Demolition Dust: Venta Air Purifier [Part One]

I am one week into my Venta Air Purifier experience .. that I chose in order to to deal with local across the road major building [fine] demolition dust. I personally know of Scottish ship building workers [1905's] whose lungs were damaged by asbestos dust.

Asbestos related deaths death are similar to the recent deaths in Japan's Mount Ontake eruption where the people closest to the eruption could not breathe due to the volcanic gasses. The lungs are filled with particles and gasses .. where the heart can no longer function.

Naturally we all have to face death at some point in our lives... A close encounter with a volcano one cannot overcome! But .. some situations we can prevent. Our lungs are our life force!

Week One: Testing The Venta
I am still testing Venta and have not edited my videos because I am looking for a long term view of the reality of this type of Air Purifier. I have to admit the Venta Air Purifier does increase air humidity. I will try to expand and explain this...

The Venta LW 15 has two levels: One low and one high [fan humidity distribution]. At first I used the high output and I kept the Venta close to me [working at the computer] and then close to me when sleeping. Always set on the highest level .. that I later found produces higher levels of humidity!

At first I thought: The closer the better!

My room humidit was between 65% to 70% .. and with the Venta set a level two I observed an increase in humidity to 75%. But .. I was not too worried about this as all I wanted to do was make sure micro-fine polluting particles were washed out of the air I was breathing. I have to add that from day one this was true!

At the same time I noticed over the next few days that if I kept the Venta close to me at the computer and when sleeping that my clothes were slightly damp and my duvet was slightly damp. Now .. Venta advise to keep the Air Washer in the middle of the room away from furniture and beds. Now I know why!

I moved the Venta into a central point in the room and turned the setting down from two to one. When using the second [higher] setting more moisture is sent into the room atmosphere. I used a small ceramic heater to offset the humidity from the Venta .. and that worked!

Once I moved the Venta into a central position I noticed that the barometer air humidity then dropped from 75% to 65% .. with a reduction in the damp effect on my clothing. I am not too bothered about humidity .. all I want is to filter out the micro-particles that can damage the lungs.

One thing I noticed is that all nose throat and lung irritations [day and night] were removed when I used the Venta Airwasher. Technically .. room air is sucked into the Venta Airwasher by a rotating fan [that is totally silent]. Cool humid air is silently blown out of two side of the Venta Air Purifier.

I am not a scientist .. but I noticed the cool humid air from the Venta seemed allow my lungs to naturally expel water fluid internal irritation without harsh / aggressive inflamed mucus I had earlier. Basically .. since using the Venta Air Purifier I no longer have the dry irritating "Demolition Dust" issues / problems.

Eye dust irritations disappeared .. I could open my window to outside air! Throat dust irritations disappeared .. and bronchial lung irritations also disappeared. The only technology issue is the water and the humidity.

I controlled internal room humidity issue by moving the Venta away from my computer desk and not placing the Venta close to my head when sleeping. If you have 65% humidity and you place the Airwasher close to a duvet then all you get is a damp duvet cover!

When I moved the Venta away from all absorbent materials such as clothing and bedding then the damp issues were no longer a problem. I also noticed that if I keep the Venta at Setting 1 [low] then Barometer humidity returns to normal. Otherwise I got +5 humidity reading above local humidity.

Next I did some research and I discovered that ultra-modern UV Plasma Ionisator Air Cleaners do not filter out pollen and other similar micro particles... I won't be testing those .. and this is why I instinctively opted for the Air Washer!

Being Scottish I do not want to endlessly buy AIR FILTERS !! At the same time I do not want asbestos dust and fiber-glass embedded in my lungs...

I don't know why I feel this ?? But I feel that we may be facing more and more inner city demolitions as the economic crisis develops. The reasons for this are two-fold: 1. Breaking down the old to build the new is an essential part of economic growth and ecological adaptation. 2. Our inner city buildings are adapted to an older climate model that is currently changing.

I have more to say on this subject later...

