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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Hilton on March 25, 2009, 10:52:49 am

Title: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Hilton on March 25, 2009, 10:52:49 am

GMTV'S Dr Hillary once again today recommends the removal of all carpets in the home if you or your family suffer from allergies and eczema.

He recommended the installation once again of laminated or real wood floors over carpeting.

The report once again does not give a balanced view and information he supplied was once again incorrect.

But who am I to question a doctor?

Some one who is more informed than him on the subject over in Sweden carried out a proper 10 year study not the half baked 'investigations' we have here backed by the wood flooring industry.

It removed all soft floorings from local government buildings and replaced them with either wood or hard floors,  as they were removed reported allergies went up to such an extent that the carpets were put back.

The conclusion is obvious if looked at logically,

Carpets and especailly well maintained wool carpets will trap allergens, dust , pollen etc in the pile ready to be vacuumed away, HEPPA filters help greatly.

Hard floors on the other hand have no way of trapping the dust and as a result it will travel around the rooms all day long at about a 1mt off the floor at a nice child height level to be absorbed.

We would all have pulled back beds or sofas on hard floors and seen the amount of loose soil underneath that has collected, if analysed this will be full of allergens.

I have always done the exact opposite to Dr Hillary and recommended that anyone who suffers should remove hard floors and replace with carpets, when explained it seems obvious but I am afraid there is a different agenda going on here and the cleaning industries voice is ignored.

I stand to be corrected on this, but I do believe that the NCCA did try to balance the view on this imporatnt subject but were,,(excuse the pun) brushed aside.

Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Raymondo on March 25, 2009, 11:16:31 am

http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=25786

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Remaining carpets should be professionally steam cleaned regularly and vacuumed at least three times a week with a high-filtration vacuum cleaner.

Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Art of Clean on March 25, 2009, 06:46:24 pm

I gave this presentation at a networking event not too long ago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmBxJTnz_c8

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Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Joe H on March 25, 2009, 07:20:16 pm

Pierre
How is the RV 360 going on?

Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Art of Clean on March 25, 2009, 07:29:36 pm

I ended up buying a RX20 - the price I got was too good to say no but I must say the RX 20 is soooo heavy!  :o

Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Art of Clean on March 25, 2009, 07:40:02 pm

I am working on a new video for the RX20 so watch this space.

Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on March 25, 2009, 07:42:32 pm

Why the RX and not the 360?

BTW you're really into your youtube videos they look good, are you going to Hollywood or into Porn next?

Shaun

Title: Re: GMTV and allergies scare mongering
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on March 25, 2009, 07:56:20 pm

Good video Pierre - like your presentation.