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CO resident here also. I'd recommend stopping everything you're doing except the purifiers and getting a whole house humidifier, because of mold and particulate

CO resident here also. I'd recommend stopping everything you're doing except the purifiers and getting a whole house humidifier, because of mold and particulate issues with most portable humidifiers. Stop the antihistamines because you build a tolerance and they lose their effectiveness - they should really only be taken in one off situations, not regularly(can't actually tell from your post if you regularly take them or just sometime take them). Air purifiers won't suck up any macro objects like dog hair more than a few inches from them, so you probably want to invest in a vacuum with a built in HEPA filter(i can recommend the dyson gen5 detect, but it is quite pricey) Also I would check your filters on your HVAC, and get an indoor air quality monitor. It's also possible you're allergic to something in your house, like mold, or your dog.

swozey 3y ago
I rent so I think I've done all I can. The water here in denver is horrible, I've never lived anywhere with hard water anywhere near this bad where I have to pumice stone lime/calcium off of toilets. I'd 100% have a house water purifier and humidifier if I could. I looked into installing one in a portable manner that I could just bring to places I rent but something about it made me not do it, like a permanent connection or something, I forget. Only take the antis when I'm bad (maybe for 2 weeks this month, then not for the last 6 months). I've had some respiratory thing going around denver a lot of people are getitng. My purifiers show indoor air quality and I don't think I've ever seen it not report good. I also just checked the monthly outdoor air on it and that never left good either. Could be the dogs. Oh well.
- turtlebits 3y ago
  If your AQ is not good even with filters, you probably need higher performing ones. Check the CADR rating on them to see if they can handle the space you need filtered.

swozey 3y ago

I rent so I think I've done all I can. The water here in denver is horrible, I've never lived anywhere with hard water anywhere near this bad where I have to pumice stone lime/calcium off of toilets. I'd 100% have a house water purifier and humidifier if I could. I looked into installing one in a portable manner that I could just bring to places I rent but something about it made me not do it, like a permanent connection or something, I forget. Only take the antis when I'm bad (maybe for 2 weeks this month, then not for the last 6 months). I've had some respiratory thing going around denver a lot of people are getitng. My purifiers show indoor air quality and I don't think I've ever seen it not report good. I also just checked the monthly outdoor air on it and that never left good either. Could be the dogs. Oh well.

turtlebits 3y ago
If your AQ is not good even with filters, you probably need higher performing ones. Check the CADR rating on them to see if they can handle the space you need filtered.