Demolition Dust: Why Venta Air Wash!

I am still waiting for my Venta Air Wash (Air Purifier) .. because the seller cancelled my order due to being "out of stock". I have to admit that I knew not to go for the 90 euro offer but to go direct to Amazon's own 135 euro offer. I just knew it was not going to work .. but I went ahead and learned by my mistake!

Tomorrow with one day free delivery direct from Amazon I will receive my VENTA AIRWASHER and I will do unboxing video .. but this may take a few days because I want to film day-by-day dirty water effect [if any]. I do not know what to expect!

Let me explain the logic of my decision to order the German built Venta LW 15 Air Purifier. I could have ordered the Plasma Air Filter .. that I also want to test at some point. Here are the facts behind choosing the Venta Air Washer.

Venta Air Purifiers are also humidifiers!

I checked my apartment barometer and indoor air moisture ranges [in September] between 65-70% humidity at 25°C with clear skies. Why would I choose an air purifier that is also a humidifier when local indoor humidity is 65-70% = not really the ideal conditions for using a humidifier !!

Firstly .. I want to EXPERIMENT!

I do not have a conventional linear mind. I like to test things out for myself. I like to see things with my own eyes. I am not afraid to test things out. I am not afraid to challenge the illusions of conventional wisdom. The example is that I have 65-70% humidity and I am about to used Venta Air Washer to clean the air !! Very Scottish !!

Air Washer [Purifier] Logic
My pre-test logic is this: I have no idea if this is going to work. I have to test it all out. My logic tells me that I already have 65-70% air humidity with dirt and pollution and irritating micro-dust and unknown carcinogentic particles. My mind tells me = forget the 65-70% humidity .. you have to find the most efficient way to remove all that dirt from indoor air.

The next stage of my logic [that I have yet to test and prove] is that water potentially removes micro-fine particles and dust from indoor air better than any other "filter" system. I do not know if this is true! I just have this instinct that maybe this is true.

From my own perspective [and this is typical Scottish logic] .. if I can successfully remove all the dirty air particles and carcinogenic dust pollution from my indoor environment do I really care what the apartment air humidity is? Currently I live with 65-70% indoor air humidity that includes dust .. pollen .. micro-dust and air pollution .. from cars and demolition site.

I am going to test a number of factors.
I want to observe if indoor air humidity changes? Increases? Decreases?

DO I get rid of the dust? How do I feel / breathe? Is indoor air quality better? Can the Venta overcome the irritating DEMOLITION DUST? To be honest .. if the Venta overcomes this Demolition Dust Devil .. I personally do not care about indoor air humidity. At the same time I will pay attention to my barometer readings as I test the Venta Air Purifier.

The biggest issue for me is: Can I leave my window open?

I have noticed at night and in the early hours of the morning when I think I can open the window because there is no demolition activity .. the air quality I breathe gets worse. That I am in more danger at night than during the day from demolition fine particle pollution. I share with you my theories about this. Be aware that these are my own theories through personal observation.

Everyone assumes that Sun active air currents move dust and micro-particles up and into the surrounding air = air currents and wind currents and wind directions. But have any of you been aware that WIND SUCKS ??

When I say that wind sucks .. I do not mean mega gigantic atmospheric conditions [that do exist] .. I mean micro-sucking magnetic actions that we humans barely pay attention to .. but are potentially most dangerous of all... I am talking about fungi micro-spore levels that are so subtle it is currently beyond the levels of human scientific awareness.

Just for fun imagine that fungi level spores levitate and spread and expand using unseen magnetic frequencies [plus levels of moisture only observed at night]. In my own experience pollen .. fungi spores and mold .. plus micro-dust particles activate and levitate at night due to Earth's magnetic principle. It is essentially a magnetic phenomenon we do not currently understand.

Because demolition micro dust is constantly in the air 24/24 .. no matter what .. day and night. I can do whatever I want to cleanse internal body pollution / effects! The fact is I have to somehow stop breathing micro dust in my apartment = I have to neutralise it = dust particles.

