Living on Miami Beach - will salt air damage electronics?

[BillS111]

Originally Posted by StarfishKey

Right, but have you tried plants plus occasional exhaust fan? Since the space will be only 300sqft, which is much smaller than I was thinking, the costs shouldn't be so much though. I was thinking a full apartment size, which could easily have cost several hundred dollars a month in electricity if not more if it was a large apt. Still, if you're worried about electronics, using the circulation a little less and relying on plants for a portion of it might help limit damage.

Now that I looked into these plants, I am thinking about getting some of these species myself!

Thanks.
No, i havent tried the plants yet. I had put it on the back-burner because i thought they released only Co2 at night. So i'm going to have to revisit this.

I may just have to plan on replacing all my appliances every few years. Seriously. That's how much better i feel with fresh air with low Co2. It's the difference between being productive and not being productive.

[StarfishKey]

Originally Posted by BillS111

Thanks.
No, i havent tried the plants yet. I had put it on the back-burner because i thought they released only Co2 at night. So i'm going to have to revisit this.

I may just have to plan on replacing all my appliances every few years. Seriously. That's how much better i feel with fresh air with low Co2. It's the difference between being productive and not being productive.

Health is worth a great deal. I understand doing whatever it takes, and what you know to work for you.

I was under the understanding that plants release less CO2 than the oxygen they release. Also, if some of these plants release oxygen at night as the articles state above, maybe you can get enough plants that release it at night, as well as those that release during the day, to make a significant impact around the clock. Maybe it's something to experiment with for fun in the future, even while you may be using the ventilation system to ensure the safety of your health.

I would think if you just budget the money to replace appliances as needed, then you can just see if they get corroded early or not. And maybe you will think to update this thread years from now to let us know of the results of your experiment! I'm sure many beach-front people would want to know.

If you were still wondering about this topic though, you might want to post to the general FL forum, because it is likely you would get more answers. Miami tends to have a very transient population and most people who may post here haven't lived here a decade. You would have access to far more ocean-front people probably in the whole state, than just the Miami forum, if you felt you still wanted to poll more people.

Good luck with your move!

[BillS111]

Originally Posted by StarfishKey

Health is worth a great deal. I understand doing whatever it takes, and what you know to work for you.

I was under the understanding that plants release less CO2 than the oxygen they release. Also, if some of these plants release oxygen at night as the articles state above, maybe you can get enough plants that release it at night, as well as those that release during the day, to make a significant impact around the clock. Maybe it's something to experiment with for fun in the future, even while you may be using the ventilation system to ensure the safety of your health.

I would think if you just budget the money to replace appliances as needed, then you can just see if they get corroded early or not. And maybe you will think to update this thread years from now to let us know of the results of your experiment! I'm sure many beach-front people would want to know.

If you were still wondering about this topic though, you might want to post to the general FL forum, because it is likely you would get more answers. Miami tends to have a very transient population and most people who may post here haven't lived here a decade. You would have access to far more ocean-front people probably in the whole state, than just the Miami forum, if you felt you still wanted to poll more people.

Good luck with your move!

Thank you! You have been of fantastic help! I keep trying to positive rate your posts, but the system wont let me do more than a few.

It gets tricky with the Co2..... even if a plant emits o2, i think if it emits *any* Co2, it will be bad because it raises the Co2 ppm. I cant remember the exact chemistry, but it's something like that. When i first felt better from a 'fresh air experiment', i thought it was from more o2 from fresh air, but after talking to a chemist, i realized i was wrong. It was from lower Co2, which means less displacement of o2 in the blood.

But yes, i think there's so many variables, that i just need to experiment and test out different plants.

Great idea! I will post this in the FL forum.
Cheers!

[StarfishKey]

Originally Posted by BillS111

Thank you! You have been of fantastic help! I keep trying to positive rate your posts, but the system wont let me do more than a few.

It gets tricky with the Co2..... even if a plant emits o2, i think if it emits *any* Co2, it will be bad because it raises the Co2 ppm.

Lol, thanks - I think they make you alternate who you rate, so you don't do the same person more than once in a row.

I am no expert on this. But I think plants give off more oxygen, and overall remove more CO2 from the air, than they add CO2 to the air. Think of the outdoors - if all the plants on Earth added more CO2 than they took away, we would be dead because there would not be enough oxygen. People are trying to save forests because they lower CO2 overall, keep the planet's temp. stable, and add a lot of O2. That's not very precise science, but I'm pretty sure it's true. So if they're easy to care for and not expensive, and they also filter the air of other impurities that might harm your sensitive system, plus they don't add salt to the air, it would seem like overall a beneficial thing to add them to your lifestyle if the goal is to lower CO2. Checking with actual botanists might help on this one though. Or just experimentation to see what works best while you're chillin' in your new beach lifestyle.

[BillS111]

Originally Posted by StarfishKey

Lol, thanks - I think they make you alternate who you rate, so you don't do the same person more than once in a row.

I am no expert on this. But I think plants give off more oxygen, and overall remove more CO2 from the air, than they add CO2 to the air. Think of the outdoors - if all the plants on Earth added more CO2 than they took away, we would be dead because there would not be enough oxygen. People are trying to save forests because they lower CO2 overall, keep the planet's temp. stable, and add a lot of O2. That's not very precise science, but I'm pretty sure it's true. So if they're easy to care for and not expensive, and they also filter the air of other impurities that might harm your sensitive system, plus they don't add salt to the air, it would seem like overall a beneficial thing to add them to your lifestyle if the goal is to lower CO2. Checking with actual botanists might help on this one though. Or just experimentation to see what works best while you're chillin' in your new beach lifestyle.

Great points! you rock!
Yes, how could i have forgotten that? Humans breathe in o2, plants breathe in Co2 generally. So yes, maybe the net effect is more o2 and less Co2 from plants. Awesome! I have to buy some and test this out asap.
Thanks!