Indoor Air and Canadian Smoke

[Butch627]

Up in Lake County we are getting smacked pretty hard with the Canadian fires smoke. It hits my mom in her 90's with breathing issues like a ton of bricks. I am keeping her inside as much as possible. My furnace filter is 5 inches thick, blower runs 24/7. I have been using 3m rated at 12merv but have just installed a Lennox rated at 16merv. I have 2 portable filter units in the house running on Medium with fresh filters. What else can I be doing? Do all these filters even help with indoor air quality?

 

[littletommy]

I don’t have an answer to your question, but I’m getting really tin foily about this bull ****.

There have been massive wildfires in Canada before, and we didn’t have smoke for weeks in the Ohio Valley.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Maybe this will help?

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[Butch627]

Maybe this will help?

Here’s How to Make This Super Handy DIY Air Cleaner

The Corsi-Rosenthal DIY Air Cleaner Box can reduce the amount of virus-laden aerosol particles in your home as well as any fancy filter at a quarter of the cost.

www.familyhandyman.com

I have 2ea hunter room air filter units which are the same principal with a single pleated filter.
The air is much better inside the house than out but even being inside whenever the smoke hits our area it knocks my mom out, like from one nap a day to several. I just replaced a 3 week old 12 merv 3m filter with the 16 merv Lennox and the 3m looked brand new. Its a 35 dollar filter, I will save and use it in the winter, but I am wondering if the filters are even capable of catching this stuff.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I've been outside all day and it's definitely hazy and smoky down here in Indy, but it's not noticeable at all in the house. I did just put in some eyedrops a little while ago because my eyes were starting to feel the effects of the smoke. Our air quality index is at 159 currently.

 

[Ark]

Hazy today but I spent 90 minutes on the bike without issues. Worst days of the last time, I couldn't run for more than 30 minutes.

 

[Denny347]

I don’t have an answer to your question, but I’m getting really tin foily about this bull ****.

There have been massive wildfires in Canada before, and we didn’t have smoke for weeks in the Ohio Valley.

So, what are you saying then? What theory are you working with?

 

[littletommy]

So, what are you saying then? What theory are you working with?

It just seems really odd, is all, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to find out that some government foul play was involved.
Nothing would surprise me at this point.

 

[smokingman]

I am fairly far north as well.
I have a merv12 furnace filter that I change,and two levoit air cleaners.
Today I thought it was a nice day to head out,until I looked outside and saw the haze.

The levoit filters work very well. One of them I have is more than 3 years old and still running strong(on high unless it is night time currently).

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Even my GSP is getting winded trying to run while outside. She is usually go go go.

 

[Brandon]

Electronic air filters for your furnace. They do make a difference. I know what we charge and it aint cheap. Maybe amazon would have an alternative.

 

[natdscott]

It just seems really odd, is all, but it wouldn’t surprise me in the least to find out that some government foul play was involved.
Nothing would surprise me at this point.

Hey, at least you LED with the tinfoilhat comment. Least you know!

 

[rosejm]

I'm so glad I grew up playing in campfires. This stuff is like decaf coffee.

 

[Creedmoor]

So, what are you saying then? What theory are you working with?

I'm going to guess hes saying, the wind always blows in the same direction.

 

[Pepi]

Just mowed the yard. Had to hit the inhaler for the first time this summer

 

[yeahbaby]

Just mowed the yard. Had to hit the inhaler for the first time this summer

I have a chronic pulmonary condition, use Ventolin inhaler when needed. Going to hold off mowing till tomorrow when conditions are supposed to improve. Hopefully!

 

[Talkinghalls]

Hazy today but I spent 90 minutes on the bike without issues. Worst days of the last time, I couldn't run for more than 30 minutes.

I feel that. I ran 7 miles today and it felt like 14.