getting rid of/minimizing floating dust in my room

[iskim86]

how is this achievable? my dorm room has plenty of dust floating around, it makes it harder to breath when I wake up in the morning and dust particles go in my eyes, it strings my eyes constantly. is there a way to minimize floating dust particles? thanks

 

[ATLien247]

Air purifier? Clean your damn room?

 

[ondarkness]

the ones from Sharper image are pretty cool.
and they are easy-peasy to clean.

kinda pricey tho.

 

[BillyBatson]

get an air filter/purifer but no do NOT get the sharper image one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are expensive and don't work for shiznit! nothign close to real purifers.

"Do not buy a Sharper Image Ionic Breeze.

Consumers Reports just did a test on air cleaners and dissed this big time.

Here is their top 5 (cost/filter):

Friedrich C-90A $500/$72
Kenmore 83202 83200, Whirlpool AP51030HO $350/$220
Whirlpool AP45030HO $270/$130
Bionaire BAP-1300 Holmes HAP675RC $225/$132
Honeywell Enviracare 50250 $180/$156 "

 

[FeuerFrei]

Don't worry, it's only asbestos

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Dust your room, then vaccum it. Wait a day or two. Repeat. Continue until you can breathe normally.

 

[MisterCornell]

Go to target and buy an Air Purifier, probably the smallest kind.

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Dust your room, then vaccum it. Wait a day or two. Repeat. Continue until you can breathe normally.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Wear a fully enclosed body suit? 90% of household dust is made up of dead human skin.

 

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: Nik
Wear a fully enclosed body suit? 90% of household dust is made up of dead human skin.

but wouldn't you just be trapping them closer to you?

 

[Eli]

Small, cheap 99% HEPA filters work quite well for just removing dust, but they can get expensive with filter changes every 6 months or so...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: yoda291

Originally posted by: Nik
Wear a fully enclosed body suit? 90% of household dust is made up of dead human skin.

but wouldn't you just be trapping them closer to you?

It would keep the dust out of the room, though! :laugh:

 

[Sex Smurf]

Head & Shoulders shampoo

 

[JoeKing]

Open the window, and have a fan blowing air out of the room through the window.

 

[Baked]

Wouldn't opening the window just let more dust come in?

Just vacuum every day. Air purifiers don't get rid of the dust, they are not vacuum cleaners.

 

[JoeKing]

not if the fan is blowing air out

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: JoeKing
Open the window, and have a fan blowing air out of the room through the window.

Get this

But seriously........... get a good hepa air filter and vacum often.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Eli]

Uh, people... Unless you've got a Dyson vacuum cleaner, or at least one of the newer ones with HEPA bags.......

well, just remember to vacuum and then dust.

 

[MX2]

I dont know about the rest of the suggestions, but I put a humidifier in my PC room and it did wonders

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: Eli
Uh, people... Unless you've got a Dyson vacuum cleaner, or at least one of the newer ones with HEPA bags.......

well, just remember to vacuum and then dust.

I thought it was the other way around, so you could vaccum up the dust after it had settled.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: Eli
Uh, people... Unless you've got a Dyson vacuum cleaner, or at least one of the newer ones with HEPA bags.......

well, just remember to vacuum and then dust.

I thought it was the other way around, so you could vaccum up the dust after it had settled.

Heh.

If you have any sort of normal-ish vacuum....

Get some good lighting going on(you know, like when sun is shining through a window and you can really see all the dust), and turn your vacuum on.

You'll probably be horrified. It'll be like shaking a blanket out. Only worse.

 

[iskim86]

Originally posted by: MX2times
I dont know about the rest of the suggestions, but I put a humidifier in my PC room and it did wonders

i was thinking about that. since dusts are particulates, it'll attract water molecules and get heavy and sink to the bottom right? and then I can vacuum it up maybe? can anyone confirm if this will work?

 

[sharkeeper]

All we are is dust in the wind.

 

[Baked]

Pain all the walls and floors in your home black. The amount of dust you'll see will drive you insane.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: iskim86

Originally posted by: MX2times
I dont know about the rest of the suggestions, but I put a humidifier in my PC room and it did wonders

i was thinking about that. since dusts are particulates, it'll attract water molecules and get heavy and sink to the bottom right? and then I can vacuum it up maybe? can anyone confirm if this will work?

It will help..

A small HEPA filter with ionizer would help more, though.