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Coughing a lot more indoors?

Posted by lvnl @lvnl, Sep 12 9:36am

Hi, does anyone else experience a lot more coughing indoors vs outdoors? I have a small air quality monitor that shows fluctuating poor-to-ok-to-good air quality in our (NYC) apartment.
Any experience with what to do? Docs say humidifiers are a total NO because they ALL harbor & aerosolize bacteria. Anyone use air purifiers successfully?
Thanks in advance as always!

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lvnl | @lvnl | Sep 15 3:08pm
In reply to @sueinmn "Yes they do take some space but even in my tiny house (400sf) it is worthwhile...." + (show)
@sueinmn

Yes they do take some space but even in my tiny house (400sf) it is worthwhile. Especially after kids and pets have been running through the house, and I can see all the big stuff the outer filter caught!
I have the Honeywell Insight Series, Models 5220, 5250(I think) and 5550. I turn them off if we are going to be away for more than a few days, otherwise they are always on. The largest one automatically turns itself up if the air quality is poor - if it does that and I'm not cooking, I know the outside air quality is poor and close up the house.

I also can tell you that when I run them, I have to dust my house less, so I view it as an "energy saving device"😉

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I'm into that energy saving feature 😁

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bsi15 | @bsi15 | Sep 17 11:50am

I got Xiaomi purifyers, it had the best test results , < $100 used at ebay

air-quality can be measured with PM2.5 measurement devices,
I have a mobile one for < $50 , or just look it up for your region
from EPA (in USA)

indoor air CO2 increases when you are breathing in a small room a lot
e.g. at night it goes up to 1500 in my room and attracts mosqitoes
also < $50 for my device , they used it for classrooms during COVID-waves

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scoop | @scoop | Sep 17 1:26pm
In reply to @bsi15 "I got Xiaomi purifyers, it had the best test results , < $100 used at ebay..." + (show)
@bsi15

I got Xiaomi purifyers, it had the best test results , < $100 used at ebay

air-quality can be measured with PM2.5 measurement devices,
I have a mobile one for < $50 , or just look it up for your region
from EPA (in USA)

indoor air CO2 increases when you are breathing in a small room a lot
e.g. at night it goes up to 1500 in my room and attracts mosqitoes
also < $50 for my device , they used it for classrooms during COVID-waves

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and ultimate cost effectiveness you an make your own air purifier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsi–Rosenthal_Box#/media/File:How_to_make_a_Corsi-Rosenthal_Box.jpg

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Sep 17 2:55pm
In reply to @scoop "and ultimate cost effectiveness you an make your own air purifier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsi–Rosenthal_Box#/media/File:How_to_make_a_Corsi-Rosenthal_Box.jpg" + (show)

Aah, Scoop, you never fail to amaze me! I think I'll put my grandson to work on making these. He has been "inventing" since he was 3 1/2 years old.

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