that cleaned and change the filter yearly. Make sure they clean the water supply tubing too. A dry heating system would benefit from an expensive furnace filter. Go for the paper ones, not the fiberglass. An allergen filter is great for catching any really small particles. > > > > We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air > ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti- > microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future > bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data Safety > Sheets which listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite > (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has > ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do this > fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than > it's worth? > > > > --------------------------------- > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for > just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Just got the airducts cleaned and said " no " to the fog. The whole thing is done to have a peace of mind and some chemical fog kinda defeats the purpose of that (-:. Beti > > > > > > We are moving into a new home and will have the heating/AC air > > ducts cleaned. The air duct cleaning company also uses an anti- > > microbial fog after cleaning as a retardant to future > > bacterial/germ/fungal growth. They sent me the Material Data > Safety > > Sheets which listed Hazardious Ingredience as Sodium Chlorite > > (3.35%) and Chlorine Dioxide (trace amounts). They said no one has > > ever had problems and it is environmentally safe. Should we do > this > > fog or will the chemicals used expose our son to more toxins than > > it's worth? > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries > for > > just 2¢/min with Messenger with Voice. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.