Re: Re: How about a new thread on air purifiers (with a littl...

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It's tough to be in that position. However, if there is mold in there, if

it were me, I would consider taking my child out of that school. But

that's me and I don't know what your situation is - that may not be feasible

for you.

A purifier would certainly be better than nothing so I would definitely do

that if you had no other options. But kids usually move around a lot

during the day...to music, pe, art, lunch, library time, assemblies etc.. So

it would be impossible to keep her next to the air purifier all the time.

The other thing is, is that sometimes illness from mold exposure can be

catastrophic and sometimes these illnesses are not...or not easily

reversible. I'm not a doctor though...not even close..but these are just my

observations from others. So that would worry me.

If you do keep her in and get a purifier I have both Blue Air and Austin

Air. I love them both. We have Blue Air on our living levels because it's

quieter. The Austin Air is down the basement. It is louder - but as the

last poster said, it certainly could be considered " white noise " and a lot

of people would love that. I'm not sure if the teacher would love that

unless it was turned down to a lower level. I guess this depends on the size

of the class/how good the discipline is/ and how loud the teacher's voice

is naturally.

I was told that the more carbon a filter has, the better it does at taking

odors out of the air. If this is inaccurate information hopefully someone

will say so. That's what I was told when we were researching which one(s)

to buy. Austin Air has more carbon when you compare the normal filters.

However, Blue Air has a Smokestop filter with more carbon in it - so

perhaps it's comparable. Perhaps you can contact the companies and find out -

or

maybe it's on their websites too.

I'm glad to hear you are skeptical of the school testings. Most schools

will do anything in their power to avoid the possible cost of spending money

and time on mold remediation/WC claims/parent lawsuits/and bad press.

It's too bad they put that ahead of the health of the children and teachers.

But they do. And air testing is probably not the best way to do it because

that can easily be fudged. In my opinion, they need to find the sources of

mold and send in samples of ceiling tile/insulation/drywall or whatever to

get tested.

Lots to think about...good luck with this. Let us know how it's going.