Wilkinson on thu 18 sep 97
About a year ago I shared how we handle the dust in our studio but since
more have joined the list I will do it again.
Having respiratory problems I am more sensitive to dust than many others.
The dust in our studio was beginning to give me major breathing problems.
What Tim did was drill a hole in the studio wall just a little bigger than
the size of our shop-vac vacuum cleaner hose after he purchased additional
vacuum cleaner hose from Sears. He also put a piece of PVC just a little
bigger than the diameter of the hose in the opening for the hose to slide
in and out more easily. To keep the little critters outside he then
covered both sides of the openings with outlet covers. With the shop-vac
outside and the hose through the wall I can run the vacuum in the studio
without kicking up dust because the vacuum itself sits outside. I do not
have to wet mop and wash things down as often and is less messy when I do.
Just keep in mind that any machine that moves air to clean, heat or cool
the air will also move the dust particles in the room so the best thing for
me was to eliminate as much of the dust as possible with the least amount
of air movement.
Lori Wilkinson
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
Jennifer Boyer on fri 19 sep 97
Hi Lori,
I use a variation of your system, which I've plugged before, but I'll do
it again cuz the time is right. I have a beam vacuum sold by Ward Burner
systems. It's set up mounted on the wall of my utility room, and is
directly vented to the outside. I don't think vacuums would like LIVING
outside when it's 25 below up here in the north. Anyway, I have a long hose
for the Beam, and I run it in my studio with the door to the utility room
closed. Actually I can hear myself think! The Beam has powerful suction and
a HEPA filter to incase you can't vent it outside. It's not fussy at all,
just works. I've always been frustrated by relying on wet mopping, because
I always used to end up with a fine film on the floor, and I wondered if I
wasn't just kicking up these fine particles when I walked around on the
newly cleaned floor. After vacuuming you have nothing on the floor, and
it's easy enough to do that I vacuum more frequently than I used to mop.
But then again my housekeeping skills are...never mind.
Jennifer in the green mountains turning colors already.
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>About a year ago I shared how we handle the dust in our studio but since
>more have joined the list I will do it again.
>
>Having respiratory problems I am more sensitive to dust than many others.
>The dust in our studio was beginning to give me major breathing problems.
>What Tim did was drill a hole in the studio wall just a little bigger than
>the size of our shop-vac vacuum cleaner hose after he purchased additional
>vacuum cleaner hose from Sears. He also put a piece of PVC just a little
>bigger than the diameter of the hose in the opening for the hose to slide
>in and out more easily. To keep the little critters outside he then
>covered both sides of the openings with outlet covers. With the shop-vac
>outside and the hose through the wall I can run the vacuum in the studio
>without kicking up dust because the vacuum itself sits outside. I do not
>have to wet mop and wash things down as often and is less messy when I do.
>
>
>Just keep in mind that any machine that moves air to clean, heat or cool
>the air will also move the dust particles in the room so the best thing for
>me was to eliminate as much of the dust as possible with the least amount
>of air movement.
>
>Lori Wilkinson
>
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
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Jennifer Boyer
Thistle Hill Pottery
Montpelier, Vt. 05602
jboyer@plainfield.bypass.com
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