Re: Spraying Air Freshener

[Guest guest]

He is probably spraying something that deadens one's sense of smell..

What a smart guy.. NOT.

FYI, A better approach for them to prevent mold smell would be to use

window fans- blowing in - to push the smell into the building walls -

thats from fans blowing in- put fans in the windows blowing in. Not

out.. Suction from the walls would increase the smell. The smell of

hell.

This positive air pressure thing is what I do to try to keep the mold

out of my apartment. (Its basically futile, though, as you know,

because when your whole building is mold-ridden, any really strong

wind can end up doing the reverse, pushing mold out of the walls into

your spaces.. Welcome to my nighmare...)

Fans can easily end up doing that too, if you screw up, so whatever

you do, DON'T put your window fans on reverse, blowing out. At least,

keep at least twice as many fans blowing in than out... Please..

On 11/9/05, Barbara <floridabound03200@...> wrote:

> The apt. building where I live is loaded with mold.

> It's so bad, you can actually smell it, and on the

> days when the owner, or Upper Management is going to

> come to the building to have a meeting in the

> Community Room, or when (PHFA) Pennsylvania Housing

> Finance Agency, and/or the Montgomery County Housing

> Authority, is coming to the building, to perform an

> inspection, the maintenance technician sprays the

> hallways with some type of an air freshener to cover

> up the moldy odor, and when he does that, I go into an

> asthmatic attack, and am sick for days afterwards.

> I have informed Management as well as maintenance,

> both verbally and in writing, about how the chemicals

> that are sprayed affect me, and I have asked them not

> to spray any more, but they evidently don't care,

> because they keep on spraying. In fact, when I told

> the maintenance tech., he thought it was funny, and

> while laughing, he said to me " Oh, did I spray too

> much? "

> I even got a note from my doctor, and that is on file

> in the office, but nothing matters, and I was

> wondering if anyone knew, if there is a law, either

> Federal, or a State law in Pennsylvania, which makes

> it illegal to spray chemicals in apt. buildings. If

> anyone knows of such a law, please tell me how I may

> obtain a copy of it.

> Thank you.

> Barb E.

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

All this fan blowing, whether or not it helps is only going to be

possible during the appropriate outside temperature. I truly am

sorry for all the people who live in spaces that you cannot control.

In 1991, I was sickened severly while living in the city,by mold in

cushions that where on an outside deck, blowing in a window- I had

to let my partner work while I went to the country to recuperate-

the smells everywhere in the city left me litterally on my knees on

the sidewalk gagging. I am in a rural area now- and am still

sometimes bothered by neighbors- but nothing like the city- I think

you still have to try and move-I don't mean out of the city- though

that might help-but to a better apt. you cannot get well in a moldy

bui;ding- Your job- your friends- nothing will matter if you are too

sick to function> I know- Have been there- good luck Barb

> He is probably spraying something that deadens one's sense of

smell..

> What a smart guy.. NOT.

>

> FYI, A better approach for them to prevent mold smell would be to

use

> window fans- blowing in - to push the smell into the building

walls -

> thats from fans blowing in- put fans in the windows blowing in.

Not

> out.. Suction from the walls would increase the smell. The smell of

> hell.

>

>

> This positive air pressure thing is what I do to try to keep the

mold

> out of my apartment. (Its basically futile, though, as you know,

> because when your whole building is mold-ridden, any really strong

> wind can end up doing the reverse, pushing mold out of the walls

into

> your spaces.. Welcome to my nighmare...)

>

> Fans can easily end up doing that too, if you screw up, so whatever

> you do, DON'T put your window fans on reverse, blowing out. At

least,

> keep at least twice as many fans blowing in than out... Please..

>

>

>

>

> On 11/9/05, Barbara <floridabound03200@y...> wrote:

> > The apt. building where I live is loaded with mold.

> > It's so bad, you can actually smell it, and on the

> > days when the owner, or Upper Management is going to

> > come to the building to have a meeting in the

> > Community Room, or when (PHFA) Pennsylvania Housing

> > Finance Agency, and/or the Montgomery County Housing

> > Authority, is coming to the building, to perform an

> > inspection, the maintenance technician sprays the

> > hallways with some type of an air freshener to cover

> > up the moldy odor, and when he does that, I go into an

> > asthmatic attack, and am sick for days afterwards.

> > I have informed Management as well as maintenance,

> > both verbally and in writing, about how the chemicals

> > that are sprayed affect me, and I have asked them not

> > to spray any more, but they evidently don't care,

> > because they keep on spraying. In fact, when I told

> > the maintenance tech., he thought it was funny, and

> > while laughing, he said to me " Oh, did I spray too

> > much? "

> > I even got a note from my doctor, and that is on file

> > in the office, but nothing matters, and I was

> > wondering if anyone knew, if there is a law, either

> > Federal, or a State law in Pennsylvania, which makes

> > it illegal to spray chemicals in apt. buildings. If

> > anyone knows of such a law, please tell me how I may

> > obtain a copy of it.

> > Thank you.

> > Barb E.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________

> > - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005

> > http://mail.

> >

> >

> >

> > FAIR USE NOTICE:

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

When my mom was in her moldy condo the management would spray air

freshner throughout the building. She would complain but to no

avail. She is finally out of that moldly condo. And this was a very

expensive place. It is a shame.