Basically .. until I can test and show the evidence .. all I have are my experiences and my theories. Having shared with you all aspects of the logic I apply to this problem .. I hope in the next few days to share the results of my experiments.

At the same time this is an unusual and strange experiment on many levels .. as I do not adhere to the common values shared by people of linear thought.

Basically .. I do not care about humidity levels [that contain dirty contaminated polluted air]. I want to find out if filtering polluted air through water changes my indoor environment and protects my health!

I still have to edit my Demolition Dust video !!

Demolition Dust: Detox Soup!

I have upgraded my clear broth vegetable detox soup
The secret key ingredient is fresh lemon juice!

This post is an update of my vegetable detox soup and if or how it works.

I am still editing my dust video .. because filming the demolition that was directly across the road from my apartment was initially [for me] a work of art video. I had no idea at the time that this would turn into a "health crisis". Maybe health crisis is too dramatic! The video "Art Project" turned into a "Health Project" .. and also I was testing my Panasonic HC-V550 with 90x intelligent zoom!

Fortunately I was doing all the filming from the third floor and not out on the street .. because I don't want all that fine dust messing up my camcorders !! I also tested my Panasonic HC-W858 with 50x intelligent zoom! Maybe I need to buy a protective cover for windswept sand or dust.

Updated Detox Soup Recipe
The first thing is I thought I could get away with two or three days of Cayenne Onion Syrup and Ginger & Garlic Vegetable soup. I was wrong about that .. because the detox cleansing effect only kicked in after three days. I just got lucky! I guess! Because I decided to make a stronger soup and squeeze half a lemon into the soup bowl = do not cook the lemon juice.

1 whole celery plant
1 whole leak
2 (or more) large cloves of crushed garlic
1 fresh lemon
A suitable amount of crushed fresh ginger
Fresh green herbs in season are optional
Chili peppers or cayenne pepper is optional
[Salt soy sauce olive oil bouillon palm sugar curry powder are optional]

Most important is to have the green watery vegetables and a slightly bitter taste with a fiery cleansing effect on the lungs / bronchial tubes and digestive gut. I cook the soup lightly and after the first 10 minutes I begin spooning out the broth into a bowl. I keep adding water as the soup cooks.

I keep adding water until I have exhausted the soups potential.

I sometimes add raw grated garlic to the bowl of soup with the juice of half a lemon. On the fourth day of my detox that combination with the lemon juice sent me into a coughing fit. The soup tasted fantastic with that rich lemony flavor. The effect on my lungs was even more fantastic.

The hot soup finally drew out all the trapped mucus lying deeper in my bronchial tubes. I was not wheezing and I had no difficulty breathing and I did not know it was there! I thought I was fine. Somehow I knew I was not fine... some kind of instinct!

Why does the body create all this thick mucus in the bronchial tubes?

The body wants to isolate the micro-dust and irritants as well as form a protective barrier for the lung tissue. Then the body wants to find a way to throw out these irritants .. and that means thick bronchial mucus. All I can say is I coughed up a lot of thick mucus after that bowl of soup. I do not have lung problems! I do not have asthma nor bronchitis .. and not allergies either.

Soup should play a bigger part of our overall diet .. partly because the organs and the colon have to detox anything that comes from the lungs. Only soup provides that nutritional watery detoxifying base. I know fresh juices play a part .. and I did drink a green juice today after the soup experience. Because the soup is hot [fire] it draws out the toxins faster [in my experience].

I am not giving any advice .. I am simply sharing my experiences.

I do crazy things like colon cleanse and parasite cleanse .. glandular detox. I have this theory that our ancestors maybe did not eat as much as we eat today and they were healthier! What did our ancestors do differently? In my own experience I found that I eat less and digest more when I detox my colon and take probiotics. I rarely feel hungry. I don't have food cravings. I have more energy.

