Re: Re: ANITA/ CARL ////// Vaccuming

[Guest guest]

thank you,

then how do we clean on a daily basis? i have hard wood floors except one small

area, with animals need to clean floors, i think sweeping would be worse. i

bought a miele hepa, supposed to be a tighter canister than any other and gets

the small particle, i'm sure not everything, made in germany, has a 7 yr

warranty, very good very expensive. i am hoping in this case i get what i paid

for:))))))))

i have air purifiers coming to hopefully catch the airborne particles. will this

help? should i wait to clean until i have purifiers so after vacuum they catch

the air borne stuff. very confusing and hard to life with

thanks denise

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From: barb b w <barb1283@...>

Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 9:02:58 AM

Subject: [] Re: ANITA/ CARL ////// Vaccuming

I wonder about vaccumming. If the tiniest particles are the most dangerous bec

they cannot be caught by a mask or your lungs but go directly into your blood

stream, then I would think vaccuuming ANYTHING would be a bad idea, since when

you vaccuum, you only catch large particles and the fine particles are sprayed

into the air. The smaller the particle, the longer it stays airbourne too.

Could stay airborne for hours. After vaccumming here a number of time even with

a new 'outer' bag on vaccuum realized air smelled so may get rid of few things I

still need to vaccuum, like area rugs and not vaccum anymore.

Hard surface I would damp wipe and after that has dried, damp wipe again, bec

inevitably you won't get it all. I would only vaccuum an area you cannot get to

damp wipe but of course if you can't reach it to damp wipe, it probably will

never be airborne anyway.

I don't have a hepa vaccuum though so my vaccumm puts out larger particles but

if it is hepa, it still puts out particles, they are just limited to the most

dangerous ones.

[Guest guest]

Good point Barb.

[] Re: ANITA/ CARL ////// Vaccuming

I wonder about vaccumming. If the tiniest particles are the most dangerous bec

they cannot be caught by a mask or your lungs but go directly into your blood

stream, then I would think vaccuuming ANYTHING would be a bad idea, since when

you vaccuum, you only catch large particles and the fine particles are sprayed

into the air. The smaller the particle, the longer it stays airbourne too. Could

stay airborne for hours. After vaccumming here a number of time even with a new

'outer' bag on vaccuum realized air smelled so may get rid of few things I still

need to vaccuum, like area rugs and not vaccum anymore.

Hard surface I would damp wipe and after that has dried, damp wipe again, bec

inevitably you won't get it all. I would only vaccuum an area you cannot get to

damp wipe but of course if you can't reach it to damp wipe, it probably will

never be airborne anyway.

I don't have a hepa vaccuum though so my vaccumm puts out larger particles but

if it is hepa, it still puts out particles, they are just limited to the most

dangerous ones.

[Guest guest]

then what is the solution?

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From: " Jack Thrasher, Ph.D. " <toxicologist1@...>

Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 11:05:36 AM

Subject: Re: [] Re: ANITA/ CARL ////// Vaccuming

Good point Barb.

[] Re: ANITA/ CARL ////// Vaccuming

I wonder about vaccumming. If the tiniest particles are the most dangerous bec

they cannot be caught by a mask or your lungs but go directly into your blood

stream, then I would think vaccuuming ANYTHING would be a bad idea, since when

you vaccuum, you only catch large particles and the fine particles are sprayed

into the air. The smaller the particle, the longer it stays airbourne too. Could

stay airborne for hours. After vaccumming here a number of time even with a new

'outer' bag on vaccuum realized air smelled so may get rid of few things I still

need to vaccuum, like area rugs and not vaccum anymore.

Hard surface I would damp wipe and after that has dried, damp wipe again, bec

inevitably you won't get it all. I would only vaccuum an area you cannot get to

damp wipe but of course if you can't reach it to damp wipe, it probably will

never be airborne anyway.

I don't have a hepa vaccuum though so my vaccumm puts out larger particles but

if it is hepa, it still puts out particles, they are just limited to the most

dangerous ones.

[Guest guest]

Did not realize you have hard wood floors. That is great, so much healthier,

and easier to clean. Forget vacuuming, definitely damp mop.

anita

[Guest guest]

is sweeping better than vacuuming? we have 3 pets and need to pick up somehow. i

thought the walls, all wood items, pictures nic nacks, soft furniture would need

to vacuum off spores? then wiped off. i do have one room that is carpet,

so was barb right that the small particles go airborne and into blood sys? the

dangerous ones

i just bought this vacuum last thursday. i contacted consumer report for the

best hepa and tightest seal.

it is a miele and supposed to not put particle back out, i am so confused and

tired of being sick, thinking i maybe have a plan and a way out and every time

it comes to a hopeless end with no solutions.

thanks for your help

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From: anita paulsen <apami@...>

Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 8:02:25 PM

Subject: Re: [] Re: ANITA/ CARL ////// Vaccuming

Did not realize you have hard wood floors. That is great, so much healthier,

and easier to clean. Forget vacuuming, definitely damp mop.

anita