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Where is all the dust coming from? Julie 09-16-2007
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Posted by Julie on September 16, 2007, 7:10 pm
Norminn wrote:
> Julie wrote:
>> CJT wrote:
>>
>>> Julie wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've done all that I can do and think of and I'm stumped. I need
>>>> fresh input.
>>>>
>>>> My 10+ year old 2000 sqft house is always dusty.
>>>>
>>>> We have no carpets or drapery.
>>>> The doors and windows are always closed.
>>>> We have leather and wood furniture.
>>>> We don't have children.
>>>> We do have one dog that does shed and she mostly sleeps.
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Where is all the dust coming from?
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> You and the dog.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, that's true. But what about when the house has been vacant for a
>> few weeks and I come back and it's so dusty?
>
> There is a lot of air that moves into and out of the house..no home is
> air-tight. Air can move through seams at base of walls and through wall
> cavities, into a room through outlets and light fixtures, under doors,
> through gaps in window and window frame, air intake on furnace or AC, etc.

That's makes sense. Thank you.

Maybe my next step will be to apply positive pressure into the house to
keep particles out %-)

Posted by Caesar Romano on September 16, 2007, 7:57 pm
Re: Where is all the dust coming from?:

>Norminn wrote:
>> Julie wrote:
>>> CJT wrote:
>>>
>>>> Julie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've done all that I can do and think of and I'm stumped. I need
>>>>> fresh input.
>>>>>
>>>>> My 10+ year old 2000 sqft house is always dusty.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have no carpets or drapery.
>>>>> The doors and windows are always closed.
>>>>> We have leather and wood furniture.
>>>>> We don't have children.
>>>>> We do have one dog that does shed and she mostly sleeps.
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> Where is all the dust coming from?
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> You and the dog.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, that's true. But what about when the house has been vacant for a
>>> few weeks and I come back and it's so dusty?
>>
>> There is a lot of air that moves into and out of the house..no home is
>> air-tight. Air can move through seams at base of walls and through wall
>> cavities, into a room through outlets and light fixtures, under doors,
>> through gaps in window and window frame, air intake on furnace or AC, etc.
>
>That's makes sense. Thank you.
>
>Maybe my next step will be to apply positive pressure into the house to
>keep particles out %-)

That would work if you had a HEPA filter on the air intake.

Posted by Bob F on September 16, 2007, 10:57 pm

> Norminn wrote:
>> Julie wrote:
>>> CJT wrote:
>>>
>>>> Julie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've done all that I can do and think of and I'm stumped. I need fresh
>>>>> input.
>>>>>
>>>>> My 10+ year old 2000 sqft house is always dusty.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have no carpets or drapery.
>>>>> The doors and windows are always closed.
>>>>> We have leather and wood furniture.
>>>>> We don't have children.
>>>>> We do have one dog that does shed and she mostly sleeps.
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> Where is all the dust coming from?
>>>>
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>> You and the dog.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, that's true. But what about when the house has been vacant for a few
>>> weeks and I come back and it's so dusty?
>>
>> There is a lot of air that moves into and out of the house..no home is
>> air-tight. Air can move through seams at base of walls and through wall
>> cavities, into a room through outlets and light fixtures, under doors,
>> through gaps in window and window frame, air intake on furnace or AC, etc.
>
> That's makes sense. Thank you.
>
> Maybe my next step will be to apply positive pressure into the house to keep
> particles out %-)

Get an electronic air cleaner for your HVAC system, and run the fan all the
time.

http://yourhome.honeywell.com/Consumer/Cultures/en-US/Products/Air+Cleaners/Electronic/Default.htm

Bob



Posted by on September 17, 2007, 12:36 am
bobnospam@gmail.com says...


> Get an electronic air cleaner for your HVAC system, and run the fan all the
> time.

I'll second that. As the primary housekeeper in a home with two 5-year-
olds and five cats, I'd never leave the blower off. We have a Honeywell
central electronic air cleaner and it is *disgusting* what comes off of
that when I clean it every month. (I had it installed outdoors, next to
a hose bibb, can just pull the filters and hose them off on gravel if
they aren't too bad, put them through the dishwasher once in a while if
they're getting greasy.)

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Posted by CJT on September 16, 2007, 9:18 pm
Julie wrote:

> CJT wrote:
>
>> Julie wrote:
>>
>>> I've done all that I can do and think of and I'm stumped. I need
>>> fresh input.
>>>
>>> My 10+ year old 2000 sqft house is always dusty.
>>>
>>> We have no carpets or drapery.
>>> The doors and windows are always closed.
>>> We have leather and wood furniture.
>>> We don't have children.
>>> We do have one dog that does shed and she mostly sleeps.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>> Where is all the dust coming from?
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> You and the dog.
>>
>
> Yes, that's true. But what about when the house has been vacant for a
> few weeks and I come back and it's so dusty?

Is the furnace in the attic? If so, I'd check the return ductwork for
leaks -- they could cause you to pull in dirty air.

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