You clean your house? Don't you?
I don't clean my house .. I clean my colon #_#

My experience so far is that two or three days is not enough to remove toxins [demolition dust] from the lungs. I sometimes make the soup and put the broth in a flask .. especially if I am travelling in the car .. but this trick will not work at airports!

I am looking forward now to receiving the Venta Air Purifier! Testing that out...

Demolition Dust: Three Easy Solutions

1. Biochemical Eye Drops
2. Cayenne Onion Syrup
3. Homemade Soup Broth
..Pray for rain

It was raining the whole day today! I guess that was a nice co-incidence!

I am still waiting for my Venta Air Purifier so that I can do my test. The test will take a few days as I want to film the clean water and then each day film how dirty the water gets as the Air Purifier works. I am going to do a closed window test first to get all this dirt out of my apartment .. and maybe I also do an open window test later.

While I wait for the Venta Air Purifier I tried a few things of my own to stop the itchy eyes and bubbly mucus around the upper bronchial tubes and throat. Stopping the itchy eyes was easy because I know of very good biochemical therapy (homeopathic) eye drops. I think they are only in German: ISO Augentropfen C based on Dr. Schüssler mineral salts.

Did you know that tears have antimicrobial, nourishing, mechanical, and optical properties? That they contain components such as growth factors and vitamins to support the functions of the eyes? The eye drops worked straight away and the itchy eyes irritation has gone.

If you have micro fibers from demolition dust irritating the eyes .. there is no way to tell is this fiberglass or asbestos? If you rub itchy eyes all you are going to do is rub the micro fivers into the eye tissue. I tried everything I could before the eye drops and nothing worked. Washing the eyes out with water did not help and soap did not help either.

The other less known issue with demolition dust and bad air in general is: Bacteria and fungi or mold [especially black mold]. There are a lot of organic life forms living inside and outside a building. Especially in an old building some kind of mold or fungi would be present. Spreading all that out into the air with the micro dust would also cause dry irritated eyes.

To protect the lungs and bronchial tubes I decided to try out my Cayenne Pepper Onion Syrup. That also worked within two hours of taking teaspoons of the onion syrup. All I did was finely chop an onion and add crushed garlic [optional]. To that mix I add cayenne pepper and I cover the whole mix with maple syrup. Within 4-6 hours a watery syrup is made by the onion juice. This recipe irritates the throat and bronchial tubes to throw out mucus and detox.

I have used this recipe for colds and bronchitis [that I rarely get] .. so I took the opportunity to test this out on fine dust lung irritation. The reason why is this: The live enzymes in the raw onions [and garlic] are key to the healing process. Onions are a great detox vegetable and blood purifier. This is a nice overview of the purifying benefits of onions and garlic: Miracle of Onions & Garlic

Because the onion is raw I never store the syrup in the fridge! I make a small amount and I use it straight away = one teaspoon every hour. If you want to know measurements? I just add the cayenne pepper to my own taste. If you do not like hot spicy food then add a little and after 2 hours you can taste the syrup and add more cayenne if you want. In the past I have also used only onions and garlic without the spicy cayenne pepper powder.

The homemade syrup put an end to the throat dust irritation!

Homemade soup! When I want to detox fast I do not eat any solid food over a number of days. I simply drink soup broth. When the body has to digest solid food [even if only vegetables] more energy is used to digest than to detoxify. I like to give the digestive organs [liver kidneys] a rest and have only fluid soup broth removing toxins from the body.

Some people might want to add chicken or fish? I only use watery vegetables and fresh spices / herbs. I do not add rice or potatoes to the soup because the rice only soaks up all the water and potatoes are starchy. After a few days I add small amount of rice or fresh tofu to steam on top of the soup and I eat the cooked rice with the soup broth.

I like to add celery and leaks with onions and crushed garlic .. crushed ginger and fresh lemongrass. I flavour lightly with soy sauce and curry powder .. sometimes chilli peppers .. parsley .. coriander. I make a slightly bitter tasting soup with whatever fresh watery vegetables and herbs I can find that are in season! Sometimes I add no seasoning nor salt and drink only the cooked vegetable water.

