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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Asthma / August 2005UV light bulbs USELESS for Purfiers
radio shack should be sued for selling this mess , Its totally ueseless. Just add fraud to a list. In case there is law suit let me know. > radio shack should be sued for selling this mess , Its totally ueseless. > Just add fraud to a list. In case there is law suit let me know. Well, UV is good for inactivating/killing some microbiologicals (which I supposes is the only reason Radio Shack isn't being sued...in a sense it does "purify" in some way, shape or form), but it definitely is not a filter. For asthmatics, stuff like this should be avoided like the plague. Michael yep too late, call me desperate and dumb . > > radio shack should be sued for selling this mess , Its totally ueseless. > > Just add fraud to a list. In case there is law suit let me know. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Michael I must have missed this thread. I had a uv light installed by my water company and have to pay $50 to have a new bulb installed annually. Are you saying that this doesn't do what it is supposed to? Jo  Signature"This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it." Ps.118:24 > radio shack should be sued for selling this mess , Its totally ueseless. > Just add fraud to a list. In case there is law suit let me know. > I must have missed this thread. I had a uv light installed by my water > company and have to pay $50 to have a new bulb installed annually. Are you > saying that this doesn't do what it is supposed to? > > Jo Not at all, in water it can be quite effective for what it is intended to do. It's use in water isn't as a purifier, but rather is for inactivating/killing certain microbes, especially a couple of bugs that are pretty resistant to chlorine (i.e. cryptosporidium and gardia...you may have heard of one of these as "beaver fever") In the air, it is often put out as a purifier, but it doesn't purify anything (i.e. it doesn't remove anything from the air). It is a technology that, as far as I have heard, hasn't made the transition from water treatment to air treatment with any sort of effectiveness. Regards, Michael Halliwell > I must have missed this thread. I had a uv light installed by my water > company and have to pay $50 to have a new bulb installed annually. Are you > saying that this doesn't do what it is supposed to? If its suppose to clean the air, I certainly can't tell any difference at ALL. In addition I am not sure if it didn't make it worse cause of small amount of ozone released. I need something that gets the particulates because thats the only time my asthma gets worse. Any suggestions besides moving? I already have to hepa filters, and again not very effective. In case anyone wants to move and share a place along the beach with me and future wife in California, I fear there will be silence. > Jo > > I must have missed this thread. I had a uv light installed by my water > > company and have to pay $50 to have a new bulb installed annually. Are [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > case anyone wants to move and share a place along the beach with me and > future wife in California, I fear there will be silence. AFAIK, these gizmos are meant to kill mold, bacteria, virus, etc., that get exposed to the UV light. As near as I can tell, they do that, but they certainly don't clean the air. mcs, if you have a forced-air furnace, have you tried a deep-pleated, high-efficiency media filter? They get fitted on the return air plenum of your furnace, in a cabinet just like an electronic air cleaner (no ozone, though). They work much better than the "whole-house" HEPA units do. Unless you're a handyman familiar with tin-bashing, you'd be best off getting quotes from some of your local heating and A/C companies for supply and installation. The best known of these is the Aprilair, or Research Products, Spacegard brand. Beware, though, that the Spacegard is also the only brand (that I know of) impregnated with some type of antibacterial gunk. Looking at how you sign your posts, you may want to avoid Spacegard. Most brands of these filters are quite efficient; somewhere around 80%-90%, down to around 5 or 10 microns. Might be worth looking into. Good luck. Garth Ottawa, ON > > > I must have missed this thread. I had a uv light installed > by my water [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > mcs, if you have a forced-air furnace, have you tried a > deep-pleated, high-efficiency media filter? Are you talking about the furnace filters from 3m? If so yes and I use them and change them every month. Sad to say only the newest stores like Superfresh and newer drug chains use these giant air systems that produce clean air. The worse part of all this is I know what I have to do but can't do it. Not many people would choose to pay 700 dollars in rent when they live on 12 thousand a year and pay no rent now. Another words I can move for when the particulate rate increases ... like clockwork so does my asthma. This is why I am so mad at our govt and Bush. They get fitted on > the return air plenum of your furnace, in a cabinet just like an > electronic air cleaner (no ozone, though). They work much better > than the "whole-house" HEPA units do. Unless you're a handyman > familiar with tin-bashing, you'd be best off getting quotes from > some of your local heating and A/C companies for supply and > installation. I am not sure I know what your talking about . I have both an electrostatic air cleaner and an attached 3m filterite or whatever its called. It helps but its not effective in stopping the particulate rate. > The best known of these is the Aprilair, or Research Products, > Spacegard brand. Beware, though, that the Spacegard is also the > only brand (that I know of) impregnated with some type of > antibacterial gunk. Looking at how you sign your posts, you may > want to avoid Spacegard. Ok will look into this , this is first time I ever read of this. Hmm thanks allot but not optimistic . > Most brands of these filters are quite efficient; somewhere > around 80%-90%, down to around 5 or 10 microns. Might be worth > looking into. Good luck. > > Garth > Ottawa, ON Ottawa. lucky lol ... and thanks just in case I wasn't clear Totally useless, thanks Radio Shack > I must have missed this thread. I had a uv light installed by my water > company and have to pay $50 to have a new bulb installed annually. Are you [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > radio shack should be sued for selling this mess , Its totally ueseless. > > Just add fraud to a list. In case there is law suit let me know. |
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