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sethrakThat website Nagaina linked me to sells HEPA-rated Electrolux vaccuums. O_o
My dad used to sell them door-to-door back in the early eighties. I honestly thought they'd long since gone out of business.
Huge upgrade on appearance and price range, I must say.
Edit: Damn. A decent quality air filter that only covers an 11x17 foot room costs nearly a hundred bucks - on the low end of the scale. Good thing we're getting a nice tax refund this year. There's lower-cost filters for the air returns and stuff to treat the carpet for dustmites, which may end up being what we use long term. And crib-sized mattress covers at a very reasonable price. ::pleased Burnsian hand rub::
Spawn of edit: Hmm. Several of the sites I've looked at suggest having a dehumidifier, because dust mites thrive in rooms with higher than 50% humidity. However, the advice I get the most from Mark's pediatricians about his eczema is to keep the house or at least his bedroom moist, because dry air exacerbates eczema. I think I'll just go with no humidifier or dehumidifier, as we already do, and work on other aspects of dust abatement.
My dad used to sell them door-to-door back in the early eighties. I honestly thought they'd long since gone out of business.
Huge upgrade on appearance and price range, I must say.
Edit: Damn. A decent quality air filter that only covers an 11x17 foot room costs nearly a hundred bucks - on the low end of the scale. Good thing we're getting a nice tax refund this year. There's lower-cost filters for the air returns and stuff to treat the carpet for dustmites, which may end up being what we use long term. And crib-sized mattress covers at a very reasonable price. ::pleased Burnsian hand rub::
Spawn of edit: Hmm. Several of the sites I've looked at suggest having a dehumidifier, because dust mites thrive in rooms with higher than 50% humidity. However, the advice I get the most from Mark's pediatricians about his eczema is to keep the house or at least his bedroom moist, because dry air exacerbates eczema. I think I'll just go with no humidifier or dehumidifier, as we already do, and work on other aspects of dust abatement.
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Date: 2008-01-27 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-01-28 04:47 pm (UTC)On the other hand, the winter we lived with your folks, we got a humidifier on doctors' advice, and ran it nearly all the time, especially with the outdoor humidity was low. His eczema started getting noticeably better when we ran it.
On the other hand, Steve and Deb don't have wall-to-wall carpet like we do here, so while their house gets dusty (and animal-hairy) they may have less habitat for dustmites to breed in. Hmm.
So, for now, I'm going to work on the other methods of dust mite abatement, and see how that works. Then maybe add a dehumidifier in his bedroom. Or a roomsize air cleaner.