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yu888
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Feb 04, 2009 - 02:16 PM |
 
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Over the CNY holidays, I accidentally blew a circuit breaker as I was trying to turn on my oven while i had WAY too many heaters running... anyhow, when it popped off, I had to turn everything off and have my bldg management reset the outside circuit (yes yes, I drew WAY too much power at one time) and when everything came on, I forgot to turn my filters back on. 2 days later, I was noticing a layer of dust in my place that I had not seen in a long time! I realised that the filters, which I usually leave running 24/7, were off and that was the reason this thin but noticable layer of dust had formed so quickly. I turned them back on, and cleaned house and voila, a week later, stil no new noticeable dust layer.
Kind of nice to get this kind of affirmation as to the effectiveness of having air filters versus not. |
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tihZ_hO
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Unless you actually wear the air-purifier in China it is a waste of money. |
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fernvale
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July 20, 2009 - 02:13 PM |
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yu888, do u open the windows in your apartment? just wondering how effective the 2 machines would be if I air my apartment daily in the morning |
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yu888
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July 21, 2009 - 04:06 AM |
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| tihZ_hO wrote: |
| Unless you actually wear the air-purifier in China it is a waste of money. |
Other than the post being a great excuse to post some pretty pics of masked men, i disagree... having air filters in the house allows your body to clean out some fo the garbage before you again head back out into the jungle.
Fernvale- I do open the windows regularly (more often when the temps & humidity allow for it) to change out the air and it puts a bigger strain on the filters, but it is definitely noticeable and still well worth the investment. By the time you are sleeping in teh evenig, the filters should have done a pretty good job and will allow you to sleep in much cleaner air than outside air. |
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BritishDame
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July 21, 2009 - 02:18 PM |
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I posted in another section concerning indoor air pollution and what you can do about it with your family. Due to my son's allergies and the general air quality outdoors and indoors in Shanghai we have tried everything from HEPA filters to Ionic fans. Although we still use a HEPA filter, we dumped the ion fan due to negative press. We did find a product through one of my relatives call WellnessLight Kids. It is a PCO CFL that has been exceptional. It has been a great additional to the HEPA filter in improving the general air quality. There is a lot of positive information about PCO technology and H1N1.
On a side note, we also used a product called The Ionic Breeze when we lived in Hong Kong. I suggest if anyone has one they put it out on the street for trash collection. |
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MadMen
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July 21, 2009 - 03:12 PM |
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BritishDame, do you know if wellnesslightkids.com will ship to Shanghai or Hong Kong? On their shipping page, I see a USD $6.95 shipping charge for continental US address only.
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2shanghai
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July 21, 2009 - 10:17 PM |
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Any opinions on 'going natural' and using houseplants (e.g. spider plants, vines) for natural air filtration)? I would think that they would certainly compliment air filters but wouldn't get rid of as much of the particulate. |
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yu888
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July 22, 2009 - 01:07 AM |
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^given that what is in the dust is a big part of what can be harmful to our health, i would say plannts ONLY as a complimentary part of your filtering and otherwise ,not counting the naturally occurring nitrogen-oxygen thing, they do nothing more than add more surface area to collect a bit more dust  |
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BritishDame
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July 22, 2009 - 05:24 AM |
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BritishDame, do you know if wellnesslightkids.com will ship to Shanghai or Hong Kong? On their shipping page, I see a USD $6.95 shipping charge for continental US address only.
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I know my husband's associates in Bangkok had several packages shipped to their home from the website. So I believe they will ship to Shanghai. I honestly don't know - sorry  There is an email contact on their website. Perhaps you may want to email them. I don't know if anyone stocks the lights in Shanghai, but that might be a question to ask too. Hey, if no one is selling it here ... anyone want to go into business importing these into Shanghai with me!  I am 100% sure they work and there surely is a need here. Hmmmm.
Although, I must also agree ... house plants are a nice addition to cleaning the air and look great, the problem is with the air quality in Shanghai to protect your tots, you need pull out all the stops. Speaking of that I need to start my day very early today. Let me know what happens MadMan. Cheers! |
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BritishDame
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July 22, 2009 - 05:29 AM |
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| yu888 wrote: |
| ^given that what is in the dust is a big part of what can be harmful to our health, i would say plannts ONLY as a complimentary part of your filtering and otherwise ,not counting the naturally occurring nitrogen-oxygen thing, they do nothing more than add more surface area to collect a bit more dust |
I found a very informative website on what house plants work best for air cleaning. http://www.care2.com/greenliving/top-ten-houseplants-for-cleaner-air.h tml
Also, Yu888 - LUV the pic of you and your boy. very cute! I was trying to put one up of myself and my children, however, I need to adjust the size corectly. Cheers! |
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