Re: Allergies, vacuum cleaners, pets

[Guest guest]

After YEARS of similar problems, I finally gave in and got a Dyson

Animal Vac. It's THE BOMB. Each section comes apart so that if you

get a clog you can unclog it. But in six months I've only had one

clog. No smells, no stuff coming out of it.

Best way I found was to wait until they were on sale at Bed, Bath and

Beyond. If you go the B,B & B and buy ONE thing with a check, they

will send you coupons and flyers for something like six months so you

can know when they go on sale or wait for a 30% off coupon.

Addy

Group co-owner

Co-owner of two dogs with my husband Jeff.

--- In , " instdesgn1 " <instdesgn1@...>

wrote:

>

> Several months ago we bought a new upright vacuum that has a HEPA

> filter. We have a dog and 3 cats in the house.

>

> Last week my husband hauled out the vac at my request, turned it

on,

> and the air filled with overwhelming gross dust and animal debris

(I

> could feel it going right up my head although I couldn't see it).

It

> triggered a nasty sinus infection in me and I'm not on massive

doses

> of pseudoephedrine. Of course I can't stop taking my Advair,

> either!!! It's warm and extremely wet here (reeks of mold outside)

> and that must intensify the problem.

>

> Today I had the bright idea that it was time to vacuum the car

too.

> We used an old canister vacuum w/no bag (empty the tank) plus my

> hubby used carpet cleaner and odor remover. (They did not bothor

me

> but I wasn't right there when he was spraying, either.) A couple

> hours later I picked my car up from the tire store and the inside

of

> the car reeked of doggie odor even though he's not in there. I

> assume it was somehow from the vacuum - that the fumes somehow leak

> out even though the small cheap canister also has a HEPA filter.

>

> I feel like I've got my back to the wall! The pets are staying, my

> hubby shampooed the carpet last Sat., but somehow this nastiness is

> escaping from the vacuum cleaners. Vacuuming is really bad now but

> of course NOT vacuuming is ALSO bad.

>

> Is there any inside secret as to how to keep a vacuum from leaking

> all this filth into the air? Is there some way I can treat the

> vacuum cleaner so it smells better? Something I can put on the

floor

> to suck up to make the vacuum smell better? I'm spending money on

> all these great aids that aren't helping like I expected. Spending

> $600 or more on a new vacuum now is out of the question. The doc

> tells me the high doses of pseudoephedrine are not good but of

course

> she understands why I have to use it too. She asked what I was

going

> to do and I said I was hoping the Xolair will kick in for sinuses -

> it's probably helping with asthma or I would have stopped breathing

> but hope it will make a greater improvement in the near future.

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

National Allergy Supply has a great supply of things

to help with allergens in the home. You might want to

check them out. I have bought several things from

them.

http://www.natlallergy.com/default.asp

> Several months ago we bought a new upright vacuum

> that has a HEPA

> filter. We have a dog and 3 cats in the house.

>

> Last week my husband hauled out the vac at my

> request, turned it on,

> and the air filled with overwhelming gross dust and

> animal debris (I

> could feel it going right up my head although I

> couldn't see it). It

> triggered a nasty sinus infection in me and I'm not

> on massive doses

> of pseudoephedrine. Of course I can't stop taking

> my Advair,

> either!!! It's warm and extremely wet here (reeks

> of mold outside)

> and that must intensify the problem.

>

> Today I had the bright idea that it was time to

> vacuum the car too.

> We used an old canister vacuum w/no bag (empty the

> tank) plus my

> hubby used carpet cleaner and odor remover. (They

> did not bothor me

> but I wasn't right there when he was spraying,

> either.) A couple

> hours later I picked my car up from the tire store

> and the inside of

> the car reeked of doggie odor even though he's not

> in there. I

> assume it was somehow from the vacuum - that the

> fumes somehow leak

> out even though the small cheap canister also has a

> HEPA filter.

>

> I feel like I've got my back to the wall! The pets

> are staying, my

> hubby shampooed the carpet last Sat., but somehow

> this nastiness is

> escaping from the vacuum cleaners. Vacuuming is

> really bad now but

> of course NOT vacuuming is ALSO bad.

>

> Is there any inside secret as to how to keep a

> vacuum from leaking

> all this filth into the air? Is there some way I

> can treat the

> vacuum cleaner so it smells better? Something I can

> put on the floor

> to suck up to make the vacuum smell better? I'm

> spending money on

> all these great aids that aren't helping like I

> expected. Spending

> $600 or more on a new vacuum now is out of the

> question. The doc

> tells me the high doses of pseudoephedrine are not

> good but of course

> she understands why I have to use it too. She asked

> what I was going

> to do and I said I was hoping the Xolair will kick

> in for sinuses -

> it's probably helping with asthma or I would have

> stopped breathing

> but hope it will make a greater improvement in the

> near future.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I totally agree, I use National Allergy supply and

they are great. They have special odor sprays, they

don't even bother me, which is amazing, it actually

got cat pee out of my car. And they have good vacumns

too. not sure about the cost though. They have a

special laundry soap that gets rid of dust mites, pet

dander, etc too.

