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bugaphobic
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Fri May 9 2008 4:28:40
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My washer broke down 2 days ago & I have a new one coming Sat. I also ordered a new dryer too, because mine is very old. The company I ordered it from offers removal of your old stuff. I was thinking about letting them take it since the bb dog gave my whole downstairs the "clear" and my laundry room is downstairs. I DO NOT have any service available to me to put it out on the sidewalk & have it picked up. Would it be ok to let them take it? I do not have room in my house for the new & the old.
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Posted 5 years ago
Fri May 9 2008 13:57:08
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I would say go ahead and let them take it since the dog cleared that area.
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prayforamiracle
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Fri May 9 2008 16:09:19
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I am so paronid now. If they pick up other peoples old stuff.
What is to say that others peoples stuff might have a bug and get on your new stuff in transit.
Hopelly the new machines are wrapped up tight and you can discard the covering before you bring it in the house. -
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Posted 5 years ago
Fri May 9 2008 20:19:08
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bugaphobic,
It's a tricky situation.
If someone else on these boards said they had bed bugs but their laundry room got cleared by a dog, and so they were putting their washer and dryer in the same truck your new one would later travel in, would it make you comfortable?
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Fri May 9 2008 20:59:10
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I hear what you are saying. I just don't know what else to do? I live in the country & they do not have trash pick up....just a dumpster for household trash only. If I don't let them take it, it will be sitting on my property (because I can't keep it in my house....I have no room) then I will be fined, because you cannot have any junk on your property. Gosh this is so frustrating! I not only have bb's but everything is breaking down in my house & I now have to worry about replacing it, the people bringing it, taking it, setting it up. -
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Fri May 9 2008 21:12:25
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How about if you wrap it up really well. Maybe difficult. What does the company do with these machines.
Recondition them or take them to the dump? -
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Fri May 9 2008 21:43:01
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You know, I am not sure, but it is a dept. store so I am assuming that they take it to the dump. I could try to wrap it with a tarp or something.....and I have some duct tape, I guess that would work??
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Fri May 9 2008 22:09:32
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I wouldn't worry too much about it, personally.
If you want, however, you can seal the appliances in a heavy plastic tarp (a painting dropcloth would work well), seal them with duct tape except for a little flap or "door", throw a few moth balls inside (wrap them in an old hankie so they can be retrieved), and let them sit at least overnight. The day they're to be taken away, remove the mothballs and the tarp to avoid gassing the movers.
-Scarafaggio
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bugaphobic
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Fri May 9 2008 22:21:31
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Thanks Scarafaggio, what does the moth balls do??
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Fri May 9 2008 23:23:16
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Moth balls contain either naphthalene or paradichlorbenzene, both of which are fumigants whose vapor pressure is nonetheless low enough to prevent them from being labeled as restricted pesticides. In a nutshell, they give off toxic gases, but at a rate slow enough to be used by non-professionals with minimal hazard.
They way they're most commonly (and incorrectly) used, mothballs are mainly a repellent. But when used in a tightly sealed enclosure, the vapor concentration becomes sufficient to kill many insects.
Although using mothballs for bedbugs or other insects is an off-label use, it's tolerated under federal law as long as the manner in which it is used is consistent with the label, even if the insect itself isn't.
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paulaw0919
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Sat May 10 2008 8:22:10
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When I was young, my grandmother used to toss a few moth balls in the vacuum cleaner. I wonder if that would help from your vacuum from getting infested? Or at least prolong the use of the vacuum bag as to not change it after every use during infestation? Any experts know if this would work or not?
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prayforamiracle
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Sat May 10 2008 8:30:33
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Do you think then,
This is a good remedy to seal up a TV, Computer or air conditioner in plastic with this moth ball
technique to assure that there are not any bb in them?
Sounds like a great idea and for the vacuum?????Really does.... Thanks...
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Sat May 10 2008 8:39:52
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I really am not sure about the effects of moth balls on sensitive devices like computers and so forth. I don't know enough about modern electronics to know whether some semiconductors would be affected by the gases. (For something being permanently discarded, obviously, it doesn't matter much.)
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prayforamiracle
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Sat May 10 2008 9:08:23
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Also sounds like a good idea to put paper , like reciepts and such, paper work
and seal them up to assure they are bb free, instead of trying to bake them in the oven... -
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Posted 5 years ago
Sat May 10 2008 11:18:36
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Paula
I would not recommend placing mothballs in your vacuum.
The problem is that the chemical will be disbursed into your home when you run the vacuum and it will also be released in the area where you store your vacuum.
Using a dust based agent in the vacuum bag might be a better choice as long as you are using a micro filtration bag. You don't want to make the dust product airborne either.
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paulaw0919
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Posted 5 years ago
Mon May 12 2008 11:03:57
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Thanks Doug. What I've been doing right now..I wash my living/dining/ hallway about once a week, vacuum 1-2x a week. These are high traffic areas with the family. Bedrooms, I have very light DE under furniture, under bed, around legs and in the closets. I vacuum that up about once-twice a month, wash floors, and replace the DE. I guess whatever DE is in the vacuum at that point I hope is good enough.?
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