The reason for the soup is to internally support organ and colon detox .. because the glandular system as well as the glands and organs [mainly the colon] all have to detox whatever pollutants enter the skin .. eyes or through the gut.

What are the dangers of demolition dust? Pulverised concrete dust .. crystalline silica .. activities that involve crushing - cutting - breaking and grinding walls or masonry .. concrete and bricks can produce fine silica dust! There is also the unknown question of fiberglass or asbestos in the walls or roof of old buildings.

This demolition dust disaster made me more aware of something we all take for granted when we have it and that is fresh air! We don't have smog here .. fog is also uncommon in recent years [so far so good]. I think people do not have to accept that there is nothing they can do to combat badly polluted air.

I also discovered a different type of Air Purifier without filters. I just don't want to change filters .. I find them too impractical. I see that I can also get a UV Plasma Ionisator Air Cleaner with a six stage cleaning process. It says: Easily clean without buying new filters! That sounds good... This one does not humidify the air! I love technology! I would love to test this one too #_#

Demolition Dust! I Will Test Venta Airwash LW15

I ordered the Venta Airwash LW15 from Amazon [@ 90 Euro]

The story background is: I always wanted to buy and test a Venta Airwash Humidifier for many years. Being Scottish #_# .. I thought to myself that the air cannot be so bad [where I live] to justify buying an Airwash Humidifier! If I lived in a place where I had to deal with smog and extremely fine particle polluted air .. then I would buy an air cleaner .. but we don't have smog issues where I live.

Basically the Venta Airwash is made in Germany and is based on "cold evaporation technology" with a 1.3 gallon water reservoir .. a two speed push button [on the LW15 model] and no filters. Dust .. fine particles .. pollen .. smoke and mites are filtered out of the air using water.

Maybe I should have ordered Venta LW25 .. but as this is a TEST and I seriously do want to find out if it works .. I decided to try out the smaller one first! The Venta Air System is a humidifier and purifier in one. Video: How It Works [English]

Why am I doing this?

Days ago an old three story brick and concrete building [across the road] began to be demolished. At first I did not notice anything .. as they began to first demolish the back part of the building. I imagine the front blocked the fine dust particles from drifting in my direction and in through my open window.

I always keep a window open 24/24 Summer and Winter. It does not matter how cold it gets .. I keep one window tipped open [but now my window is closed]. It took three days of gradual demolition of the front part of the building for me to start feeling the effects in my eyes .. nose and bronchial tubes.

At first I did not pay attention to my itchy eyes syndrome and dry nose .. but then began the dry irritation of the bronchial tubes [due to the very fine demolition dust]. Later I will post a really great video! I thought it was fun to test out my new Panasonic HC V-550 90x intelligent zoom.

I began to test the V-550 video camera filming the roadside demolition from my apartment .. and because I am height level with the opposite three story building I got amazing artistic footage filmed in a way people do not usually film the demolition of a building.

The eye of an artists is all about colour .. depth and field. It is about unusual angles and looking at life in unusual ways .. like close up and raw video. An artist does not always need nice wide angle perspective and sharp HD focus. Art is about atmosphere and depth!

ART can also be linked to danger .. trials and tribulations and also discovering solutions. Art is never static and is not only related to drawings .. ink .. sketches and paintings. The artists can also inspire people to seek understand and self-created solutions = inner depth of field!

Sorry! I got carried away #_*

I am not a promotionalist for Venta Air Purifier. I don't yet know if this is going to work .. because it has not arrived. I am going to test it out in what I would imagine is one of the worst fine dust environments I have ever experienced. The demolition people still have one-third of the building to go and then all that cleaning up of the debris!

Demolition Dust!
I am going to do a series of videos [maybe one big video] of the problem and the solutions I personally test on myself to deal with this fine particle demolition disaster. My principle is this: When misfortune occurs you find a solution and share it with the greater society. This is a Celtic principle that is still alive today despite all attempts to destroy it over the last few hundred years!

