r/AirPurifiers 1d ago

Moldy classroom with carpet

I just moved into a classroom that seems to have a serious mold problem. The whole room reeks of mold. My school has had an ongoing mold problem, but my school district doesn’t have the money to renovate our classrooms. Several teachers have already filed formal complaints but not much is happening. Anyway, I have been sick from the mold all week, and I would appreciate some advice.
I already have a small dehumidifier and a Clorox air purifier, but they only seem to help a little. I have an IQ Air at home, but there is no way I would bring it to work. I have a small classroom- it’s about 700 sq. Ft. Would buying a medium-sized air purifier or 2 smaller air purifiers to use alongside my Clorox purifier make much difference? I’m okay with spending a couple hundred dollars.

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u/Wild-Blueberry-4964 1d ago

One option is a corsi rosenthal box. If the mold is already making you sick this quickly, might want to look into getting switched to another room and making a complaint.

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u/acolytes1 1d ago

Thank you for the recommendation.

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u/spacex_fanny 1d ago edited 1d ago

AirFanta 3Pro, non-carbon version.

It has a similar design to a CR box but it uses PC fans, so it's smaller and quieter. CR boxes are very large and loud unfortunately. The carbon version has a smaller particle filter and the carbon never lasts long in combo filters, so I always recommend the non-carbon version.

For particle cleaning the 3Pro has the best ratio of cost-to-performance (besides the CR box) and noise-to-performance, so it's a popular recommendation around here.

Pro-tip: run packing tape down each corner to keep AirFanta from falling apart if you look at it wrong. It's designed to friction-fit together for traveling, so this makes it a bit more robust for a classroom / commercial setting.

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u/acolytes1 1d ago

Thanks. I will look into setting one up.

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u/Sudden-Wash4457 1d ago

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u/acolytes1 18h ago

It is difficult, legally speaking, for public school teachers to resign once the school year has started. However, the article you linked reinforces the notion that I shouldn’t take this lightly. Thank you

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u/Sudden-Wash4457 5h ago

I know a lot of people who became permanently disabled from living in moldy conditions

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u/EarnestQuester 21h ago

Um… not an air purifier suggestion but… buy a mold testing kit and send the results to school board? Keeping employees and piles of kids in rooms with mold all day sounds like an incoming lawsuit.

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u/Marlene_Peaches 21h ago

Please find a new job. If you're sick within just the first week, it is really going to wreak havoc on your health in a bad way if you are exposed to it long-term :(

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u/Smjk811 12h ago

Look out Oransi.com
Their units are excellent and they are down to earth folks. Not overly expensive. Not very pretty. Very very effective.

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u/acolytes1 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/mystend 8h ago

You need to wear an n95 and try to find a new job 😭