--- Gail s <gaildaniels@...> wrote:

> National Allergy Supply has a great supply of things

> to help with allergens in the home. You might want

> to

> check them out. I have bought several things from

> them.

>

> http://www.natlallergy.com/default.asp

>

>

>

> > Several months ago we bought a new upright vacuum

> > that has a HEPA

> > filter. We have a dog and 3 cats in the house.

> >

> > Last week my husband hauled out the vac at my

> > request, turned it on,

> > and the air filled with overwhelming gross dust

> and

> > animal debris (I

> > could feel it going right up my head although I

> > couldn't see it). It

> > triggered a nasty sinus infection in me and I'm

> not

> > on massive doses

> > of pseudoephedrine. Of course I can't stop taking

> > my Advair,

> > either!!! It's warm and extremely wet here (reeks

> > of mold outside)

> > and that must intensify the problem.

> >

> > Today I had the bright idea that it was time to

> > vacuum the car too.

> > We used an old canister vacuum w/no bag (empty the

> > tank) plus my

> > hubby used carpet cleaner and odor remover. (They

> > did not bothor me

> > but I wasn't right there when he was spraying,

> > either.) A couple

> > hours later I picked my car up from the tire store

> > and the inside of

> > the car reeked of doggie odor even though he's not

> > in there. I

> > assume it was somehow from the vacuum - that the

> > fumes somehow leak

> > out even though the small cheap canister also has

> a

> > HEPA filter.

> >

> > I feel like I've got my back to the wall! The

> pets

> > are staying, my

> > hubby shampooed the carpet last Sat., but somehow

> > this nastiness is

> > escaping from the vacuum cleaners. Vacuuming is

> > really bad now but

> > of course NOT vacuuming is ALSO bad.

> >

> > Is there any inside secret as to how to keep a

> > vacuum from leaking

> > all this filth into the air? Is there some way I

> > can treat the

> > vacuum cleaner so it smells better? Something I

> can

> > put on the floor

> > to suck up to make the vacuum smell better? I'm

> > spending money on

> > all these great aids that aren't helping like I

> > expected. Spending

> > $600 or more on a new vacuum now is out of the

> > question. The doc

> > tells me the high doses of pseudoephedrine are not

> > good but of course

> > she understands why I have to use it too. She

> asked

> > what I was going

> > to do and I said I was hoping the Xolair will kick

> > in for sinuses -

> > it's probably helping with asthma or I would have

> > stopped breathing

> > but hope it will make a greater improvement in the

> > near future.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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does the detergent that helps fight dust mites really

help? I was thinking about getting it to just wash my

bedding but didn't want to waste the money if it was

just an ineffective gimmick.

[This post edited by Addy, who edited out Joy's offerings regarding pets. Joy -

I'm sure you hadn't seen my " no pets " post when you wrote this. Thanks for your

understanding!]

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[Guest guest]

Hi instdesgn1 - A lot of people buy bagless vacs because they're touted to be so

clean - no messy bags, etc. However, I read a report in Consumer Reports

showing they don't do the job in re filtration as well as conventional cleaners.

We bought a conventional Eureka Boss for about $135 and couldn't be more pleased

- has a hepa pleated discharge filter in addition to the bag - beats hell out of

our $350 Hoover which resides in the garage for vacuuming the car.

Ohldepharte

----- Original Message -----

From: instdesgn1

Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:52 PM

Subject: [ ] Allergies, vacuum cleaners, pets

Several months ago we bought a new upright vacuum that has a HEPA

filter. We have a dog and 3 cats in the house.

Last week my husband hauled out the vac at my request, turned it on,

and the air filled with overwhelming gross dust and animal debris (I

could feel it going right up my head although I couldn't see it). It

triggered a nasty sinus infection in me and I'm not on massive doses

of pseudoephedrine. Of course I can't stop taking my Advair,

either!!! It's warm and extremely wet here (reeks of mold outside)

and that must intensify the problem.

Today I had the bright idea that it was time to vacuum the car too.

We used an old canister vacuum w/no bag (empty the tank) plus my

hubby used carpet cleaner and odor remover. (They did not bothor me

but I wasn't right there when he was spraying, either.) A couple

hours later I picked my car up from the tire store and the inside of

the car reeked of doggie odor even though he's not in there. I

assume it was somehow from the vacuum - that the fumes somehow leak

out even though the small cheap canister also has a HEPA filter.

I feel like I've got my back to the wall! The pets are staying, my

hubby shampooed the carpet last Sat., but somehow this nastiness is

escaping from the vacuum cleaners. Vacuuming is really bad now but

of course NOT vacuuming is ALSO bad.

Is there any inside secret as to how to keep a vacuum from leaking

all this filth into the air? Is there some way I can treat the

vacuum cleaner so it smells better? Something I can put on the floor

to suck up to make the vacuum smell better? I'm spending money on

all these great aids that aren't helping like I expected. Spending

$600 or more on a new vacuum now is out of the question. The doc

tells me the high doses of pseudoephedrine are not good but of course

she understands why I have to use it too. She asked what I was going

to do and I said I was hoping the Xolair will kick in for sinuses -

it's probably helping with asthma or I would have stopped breathing

but hope it will make a greater improvement in the near future.

Thanks!