LPs and allergies, anyone?


After my wife's severe allergic attack last weekend, I decided to move my 1000 LPs from the entertainment unit to the garage. My wife unfortunately still has allergy issues, but I'll stick with my decision, because I noticed how pungent the sleeves were, once I had them transferred.
About 250 of my albums are in plastic covers, and I'm thinking of doing that with the rest. It won't stop the chemical reaction, of course, but might contain that acidic
whiff better. I'd like to know if anybody else has had to deal with this dilemma and what solutions they came up with. Thanks for your responses.
musicbuff
An NSA air cleaner is cheaper and light years better. You can get a new one on Ebay for around $20 or 30. They employ a carbon filter and remove many more contaminants than the Sharper Image machine.

I use them at home and at work since my wife is very susceptible to allergies. Gross anatomy required two years of standing over a formaldahyde soaked corpse. Her immune system has suffered from that, and the air cleaners work wonders.
You missed a rare chance to place wife permanently in the garage. Hey man, where are your priorities?
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Actually, one of the best ways to go is whole-house HEPA filtration. For roughly $800 installed, you can filter a 3000 sq foot home. These units are certified to remove particles down to .3 microns (this includes viruses). Look at Fantech.net under HEPA filtration. The Sharper Image unit received bad marks from Consumer Reports and it sued CR, lost and was ordered to pay 400K back to CR for filing a "meritless suit" Ozone is also not recommended for asthma sufferers and has actually been reported to cause asthma. This info is all available with a Google search.
Disclaimer - I do have a connection to the ventilation market through the electrical industry.
Landshark75,
Thank you for this valuable information. I'll definitely check it out. BTW, we have the Sharper Image air cleaner and do not like it. It actually spreads an unpleasant tinny odor and is not noiseless. I always wondered what the brouhaha was all about.

Vvrinc,
I'm one one of those anomalies, a husband whose wife is also his best friend. I know there aren't many of us who can say that, so I won't hold your comment against you.

:)
If you get a lot of rain, you may have stuff growing on some of your LPs. If you see something fungy, use the enzyme cleaner from Bugtussle. And then there's the new hepa-arm from Rockport for $89,000...