On Sat, 2006-09-23 at 19:46 -0300, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> > I'm VERY sensitive to smells (I can tell the model of subway car in my
> > transit system based purely on the smell of the air conditioning) and
> > that was one thing I always hated about radiators. 
> 
> I'm sensitive to dust, and every house with air heating gave me bad
> problems. The first thing I always did was to tape the shutters closed :)
> The convection caused by radiators also causes dust to rise, but it's
> usually possible to find a calm spot (which is one of the downsides you
> mentioned :). The best in that respect are radiation heaters (and no
> carpets).

Well dust certainly is an issue, however I believe the REALLY expensive
electrostatic filters now available may help in that area, not sure.
Depending on how sensitive you are even the hepa filters would probably
not be enough.

Thankfully my only allergy is ragweed in the fall, and it's a relatively
mild case. TTYL

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