On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:58:02 -0500, Norminn
wrote:

On 2/15/2013 6:11 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
A couple friends of mine, the wife and at least
one of the adult children are sensetive to organic
chemical vapors. To the point of having to buy
low VOC latex paints, for the house.

Recently, it's been so bad, they had to evacuate
the house and move to a motel room.

WHAT is "so bad"?????? I'm sure there is something I'm missing about
the situation, but I cannot imagine what in a normal house would
suddenly cause the family to move!!??

I've had two experiences with families slowly (thankful it was slow)
being poisoned by CO, and their complaints were what forced discovery.
The first were neighbors, young couple (then, same as us) with kids. We
were to visit for dinner, and my hubby and kids arrived before me
because I was working. My family had been at their house couple of
hours when I arrived and immediately, when I walked in, my eyes started
to burn. I had never had that experience before, NOBODY ELSE was
bothered, and it bothered me enough that we discussed everything we
could imagine. The burning did not let up the whole time we were there.
My friend said she had had headaches, I think, and her plants were
dying. Next day at work, I asked my bud in the maintenance department
about it....we were thinking it must be the humidifier...and he knew
immediately. I called my friend and told her to call the gas co. asap,
which she did. She called me back, crying, because the CO was so bad
the gas co. would not let her back in the house!

The next event was a couple with brand new house, fireplace drawing too
much and pulling furnace exhaust back through the house. Both were
having headaches and I guess I had read up enough that I knew to tell
them to call the gas co.

I'm looking for ideas, for VOC lowering air filters,
or how to do more air exchanges without killing
the utility bill by leaving the windows all open.

Christopher A. Young
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VOC and CO are two totally different problems. Do we know what kind of
VOC we are talking about? Formaledhyde? petroleum solvent vapours?

From household cleaners, plastics, shoes and leather goods,
furniture, flooring, etc? What just changed in the house? New
curtains? Painted a room? new furniture polish? a new candle or
seasonal decoration? Something made in China?????