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Light System REVIEW BY JIM BAUDO |
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Socks Syndrome. Sick Building Syndrome. These are some of the names
given to mold and bacteria problems in heating and cooling systems. UV-C
light is a proven method of reducing these bacteria, viruses, yeasts,
and molds.
Several medical studies using germicidal ultraviolet air disinfection have proven effective in reducing the spread of tuberculosis, measles, influenza, smallpox, and controlling infection in operating rooms. Lessen your family's exposure to harmful microbes located in the HVAC system of your home with the Bio-FighterŪ Germicidal Light System. THE ABOVE IS WHAT ONE FACTORY SAYS. |
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I GET ASKED WHY I STARTED THIS REVIEW ON HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING PRODUCTS AND RELATED ACCESSORIES. IT ALL STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2001. I CAME DOWN WITH A COLD AND JUST COULD NOT GET RID OF IT. I HAD THE DOCTORS BAFFLED. IN LATE MAY 2002 IT DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS AND THEN IT WAS BACK WORSE THAN EVER. X-RAYS SHOWED A FLUID BUILD UP IN MY LUNGS. IN MY SEARCH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND IN SOME CASES THEIR PETS HAD PROBLEMS. MY LUNGS WERE RETAINING FLUIDS AND I WAS HARDLY ABEL TO BREATH. ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED. ONLY TEMPORARY RELIEF, 2 DAYS AFTER THE PRESCRIPTION RAN OUT I WAS JUST AS SICK AS EVER. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET HOPING TO FIND INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP MY HEALTH RETURN. I READ ABOUT ZERTEC. A CALL TO THE DOCTOR AND I WAS OFF TO GET A 8 DAY PRESCRIPTION. DAY 2, I STARTED TO SEE SOME RELIEF, DAY 6 I WAS GETTING THE SYMPTOMS BACK JUST AS BAD AS BEFORE. |
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| I HAVE RENTAL PROPERTY AND WAS CHANGING THE FURNACE FILTERS ONE DAY AND I CAME UPON A FILTER THAT I HAD FAILED TO CHANGE PREVIOUSLY. IT WAS PLENTY DIRTY. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT CLOSELY I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT I FOUND ON IT. LITTLE ANIMALS RUNNING AROUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE DIRT COLLECTED ON THE FILTER. I FURTHER EXAMINED IT UNDER A MICROSCOPE ONLY TO FIND THAT WHAT LOOKED LIKE MINUTE EGG SACKS WERE ATTACHED TO THE FILTER SURFACE AND WERE BREEDING THERE. |
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| MY WIFE AND I VISIT SOME FRIENDS AND DURING OUR FIVE DAY STAY MY COLD AND ABILITY TO BREATH IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY. THEY HAD RECENTLY INSTALLED A NEW AIR CONDITIONER AND ELECTRONIC AIR FILTER. THEY BOASTED ABOUT THE BIG IMPROVEMENT OF THE DUST THAT NORMALLY WOULD SETTLE THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE HAD BEEN REDUCED DRAMATICALLY AND THAT THEIR DOG THAT HAD BEEN SICK SINCE THEY HAD RELOCATED TO THE CURRENT RESIDENCE MADE A DRAMATIC RECOVERY AND THAT THEY WERE BOTH FEELING BETTER AND HAD MORE ENERGY AND SLEEP BETTER. THEY BOTH THOUGHT THAT THE ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER WAS WHAT HAD MADE THE BIG DIFFERENCE. |
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| we returned HOME and on the second day back the cold and breathing symptoms were back. I WENT TO MY HEART DOCTOR THINKING THE FLUID BUILT UP IN MY LUNGS WAS POSSIBLY A HEART PROBLEM. MY HEART DOCTOR THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TO A POSSIBLE AIR PROBLEM WITHIN THE HOUSE THAT CAUSED SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO A ALLERGY ATTACK. I HAD ALREADY TRIED ZERTEC AND IT GAVE ONLY 1 OR 2 DAY RELIEF. I NEEDED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I DISCUSSED HOW WELL WE FELT ON OUR RECENT VISIT, AND REMEMBERED THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED AND ELECTRONIC AIR FILTER ON THEIR NEW SYSTEM. I ALSO RECALLED WHAT I HAD FOUND ON THE FURNACE FILTER AT MY RENTAL PROPERTY. |
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| I NEW THAT IF WE WERE TO INSTALL A ELECTRONIC AIR CLEANER WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAN A COIL FOR STARTERS SO I REMOVED THE INSPECTION PLATE ON OUR A COIL AND TO MY SURPRISE, I FOUND LOTS OF BLACK AND YELLOW GROWTH ACCUMULATING IN MY A COIL THAT I ASSUMED WAS bacteria, SPORES, yeasts, and molds. I THINK I HAVE NOW FOUND THE SOURCE OF MY HEALTH PROBLEMS. DAYS LATER: CLEANING THE A COIL SOLVED THE PROBLEM. NOW WE WILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THE PROBLEM FROM RETURNING. |
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| TO BE CONTINUED. |
| WE HAVE NOW INSTALLED ELECTRONIC AIR FILTERS, UV LIGHTS, STEAM CLEANED THE A COILS AND ARE WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS. TESTING IS AT 3 DIFFERENT LOCATION. # 1 A OLDER ADULT HOME WITH 2 PEOPLE., IN A HIGH HUMIDITY CITY AT 1100 FOOT ELEVATION. THE NEXT 2 INSTALLATIONS ARE A NEW HOME, AND A FURNACE AND AC REPLACEMENT. # 2 A FAMILY HOME IN A HIGH ALTITUDE OF 8,000 FT WITH LOW HUMIDITY. NO PETS. # 3 AT 5000 FOOT ELEVATION WITH 2 LAB DOGS AND LOTS OF FRIENDS ENTERTAINING GOING ON WITH LOTS OF ADDITIONAL PETS VISITING AS THE PEOPLE DO DOG SITTING. RESULTS WILL BE POSTED HERE ABOUT AUGUST 15TH 2004. |
