Have decided to make my office a clean room

[Steven Ruttenberg]

It will not be hard to add a door where you walk in and a window to the large picture frame opening to interior of house. Along with replacing the window screen material for the windows to outside and a heap filter on the vent air comes out from ac. Then add a large deionizing air purifier and some anti-static mats and such which I already use. Next would be to replace the carpet with a hard wood floor or similar.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L9UT1YU...b_t?th=1&psc=1

Of course I will disable Alexa.

This should really help. A small humidifier will work as well to further keep dust away and down.

[Eric Woodbury]

I have always wondered about ionized air. Ozone is powerful stuff. Do you find it to be corrosive?

Probably your biggest sources of dust will be people dander and paper dust. Paper/cardboard sheds a lot of crap. Easier to contain dust than eliminate.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

I have always wondered about ionized air. Ozone is powerful stuff. Do you find it to be corrosive?

Probably your biggest sources of dust will be people dander and paper dust. Paper/cardboard sheds a lot of crap. Easier to contain dust than eliminate.

No. It doesn't remain on continuously. Replaces air 5 times an hour. Technically to be a true clean room, I would also need to wear a bunny suit with hat, gloves and booties. A lab coat though would do. The idea is not to eliminate dust entirely, but rather to knock it down as much as possible so I can have much cleaner scans. Even mount my negatives there for using the enlarger.

Short of working in a NASSA clean room, I won't ever get rid of dust entirely, just knock it way, way down.

[Jac@stafford.net]

The idea is not to eliminate dust entirely, but rather to knock it down as much as possible so I can have much cleaner scans.

After a strident complaint regarding dusty scans from a chemistry lab prof, I suggested scanning in a 'bubble'. Fortunately the proposal was knocked down for $ reasons, but it's a good idea.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

After a strident complaint regarding dusty scans from a chemistry lab prof, I suggested scanning in a 'bubble'. Fortunately the proposal was knocked down for $ reasons, but it's a good idea.

I was considering that route with a table top clean room. But it gets huge quick to fit everything in it with room work. Which is why I decided to just seal up my office and replace carpet and use an air purifier and humidifier and replace screen material with new stuff that stops dust from getting in. But, that bubble looks cool.

[Tin Can]

Yes, much of the dust inside is skin cells

I found a lot near my bed in my last cave.

Shocking... really, I had been there a decade...

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Yes, much of the dust inside is skin cells

I found a lot near my bed in my last cave.

Shocking... really, I had been there a decade...

Yep, we shed as bad as a cat!

[bloodhoundbob]

Yes, much of the dust inside is skin cells

I found a lot near my bed in my last cave.

Shocking... really, I had been there a decade...

Excellent point, Randy. Back in the old days when I was using my bloodhounds in criminal searches for the police or when it was a search and rescue, I was taught early on that our bodies are constantly shedding skin cells, which is what makes up the scent that bloodhounds zero in on.

[jp]

I'd start with the carpet. I love wood floors and hate what carpet's hold. If it's manufactured wood floor, look for a thick top layer of wood in the laminate.

In the mean time, this is working pretty good on my scanner keeping it clean and mostly dust free. http://www.criticalcleaning.com/prod...lass&Item=A166

[Steven Ruttenberg]

I'd start with the carpet. I love wood floors and hate what carpet's hold. If it's manufactured wood floor, look for a thick top layer of wood in the laminate.

In the mean time, this is working pretty good on my scanner keeping it clean and mostly dust free. http://www.criticalcleaning.com/prod...lass&Item=A166

I use something similar. Hardwood floor is expensive so I will do that later this year. Need the door and such to separate the room from rest of house or it will look funny all carpet and one hardwood floor. Plus, the rest of the carpeting would just keep adding to the problem. So seal first then floor.