I am going to test the Venta Airwash in what I consider to be one of the worst environments [where I am forced to keep my windows closed]. Even the coldest extreme winters do not force me to close my windows at night .. nor during the day! How will I know if it works? I will know!

This post is "Part One": Demolition Dust .. with all the associated symptoms and casual evidence. For example .. I just went down to my car that I always keep clean and washed and I filmed what accounts to 3-4 days demolition dust on the car parked downwind from the demolition site. The car was stationary over 3-4 days with no rain and my first warning signal was when I noticed a thick layer of dirt all over the car.

This is my [sort of] evidence. I know that this does not happen to parked cars in this area = heavy thick and yet very fine varieties of grey and red-orange dust layering the cars. The grey dust is probably concrete and the red dust probably comes from the bricks. What extreme fine particles floated into my apartment that I do not see and cannot see?

I think to myself .. okay .. people around the world often do not have good air. Many people experience affects of micro fine particle pollution that can cause asthma attacks .. that can cause allergy reactions. These micro fine particles can affect the glands [as well as the glandular system] .. and they obviously affect the lungs and heart.

So .. why do I not just accept this?

Because that is the true Celtic spirit not to accept .. but to find a solution and share it. The Celts do not file a PATENT and sell it to the community! The Celts search for solutions and share openly without seeking personal gain. Because .. the health of the greater community is directly linked to one's own well-being. When the community around you is sick .. then by default you are "sick".

Sorry! I got carried away again #_*

To make all of this clear... Here are the physical symptoms that alerted me to an invisible unseen micro dust danger that I was breathing in. I could not see the micro particles with my eyes .. but I could observe and feel them through the physical reactions of my body. I will try to go into this in more detail in later posts to educate people.

Late At Night
One would think that late at night when everything is still and quite that there is no need to close the window and there is no danger from demolition micro dust of the unknown kind! W R O N G !! I thought the same and I slept with the window open feeling "safe". Then my body began to rebel and warn me.

To make things clear! I do not have allergies. I do not suffer from asthma. I do not suffer from bronchitis or any kind of breathing difficulties. I do not have dry-eye. I do not suffer eye irritations. I am not allergic to dust and I am not allergic to dust mites.

Late into the night I woke up with dry cough irritation. I had ignored three days of strange itchy eyes .. but there was no red eye tissue irritation / inflammation. All I knew was that around the eyelashes [fine dust] there was this constant itchy irritation that spread to the skin on my face #_#

The moment I decided to buy the Venta Airwash was when I woke up [twelve hours ago] and bubbly mucus was coming out around my throat and upper bronchial tubes in the early hours of the morning. I never experienced anything like this in my entire life! What is this bubbly mucus? It is an attempt by my body to block and [at the same time] throw out micro irritants. I will go into this in more detail in other posts and videos.

You see! I love my body and I respect my body .. I trust my body.

I am not sick .. I am not ill .. I am not suffering from allergies! I simply know a challenge when I see it. Within 12 hours I found effective solutions to the micro fine dust in the eyes and in the lungs [upper bronchial region] and in the nose .. because I breath through my nose and not through my mouth.

The solutions I found block and detox aggressive micro dust pollution!

I also instinctively know I have to find a way to clean the indoor air [the indoor micro dust] .. because it is now in my apartment no matter what I do = floating around or has landed on my duvet cover similar to the car .. but totally invisible / unseen.

You may ask! How will you know if the Venta Airwash Test works? I will know!

I will do this test over many weeks / months .. because I know that dangerous micro particles do not just disappear. They hang around! Don't ask me why .. I just know this! Once they are in an enclosed space like an apartment .. they circulate and circulate. I will go into this in more detail in later posts.

All I say for now is this: If the inner environment you breathe is mostly the air inside a building? You need to keep that inner building air clean .. because that is what you are breathing every day! I always see a challenge as a way to help my fellow humans. Life is much bigger than us. So .. here we go !!