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Blue_true

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37. Businesses are going to resist going to HEPA filters.

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #13)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 09:58 PM

Jul 2020

They would need much stronger blowers, which most will not invest money in.

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This One Thing Is Secretly Spreading COVID-19, Say Scientists [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

Expecially in apartments... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #1

Never thought of that! Thanks katmondoo Jul 2020 #5

It's all about shared air... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #14

The experts say Rural_Progressive Jul 2020 #25

I live in an older apartment building and we don't have central air, however I have a portable air smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #17

Holy cow, I'm naive. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #27

My thermostat stays at 62 in winter FakeNoose Jul 2020 #36

I like your ambient temp! Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #39

I have never lived in an apartment with a shared HVAC system obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #29

A lot of high end apartment buildings have shared AC. Blue_true Jul 2020 #33

Get good filters for the ACs too. This helps removes particles from the recirculated air... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #2

Standard filters won't remove SAR-COV-2 sized virus particles. Blue_true Jul 2020 #34

That's what I have and what I'm talking about. SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #40

Ok. Thanks. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #42

The worst places for people to gather were the first places to re-open gratuitous Jul 2020 #3

Exactly Ohiogal Jul 2020 #6

That's not how it worked in New York LoveMyCali Jul 2020 #8

What about air-conditioned buses and trains? n/t malaise Jul 2020 #10

If someone is sick and unmasked, that person will make others sick. Blue_true Jul 2020 #35

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2020 #16

You can see this manually in automotive AC systems Jersey Devil Jul 2020 #4

God! This just shows this virus is going to be with us for a long time... brush Jul 2020 #7

Airliners are actually the safest of the three. DFW Jul 2020 #22

The airlines are packing them in now to try to make up their losses. brush Jul 2020 #23

I'll bet flying in the States these days is not a prime example of "friendly skies." DFW Jul 2020 #24

Masks, masks and more masks. roamer65 Jul 2020 #9

Keep your grocery shopping less than 15 minutes? tanyev Jul 2020 #11

Going to the grocery store? luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #20

Going to the grocery store? luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #21

I go to the same one every week. I know it well. tanyev Jul 2020 #26

Yes, it's different (time wise) if you're shopping for a family of 4 or more. luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #28

I am in and out in no more than 20. Tipperary Jul 2020 #43

Well, I timed myself this morning and it was 1/2 hour just going through the store. tanyev Jul 2020 #44

It is easy to get caught up that way. Tipperary Jul 2020 #46

Schools & businesses SheltieLover Jul 2020 #12

This is why Cuomo is pushing and pushing for awareness of,... magicarpet Jul 2020 #13

Businesses are going to resist going to HEPA filters. Blue_true Jul 2020 #37

like TB which is spread the same way. ben franlin liked windows open even in winter. pansypoo53219 Jul 2020 #15

its pretty much the same for heating systems, I think we all can agree that covid isn't yaesu Jul 2020 #18

I've always hated AC. We have ceiling fans in our apartment. GoneOffShore Jul 2020 #19

I am similar. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #38

Trumpsters have solved that problem... keithbvadu2 Jul 2020 #30

Not only does AC recirc air, it provides almost perfect temperature and humidity conditions Blue_true Jul 2020 #31

Discussed this with coworkers--they could be 15 feet away and circulated downdrafts will blow it. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #32

Oh, that is hardly a secret PatSeg Jul 2020 #41

I challenge this hypothesis. Yavin4 Jul 2020 #45