Originally Posted by
darkhorse
I am hoping someone here can help me. I’ll give a brief history of my problem. I have chronic allergies. You name a pollen, mold or dust and I probably have an allergy to it. I take allergy injections and prescription medications.
One interesting thing I have noticed is when I go to most restaurants my allergies improve. They don’t improve anywhere else. My question is: what could restaurants be doing to the air to improve my allergies? Is a restaurant heating and air conditioning system different than the ones used in a residential home?
Help in figuring this out would be much appreciated.
All experts recommend an air change of fresh filtered air in 4-5 hours when the home is occupied. The filter should be merv 11. Also maintain +30%RH--<50%RH inside the space to prevent mold, dust mites, bacteria growth in the isolated space inside the home. If you live in a region with outdoor dew point <30^F humidification may be needed. If your outside dew points exceed 60^F, dehumidification is needed.
Check out whole house ventilating dehumidifiers like the Ultra-Aire have the fresh air and air filtering options including activated charcoal and merv 14 filtering.
Tell us about your climate and particulars about your home.
Regards TB
Bear Rules: Keep our home <50% RH summer, controls mites/mold and very comfortable.
Provide 60-100 cfm of fresh air when occupied to purge indoor pollutants and keep window dry during cold weather. T-stat setup/setback +8 hrs. saves energy
Use +Merv 10 air filter. -Don't forget the "Golden Rule"