Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

On 28/10/17 14:27, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-28, Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

What about those electrostatic dust gubbins? I've never tried one, but given
how much dust CRT monitors used to attract, the principle seems sound.



Good point - through I'm hoping to collect it in a filter rather than
have it stick to all the surfaces, which is the problem now. It's not it
being in the air that's a problem - it's when it lands on all the shiny
piano black surfaces that manufacturers love so much :-|

Huge wrote:

What about those electrostatic dust gubbins? I've never tried one, but given
how much dust CRT monitors used to attract, the principle seems sound.

Ionizers do pull very fine particles out of the air, it's worth sitting
them on a sheet of A4 paper to collect it, but never found they do much
for actual "dust".

I don't think that works unless you exchange the air quite fast ie before
the dust has settled!
I used to work in a clean air room for a while and you still had to don
special clothing and cover your hair etc, as dust was still able to settle
from yourself.
Where is this dust coming from? Are you near a main road or some other
source of dust, like a quarry?


Brian

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Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

Anti static polish and indeed a little bit of humidity in the air stops
static. This is probably most of your problem.
Brian

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On 28/10/17 14:27, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-28, Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

What about those electrostatic dust gubbins? I've never tried one, but
given
how much dust CRT monitors used to attract, the principle seems sound.



Good point - through I'm hoping to collect it in a filter rather than have
it stick to all the surfaces, which is the problem now. It's not it being
in the air that's a problem - it's when it lands on all the shiny piano
black surfaces that manufacturers love so much :-|

On 28/10/2017 17:41, Brian Gaff wrote:

Anti static polish and indeed a little bit of humidity in the air stops
static. This is probably most of your problem.

The dust is going to fall eventually by gravity.

Dust is a nuisance, especially on the crevices of furniture and fittings.

--
Max Demian

On 28/10/2017 14:38, Tim Watts wrote:
On 28/10/17 14:27, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-28, Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

What about those electrostatic dust gubbins? I've never tried one, but
given
how much dust CRT monitors used to attract, the principle seems sound.



Good point - through I'm hoping to collect it in a filter rather than
have it stick to all the surfaces, which is the problem now. It's not it
being in the air that's a problem - it's when it lands on all the shiny
piano black surfaces that manufacturers love so much :-|


Once they have a nice matt dust coating, problem solved (so long as you
don't touch it!)

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On 28/10/17 18:45, John Rumm wrote:
On 28/10/2017 14:38, Tim Watts wrote:
On 28/10/17 14:27, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-28, Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

What about those electrostatic dust gubbins? I've never tried one, but
given
how much dust CRT monitors used to attract, the principle seems sound.



Good point - through I'm hoping to collect it in a filter rather than
have it stick to all the surfaces, which is the problem now. It's not it
being in the air that's a problem - it's when it lands on all the shiny
piano black surfaces that manufacturers love so much :-|


Once they have a nice matt dust coating, problem solved (so long as you
don't touch it!)


Indeed. Until someone goes around drawing nobs everywhere.

That usually being me...

Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).
I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were
any good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less
dusting and cleaning...

Same problem here :-(
We used to have a little gizmo that sucked in loads of dust near the telly.
I'd clean the filter every couple of days and was surprised by the amount of
dust.
It packed in and I have yet to find anything similar.

On 28/10/2017 18:45, John Rumm wrote:
On 28/10/2017 14:38, Tim Watts wrote:
On 28/10/17 14:27, Huge wrote:
On 2017-10-28, Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).

I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were any
good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something
that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less dusting and
cleaning...

What about those electrostatic dust gubbins? I've never tried one, but
given
how much dust CRT monitors used to attract, the principle seems sound.



Good point - through I'm hoping to collect it in a filter rather than
have it stick to all the surfaces, which is the problem now. It's not it
being in the air that's a problem - it's when it lands on all the shiny
piano black surfaces that manufacturers love so much :-|


Once they have a nice matt dust coating, problem solved (so long as you
don't touch it!)

As Quentin Crisp once remarked.

replying to Tim Watts, Iggy wrote:
I wouldn't go for ANYTHING that does "ionic" nor has a specialty filter. In my
opinion, a Box Fan (
https://www.walmart.com/browse/home-...230511_1230512
) and a quality size-matching Furnace Filter (
https://www.walmart.com/browse/home-...and%3AFiltrete
) beat ALL others. Much cheaper, customizable, quieter, easier filter
change-out, can filter incoming outdoor air, sizing choices and actually helps
air circulation to even out hot and cold spots.

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On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:43:50 +0100, Max Demian wrote:

On 28/10/2017 17:41, Brian Gaff wrote:

Anti static polish and indeed a little bit of humidity in the air stops
static. This is probably most of your problem.

The dust is going to fall eventually by gravity.

Dust is a nuisance, especially on the crevices of furniture and fittings.

Yebbut, I refurbished 2 chests of drawers and finished them with a satin
varnish - that seems to attract dust to the /vertical/ surfaces far more
than other finishes do.
I was wondering about a polish that would stop this happening, as a flat,
horizontal surface is easy to dust but areas with handles etc. aren't.
I have to use a vac. for it as a duster - the easiest way - just moves the
dust around but the furniture holds on to the dust.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:59:51 +0100, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).
I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were
any good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less
dusting and cleaning...

Same problem here :-(
We used to have a little gizmo that sucked in loads of dust near the telly.
I'd clean the filter every couple of days and was surprised by the amount of
dust.
It packed in and I have yet to find anything similar.

