If your new carpet is driving you crazy because of the fumes that it is off gassing, here are four methods you can deal with it properly without tearing out the carpet.


1. Invest in several box fans that you can place in different windows. Place the fans in the windows of the room exactly where the carpet has been installed. Turn the fan so that the air blows outside and pulls the air from your room outside. This is essential because getting the air blow into the room will only push the fumes around rather than exhaust them like you want.


2. Think outside the box and try to make lemonade out of lemons. Let the carpet off gas when you and your family go away for a vacation or extended weekend. If you have pets, make arrangements for them to stay someplace else.


Leaving them there with the new carpet means they are exposed to it for numerous more hours than you are, and those that are on the floor have their noses close to it all the time. These chemical substances are not healthy for them to breathe either.


3. Depending on the climate outside, this is a great time to use the whole home fan. Exchange the chemical laced air inside with air from the outside by opening windows in the room exactly where the carpet is and the windows in other rooms that are close by. Make sure you have the same area of window opens as the square footage of the fan. This will help exhaust the fumes throughout the whole house.


However, if you are allergic to outdoor allergens such as pollen, dust, exhaust fumes take care that you do not exchange one problem for another by introducing outdoor air. If temperatures are extreme outside--either hot or cold--this is not an effective or economical solution.


4. One of the most effective ways to remove carpet fumes is to use an air purifier that contains a filter that is particularly created to remove airborne chemicals. An air cleaner would allow you to keep the temperature comfy without introducing outside air and still remove the volatile organic chemical compounds that are off gassing into your home.


The great thing about utilizing a purifier is that if it also contains a high efficiency particle arresting (or HEPA) filter, it will also remove sub micron size particles of dust, pet dander, pollen, mold and mildew spores, dust mites and other airborne irritants that can aggravate those who suffer from allergies, asthma and other respiratory conditions.


And unfortunately, this is probably not the last time you are going to purchase something new and have it off gas airborne chemical compounds. A cleaner that can run 24 hours each day will remove the smells before they have a opportunity to cause you and your family discomfort as well as potential health problems.
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