Comments on: The EE Frustration http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/ Documenting my Airstream Safari and what I do with it! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Al http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/#comment-1141 Al Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:03:56 +0000 http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/#comment-1141 Hi Rich; I have started following your adventure and would like to offer you a suggestion to try to get better temporary relief from airborne allergens. This would require a little tinkering but should be fairly simple. Pressurize your whole Airstream with prefiltered air. You will need to pull air into the hepa filter system you already have directly from the out doors. Then run the intake blower all the time, not just when you are in the camper. If you can, supply the filtered air into your bedroom first. Then if you come in on a particularly pollen heavy day, remove your outdoor clothing by the door and go into the bedroom for pollen free air. A trial system can be built from corrugated cardboard using hot melt glue , expending minimal cost. You can also use flexible 6" dryer duct. Air can be taken in through a small window and ducted to the filter unit. A small fan can be put into the window to help bring in the air. I have done this kind of thing in my own house. When my furnace runs, it draws air from the outdoors directly into the filter system first, then it goes into the general house atmosphere. This pressurizes the inside of the house and reduces intake of unfiltered air. If you wish help to pursue this, email me a picture and the make and model of your HEPA system, and a picture of the place where you would want to bring in outdoor air. PS all I have is dialup at 56K. Al Hi Rich;

I have started following your adventure and would like to offer you a suggestion to try to get better temporary relief from airborne allergens. This would require a little tinkering but should be fairly simple.

Pressurize your whole Airstream with prefiltered air. You will need to pull air into the hepa filter system you already have directly from the out doors. Then run the intake blower all the time, not just when you are in the camper. If you can, supply the filtered air into your bedroom first. Then if you come in on a particularly pollen heavy day, remove your outdoor clothing by the door and go into the bedroom for pollen free air.

A trial system can be built from corrugated cardboard using hot melt glue , expending minimal cost. You can also use flexible 6″ dryer duct. Air can be taken in through a small window and ducted to the filter unit. A small fan can be put into the window to help bring in the air.

I have done this kind of thing in my own house. When my furnace runs, it draws air from the outdoors directly into the filter system first, then it goes into the general house atmosphere. This pressurizes the inside of the house and reduces intake of unfiltered air.

If you wish help to pursue this, email me a picture and the make and model of your HEPA system, and a picture of the place where you would want to bring in outdoor air.

PS all I have is dialup at 56K.

Al

]]> By: Elly http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/#comment-1136 Elly Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:53:07 +0000 http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/#comment-1136 You're into maps... instead of doing biking/hiking maps, create low pollen, low humidity seasonal maps, then sell 'em. They'd be good for more than EE/EG folks, people with allergies (like me) would be interested too. Could call it the "Allergenic Tourist" instead of the "Accidental Tourist". I'm only half kidding. - elly You’re into maps… instead of doing biking/hiking maps, create low pollen, low humidity seasonal maps, then sell ‘em. They’d be good for more than EE/EG folks, people with allergies (like me) would be interested too. Could call it the “Allergenic Tourist” instead of the “Accidental Tourist”. I’m only half kidding. - elly

]]> By: phyllis http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/#comment-1135 phyllis Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:41:16 +0000 http://www.hikenbike.net/wordpress/2006/07/19/the-ee-frustration/#comment-1135 Rich, You COULDN"T have stayed in New England! As much as we miss you, it has been rainy and humid since you left. You would have spent the time in the hospital! Lyn is right: move with the weather and seasons. Every state has plants producing pollen at sometime - find when and go when its low. Combine that with the other factors like air pollutants, weather, availibilty of food, hospitals, phone service, etc. That Airstream does offer something a house can't. Run that HEPA and trust yourself! You have a good handle on things! Enjoy! Rich,
You COULDN”T have stayed in New England! As much as we miss you, it has been rainy and humid since you left. You would have spent the time in the hospital!
Lyn is right: move with the weather and seasons. Every state has plants producing pollen at sometime - find when and go when its low. Combine that with the other factors like air pollutants, weather, availibilty of food, hospitals, phone service, etc. That Airstream does offer something a house can’t. Run that HEPA and trust yourself! You have a good handle on things! Enjoy!

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