Any desktop PC with front fans and filter will do that very well!
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:05:13 +0000, PeterC
wrote:


Anti static polish and indeed a little bit of humidity in the air stops
static. This is probably most of your problem.

The dust is going to fall eventually by gravity.

Dust is a nuisance, especially on the crevices of furniture and fittings.

I was wondering about a polish that would stop this happening, as a flat,
horizontal surface is easy to dust but areas with handles etc. aren't.
I have to use a vac. for it as a duster - the easiest way - just moves the
dust around but the furniture holds on to the dust.

It is too early to say for sure but last week I was painting an
internal door and had half a tack cloth left unused so used it as a
duster on the black AV equipment.
So far it looks as if less dust than would normally be present has
appeared on the surfaces.
No idea why, could equally be pollen has finally diminished from the
surrounding fields but I'll continue the experiment for a while.

G.Harman

On 29/10/17 09:06, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:59:51 +0100, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).
I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were
any good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less
dusting and cleaning...

Same problem here :-(
We used to have a little gizmo that sucked in loads of dust near the telly.
I'd clean the filter every couple of days and was surprised by the amount of
dust.
It packed in and I have yet to find anything similar.

Any desktop PC with front fans and filter will do that very well!


Yes. Yes they do...

On 29/10/2017 09:05, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:43:50 +0100, Max Demian wrote:
On 28/10/2017 17:41, Brian Gaff wrote:

Anti static polish and indeed a little bit of humidity in the air stops
static. This is probably most of your problem.

The dust is going to fall eventually by gravity.

Dust is a nuisance, especially on the crevices of furniture and fittings.

Yebbut, I refurbished 2 chests of drawers and finished them with a satin
varnish - that seems to attract dust to the /vertical/ surfaces far more
than other finishes do.
I was wondering about a polish that would stop this happening, as a flat,
horizontal surface is easy to dust but areas with handles etc. aren't.
I have to use a vac. for it as a duster - the easiest way - just moves the
dust around but the furniture holds on to the dust.

Have you tried a microfibre duster?

--
Max Demian

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:42:14 +0000, Max Demian wrote:

On 29/10/2017 09:05, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 18:43:50 +0100, Max Demian wrote:
On 28/10/2017 17:41, Brian Gaff wrote:

Anti static polish and indeed a little bit of humidity in the air stops
static. This is probably most of your problem.

The dust is going to fall eventually by gravity.

Dust is a nuisance, especially on the crevices of furniture and fittings.

Yebbut, I refurbished 2 chests of drawers and finished them with a satin
varnish - that seems to attract dust to the /vertical/ surfaces far more
than other finishes do.
I was wondering about a polish that would stop this happening, as a flat,
horizontal surface is easy to dust but areas with handles etc. aren't.
I have to use a vac. for it as a duster - the easiest way - just moves the
dust around but the furniture holds on to the dust.

Have you tried a microfibre duster?

um, had something that was supposed to be good but it seemed to be a
one-shot wonder. Haven't done much dusting in the last 20 yearsm so there
might have been improvements.
I've a couple of Poundland microfibre cloths that were advertised as
teatowel 0 they're about the right size for a duster.
In a day or 20 I'll try one.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:34:34 +0000, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 29/10/17 09:06, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:59:51 +0100, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).
I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were
any good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less
dusting and cleaning...

Same problem here :-(
We used to have a little gizmo that sucked in loads of dust near the telly.
I'd clean the filter every couple of days and was surprised by the amount of
dust.
It packed in and I have yet to find anything similar.

Any desktop PC with front fans and filter will do that very well!


Yes. Yes they do...

IME, they do collect a lot of dust. But somehow they don't seem to
reduce the amount of dust that gets deposited on other surfaces in the
room.

Caecilius wrote:
On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:34:34 +0000, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 29/10/17 09:06, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:59:51 +0100, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).
I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones)
were any good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...)
- just something that will pull some dust out of the air leading
to less dusting and cleaning...

Same problem here :-(
We used to have a little gizmo that sucked in loads of dust near
the telly. I'd clean the filter every couple of days and was
surprised by the amount of dust.
It packed in and I have yet to find anything similar.

Any desktop PC with front fans and filter will do that very well!


Yes. Yes they do...

IME, they do collect a lot of dust. But somehow they don't seem to
reduce the amount of dust that gets deposited on other surfaces in the
room.

As in the curtain in my office that gets blasted with dust spewed out from
the tower system.

On Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:32:32 +0000, Caecilius wrote:

On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 10:34:34 +0000, Tim Watts
wrote:

On 29/10/17 09:06, PeterC wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:59:51 +0100, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:

Tim Watts wrote:
Not in a workshop context - more the house...

We have a LOT of airborne dust here (outside dust, fabric dust and
others).
I was wondering if any of the air filters (floorstanding ones) were
any good? Not looking for "hospital grade, ion emission...) - just
something that will pull some dust out of the air leading to less
dusting and cleaning...

Same problem here :-(
We used to have a little gizmo that sucked in loads of dust near the telly.
I'd clean the filter every couple of days and was surprised by the amount of
dust.
It packed in and I have yet to find anything similar.

Any desktop PC with front fans and filter will do that very well!


Yes. Yes they do...

IME, they do collect a lot of dust. But somehow they don't seem to
reduce the amount of dust that gets deposited on other surfaces in the
room.

That's because dust has a (un)natural equlibrium. Removing dust causes an
imbalance in the dustiverse and so more will slide down to fill the
inadequate volume. The universe isn't infinite but the dustiverse is.

Actually, astrophyscisists can't find most of the matter in the universe - I
think that I've just explained it.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway