breathing probs--Shelley

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You said you developed breathing probs--asthma? after you left your house? Can

you breathe okay now? I am still in my moldy house and have terrible probs but

they go away sometimes when I leave here after a few hours. Help. Jane

smarshwar <smarshwar@...> wrote: Maybe I

can help a bit here. When we left our moldy home I started to

have severe breathing problems. I could not breathe in our car unless

I kept the windows open and stuck my head out. The company who

remediated our personal possessions also cleaned our cars. As far as

I know they put some sort of cleaner into the ventilation system and

flushed it out. They also HEPA vacuumed everything. If I recall

correctly my dealer mentioned that they too can clean the car's

ventilation system, so you might ask some repair shops about that.

Sometime after that, I discovered that my " new " allergies were severe

and breathing outside air was a problem for me. I purchased portable

HEPA filters from Allergy Buyers Club and I use one in each car. I

always recirculate the air and run the filters. I can detect it if my

husband changes the settings and brings in outside air.

I take one of these filters with me when we stay in a hotel or with

friends.

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> When you get an answer tell me. I've often wondered how to do that

too or if it is possible. I mean we clean the ducts in ours homes.

We use MERV/HEPA rating filters in our homes. We don't have that

advantage in a car. I'll bet the heat ducts (or whatever they are

called) in our cars are disgusting. Also, what if you buy a used car

from someone. Many here don't have the advantage of getting a new

car. These sellers put their pets in there. They smoke. They

probably have moldy homes. They drive down dirt roads. Never really

thought about all that until the past few years.

> If you call the dealer to find out and do, let us know. I'll try

to see if I can gather any info. on cleaning them also. If you can

we'll have a national day " clean your car ducts. "

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