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by cledford on 09 May 2008 - 16:05
My dogs have a kennel area in my unfinished basement which consists of 4 5’x5’x6’ Magnum kennel runs placed on top of an insulated, liquid proof raised floor. This is where they spend the day while my wife and I are working. The issue is that with 4 adult GSDs I’ve got a HUGE dust problem throughout my house. No matter how much I vacuum (especially down stairs), bath the dogs and use “home brew” air filtration solutions (such as furnace filters bungeed to box fans) I cannot keep the dust issue under control. EVERYTHING in the basement will be coated with a layer of fine dust within a few days. It seems that the dust blows through the entire house – for example, the door to the basement from the upstairs even has a buildup of dust on the door frame where the air moves past. The dust is weird, it is light brown in color and has the appearance of coco powder, although the consistency is much more like talcum powder. It is extremely fine and gets into everything.
I have no idea where the dust comes from, but have been told in the past it is “atomized dirt” from when the dogs shake. I’m not totally sure about that as I am always out with my dogs and they rarely role/dig/ or do anything to get that much dirt on themselves. Regardless, I’m looking for advice on a high quality, commercial style kennel filter. I’ve done some research and many have UV lights in them to kill airborne bacteria and viri and I’m not sure I need to get that elaborate, I just need to knock down this dust issue. Several have “cleanable” filters, but I’m wondering how effective these might be? I don’t care about cost at this point, just want the most effective solution for the issue.
Any advice would be much appreciated, the dust issue is becoming a real PIA.
-Calvin
by rockinrkranch on 09 May 2008 - 16:05
I have the same problem and look forward to seeing the responses you get. I have one closed off room of my house where I keep the dog crates. That way the dogs can come in there when they are wet or muddy without having to go through the rest of the house. They are crated at night in there and go out in the yard during the day. I have to vaccuum that room, from walls, floor, ceiling, door frame, light fixtures, etc, at least once a week to be able to stand the dust. Everything gets covered in it and it is disgusting. I also would like to know what I can do to help. I am planning to put an AC window unit in there as the weather is getting hot, but really fear that their dust may clog it up!
by cledford on 09 May 2008 - 18:05
My experience with a dehumidifier is that the AC will take a rough beating from the dust. Try to find one with a removable dust screen at least - that cuts down on a bit of it, but my dehumidifier is toast.
-Calvin
by Joe and Victoria on 10 May 2008 - 02:05
We can solve your problem. We HAD the same problem with 4 German Shepherds living in the house. We could not get rid of the ordor. We had two Oreck air purifiers and another brand also. The oreck and other brand did not touch the problem. A friend asked us to test the Fresh Air by Ecoquest. Well, our odor is gone and our allergies are GREATLY improved. The Fresh Air tackles mold, dust mites, bacteria also. After our great results we became dealers. It makes us feel good because everyone who has tried the Fresh Air has been helped. You can check it out for yourself at our websites:
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God Bless You,
Joe & Victoria
by hodie on 11 May 2008 - 03:05
Hello Calvin,
Forget UV systems. They would not be useful in the situation you describe and further, there are many, many drawbacks to UV systems for disinfection. In a former life I was charged with solving these kinds of problems.
An air purifier may be useful HOWEVER, there are many, many units on the market that don't do squat. There are a few that are now certified by the EPA, having undergone rigorous testing. Email me if you like and I can put you on the track to investigating real data vs someone just wanting to sell you one because they now are a distributor. There is a lot to know about these units to be certain you get what you need and the capacity you need, and that it does what you expect.
regards!
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