Comments on: Ductwork Fun – Obsession or Advantage? http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/ Raising a breathless kid, traveling, and other adventures a mile high. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:14:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Asthma Mom » Review - National Jewish Family Air Care Kit http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Asthma Mom » Review - National Jewish Family Air Care Kit Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:37:46 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/#comment-1805 [...] it by tallying up some of the trigger abatement I’ve paid for over the years. Getting the A/C ductwork cleaned professionally in my previous house, for example. I didn’t have that cleaning done [...] [...] it by tallying up some of the trigger abatement I’ve paid for over the years. Getting the A/C ductwork cleaned professionally in my previous house, for example. I didn’t have that cleaning done [...]

]]> By: Allie http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Allie Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:50:26 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/#comment-1334 Oh, I totally think it was a good thing that you did it. Not at all you being in your crazy head. :) I think it was good to kind of "reset" the house when you moved in. My boss would be claiming he felt better instantly while I was gasping for air and sneezing continually, so I know that was all about his crazy head. And once you start the irritation, it can be days before it's better. So I really wasn't able to notice improvements. I think you did an amazing job of getting the house ready before you moved in so your daughter could be comfortable. Oh, I totally think it was a good thing that you did it. Not at all you being in your crazy head. :) I think it was good to kind of “reset” the house when you moved in. My boss would be claiming he felt better instantly while I was gasping for air and sneezing continually, so I know that was all about his crazy head. And once you start the irritation, it can be days before it’s better. So I really wasn’t able to notice improvements.

I think you did an amazing job of getting the house ready before you moved in so your daughter could be comfortable.

]]> By: wendy http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 wendy Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:10:54 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/#comment-1333 Oh, definitely her "older age". I like that one - makes her sound really really old. LOL. Probably everything combined. I don't think your crazy - it's normal to freak out when your baby can't breathe. You think she will always be this way. It's really really hard. I have wondered about duct cleaning. I usually just put the vacuum cleaner hose down as far as it will go and clean it myself. I don't really know if I've done a good job or not, but we have an electronic filter on our furnace. The air throughout the house is filtered through this (not just in winter, even though it's on the furnace). I clean it once a month and some months it's dirty. Other months it's not too bad. So whether this takes the place of duct cleaning or not - I really don't know. I do think that with all the cleaning you did in your new home, it must have made an improvement in your daughter's health. Nobody can scrub as much as you did and not have good results. Now - go and put your feet up and have a marguerita! You've earned it. Oh, and I'll have one too. LOL! Oh, definitely her “older age”. I like that one – makes her sound really really old. LOL.
Probably everything combined.
I don’t think your crazy – it’s normal to freak out when your baby can’t breathe. You think she will always be this way. It’s really really hard.

I have wondered about duct cleaning. I usually just put the vacuum cleaner hose down as far as it will go and clean it myself. I don’t really know if I’ve done a good job or not, but we have an electronic filter on our furnace. The air throughout the house is filtered through this (not just in winter, even though it’s on the furnace). I clean it once a month and some months it’s dirty. Other months it’s not too bad. So whether this takes the place of duct cleaning or not – I really don’t know.
I do think that with all the cleaning you did in your new home, it must have made an improvement in your daughter’s health. Nobody can scrub as much as you did and not have good results.
Now – go and put your feet up and have a marguerita! You’ve earned it. Oh, and I’ll have one too. LOL!

]]> By: Amy http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Amy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:39:37 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/#comment-1332 LOL. . . yeah, when we moved into that house it just FELT cleaner, but I was too much in my own crazy head, anyway. Good point about doing it when no one's around. LOL. . . yeah, when we moved into that house it just FELT cleaner, but I was too much in my own crazy head, anyway. Good point about doing it when no one’s around.

]]> By: Allie http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Allie Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:04:32 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/2008/10/20/ductwork-fun-obsession-or-advantage/#comment-1330 I think if you can do the duct cleaning before moving in, or when you'll be away on vacation, it's probably a very good thing. But if you have to be in the house the same day, it can wreak havoc. I used to work in an office in an old house. My boss claimed to have asthma (which I'm convinced was psychosomatic), and they had the ducts cleaned 2 times a year because of it. Every time they cleaned the ducts (whether I knew they had just cleaned them or not) I would end up going home sick. I'd have major issues with sneezing/breathing, etc. It was awful! I felt like I was trapped in a building full of caustic air. My boss, however, was convinced it helped him and would always comment that he felt better after. Oh, the power of suggestion. I think if you can do the duct cleaning before moving in, or when you’ll be away on vacation, it’s probably a very good thing. But if you have to be in the house the same day, it can wreak havoc. I used to work in an office in an old house. My boss claimed to have asthma (which I’m convinced was psychosomatic), and they had the ducts cleaned 2 times a year because of it. Every time they cleaned the ducts (whether I knew they had just cleaned them or not) I would end up going home sick. I’d have major issues with sneezing/breathing, etc. It was awful! I felt like I was trapped in a building full of caustic air. My boss, however, was convinced it helped him and would always comment that he felt better after. Oh, the power of suggestion.

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