Re: Re: When Will This Nightmare Be Over?....Update

[Guest guest]

Dana, the two fans are tricky because you need to make sure the in fan is

big and reliable and the out fan is enough smaller so that whenever the wind

blows backwards that the wind plus it does not mean sucking air out of the

walls into your apt. And you need to seal ALL cracks in the walls or other

holes (hardwood floors, etc.) where air leaks through. GET RID OF ALL

CARPETS..

We found that this was almost impossible. Things would work for a few days

here and there but then one gusty day would make me ill for a long time.

We tried putting plastic sheets over our (turned off) heater and the cracked

walls and then the stack effect blew that plastic WAY out when the fans were

not just right.

This pressurizing is almost impossible to get right, but at the time it was

the only thing that we could do.. They kept stringing us along but

eventually we realized that they would not ever fix it right.

[Guest guest]

Where is the mold coming from? If the building is owned by a family member,

can't you PREVAIL UPON THEM to let you SAFELY and using containment and

wearing PPE - start opening up wall cavities and looking for the source of

that mold, probably some leak somewhere, perhaps now repaired, but still

dangerous.. I don't know, but you get the idea.

On 7/4/07, gsgrl2000 <gsgrl2000@...> wrote:

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> I try to keep my daughter out of the apartment as much as possible.

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[Guest guest]

Have you reported this to the Health Department and Dept. of Building

Inspection in your city?

[Guest guest]

Were you addressing this to me, Live?

If so, yes, I have........but they're ALL in cahoots. RIDICULOUS!

V.

Re: [] Re: When Will This Nightmare Be Over?....Update

Have you reported this to the Health Department and Dept. of Building

Inspection in your city?

[Guest guest]

The fan prevents it from building up inside. And coming out of the walls.

Because that is what happens if you don't have constant air circulation. You

have to plug up all visible holes first, looking for them with a very

careful eye.

This is only to be done when the landlord wont fix it. And you can't move

right away.

Its important to not ever turn it off. It has to be on 24/7 or you will find

that when its not on the mold re-emerges because the wind blows out if any

holes.. (its impossible to plug them all)

Obviously, this is cold in winter and hot in summer.. its a terrible way to

have to live.. But at least you have fresh air..

[Guest guest]

Also, its important to do it like this.. One fan blowing in on upwind

side (usually the west side in northern latitudes) one much smaller

fan blowing out on downwind side.

The upwind side needs to be outside, the downwind side can be in an

airshaft (don't blow air in from airshaft, as it may be moldy air from

basement/attic)

The blowing in fan should be on 24/7 - never turn it off...

The idea is to have the apartment 'pressurized' all the time TO KEEP

MOLDY AIR IN THE BUILDING WALLS AWAY FROM YOUR LIVING SPACE DESPITE

STACK EFFECT THAT BLOWS IT UP INSIDE OF THE WALLS.

Do not ever, under any circumstances, allow the smaller 'out' fan to

run when the 'in' fan is not running.

[Guest guest]

Just curious, why don't you ask them what tests, specifically, you could use

to show this poisoning. And also ask if such tests exist for adults like you

and where/how you or your daughter can take them. (i.e. LabCorp, Quest, ???

what code number)

Do this in writing and follow it up with a registered letter when they don't

answer.

On 7/6/07, gsgrl2000 <gsgrl2000@...> wrote:

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> The health department won't do much unless they have tests to show

> poisoning in a child. They don't care much about adults, I guess.

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> > Have you reported this to the Health Department and Dept. of

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> > Inspection in your city?

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