Dust PREVENTION strategies?

[Duncanlover]

I am in the midst of doing some serious dusting and cleaning. I have the
dustiest home known to man. I have posted before in regards to this issue.

I am looking for ideas on how to PREVENT dust from accumulating to begin
with. I do have pets, and I am sure they contribute to the problem.

The dust in my house is absolutely horrible. Any ideas?

Cindy :)

[Vox Humana]

"Duncanlover" <sawclw@charter.net> wrote in message
news:vqiofmq24qbt2f@corp.supernews.com...
> I am in the midst of doing some serious dusting and cleaning. I have the
> dustiest home known to man. I have posted before in regards to this
issue.
>
> I am looking for ideas on how to PREVENT dust from accumulating to begin
> with. I do have pets, and I am sure they contribute to the problem.
>
> The dust in my house is absolutely horrible. Any ideas?

Get rid of your carpeting and replace it with hard flooring like wood,
laminate, tile, or vinyl. You will be surprised how much easier it is to
keep things clean once the carpet is gone. You can also use a Swiffer mop
or equivalent brand of electrostatic cloths to clean the dust from smooth,
flat surfaces like walls, ceilings, doors, furniture. Make sure you have a
good filter in your furnace. The cheap filters are nearly worthless at
removing dust. Get a reusable electrostatic filter or a 3M Filtreat filter
for the furnace and leave the fan on all the time.

[Phisherman]

On Wed, 5 Nov 2003 14:50:47 -0600, "Duncanlover" <sawclw@charter.net>
wrote:

>I am in the midst of doing some serious dusting and cleaning. I have the
>dustiest home known to man. I have posted before in regards to this issue.
>
>I am looking for ideas on how to PREVENT dust from accumulating to begin
>with. I do have pets, and I am sure they contribute to the problem.
>
>The dust in my house is absolutely horrible. Any ideas?
>
>Cindy :)
>

Replace carpet with vinyl florr covering. Remove sofas, pillows, pads;
use wooden chairs/benches. Remove draperies and fabrics, use
anti-static vertical blinds. Use a waterbed rather than a mattress
set. Use passive washable electrostatic filters in your furnace air
return. If you have more than one furry/feathered pet, consider
narrowing that down to a single pet and/or having a fish tank instead.
Keep windows/exterior doors closed. Dust everything at least twice a
month. Some room air filters can help, check CR for details.

[Baroness Benachi]

> Replace carpet with vinyl florr covering.

I keep seeing this advice, but I live in an apartment without carpet. All I
do is dust dust dust. If I don't 'dust' the floors through out the
apartment everyday, then the dust builds up so bad it blows around like
tumble weeds. When I say I dust the floor that consists of sweeping,
mopping then sweeping again when the floors are dry to get up the rest.
Swiffers? forget it they stop picking up dust after about 4 square feet. I
mop with a regular cotton mop and have to rinse it every 4 or 5 square feet.
Thank god I have a small apartment or I'd be going nuts.

I can't wait for carpet at least you can vacuum it and be done.

[sijka]

I have a couple of good air purifiers. Go to "Consumers' Reports" magazine
at your library and do some research on the best.
There is also a site online that you will get consumers opinions:
http://www.eopinions.com
then type in air purifiers

I once lived on a dirt road and the dust was horrible but the air purifiers
really made a difference!

Sijka


"Duncanlover" <sawclw@charter.net> wrote in message
news:vqiofmq24qbt2f@corp.supernews.com...
> I am in the midst of doing some serious dusting and cleaning. I have the
> dustiest home known to man. I have posted before in regards to this
issue.
>
> I am looking for ideas on how to PREVENT dust from accumulating to begin
> with. I do have pets, and I am sure they contribute to the problem.
>
> The dust in my house is absolutely horrible. Any ideas?
>
> Cindy :)
>
>

[Frogleg]

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 00:59:54 GMT, "Baroness Benachi"
<baroness@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> wrote:

>> Replace carpet with vinyl florr covering.
>
>I keep seeing this advice, but I live in an apartment without carpet. All I
>do is dust dust dust. If I don't 'dust' the floors through out the
>apartment everyday, then the dust builds up so bad it blows around like
>tumble weeds.

^_^ I had a chenille robe one time that produced that effect. I
washed & (dryer) dried it twice before wearing the first time, and
fairly frequently thereafter, but it continued to release *drifts* of
fuzz for as long as I had it.

Which leads me to one possible hint: if the dust/fuzz is identifiable,
one may be able to discover an offending material -- carpet, clothing,
furniture -- that is contributing a major amount.

[Vox Humana]

"Frogleg" <frogleg@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:mg8kqvcvqsit76obs5tocjiu674jrk6lre@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 00:59:54 GMT, "Baroness Benachi"
> <baroness@ysa.attmil.ne.jp> wrote:
>
> >> Replace carpet with vinyl florr covering.
> >
> >I keep seeing this advice, but I live in an apartment without carpet.
All I
> >do is dust dust dust. If I don't 'dust' the floors through out the
> >apartment everyday, then the dust builds up so bad it blows around like
> >tumble weeds.
>
> ^_^ I had a chenille robe one time that produced that effect. I
> washed & (dryer) dried it twice before wearing the first time, and
> fairly frequently thereafter, but it continued to release *drifts* of
> fuzz for as long as I had it.
>
> Which leads me to one possible hint: if the dust/fuzz is identifiable,
> one may be able to discover an offending material -- carpet, clothing,
> furniture -- that is contributing a major amount.

I got a new wool area rug and for weeks it put out a lot of fuzz. It got
much better after daily vacuuming. I agree that there must be a source for
the dust.

[Phisherman]

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:38:14 GMT, "Vox Humana" <vhumana@hotmail.com>
wrote:

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>
>I got a new wool area rug and for weeks it put out a lot of fuzz. It got
>much better after daily vacuuming. I agree that there must be a source for
>the dust.
>

New rugs/carpeting will shed quite a bit. Turn your vacuum upside
down and clean off all the loose fibers and your vacuum will operate
more effeciently.