MCS when getting a new dishwasher, freezer and more

I haven’t figured out anything to help but avoidance. We did get a new dishwasher and while symptoms didn’t flare the smell really bothered me. It took months for the smell to go.

I would try all the things you mentioned above. Also maybe run the dishwasher with vinegar/baking soda a few times may help.

The person who installed our dishwasher started it on a cycle with a spot-free rinse chemical (OMG how do people think it's okay to use this toxic garbage???) without asking first. As he emptied the little bottle into the reservoir, I asked what he'd done, and he told me that he can't use those products in his own dishwasher because his child has chemical sensitivities. So why did he use it on mine without asking first? Because he's supposed to as part of the installation! He said one treatments tays in the dishwasher for 2-3 months. So keep an eye on your installation!

That said, I noticed no issues with other new major appliances. I spend most of my time in other rooms and using an air purifier, though. My town has high outdoor mold (and currently high pollen), so I do not open my windows, but obviously that's an option for most people.

If you have a box fan, you can open the nearest window and set the fan up to pull out the air near the appliances and blow it outside. If you have a 2nd fan and clean outdoor air, you could set it up in another area to draw outside air from an open window or door and blow it inside.

I am about to deal with this, too. During mold remediation, we had the old kitchen appliances moved to the garage. We have no new kitchen appliances yet. We bought a toaster oven tonight, and on the way home, I said I hope this thing doesn’t smell like chemicals. Hopefully it won’t be raining tomorrow, and we can open the box outside.

When looking at new appliances, it was the refrigerators that had the worst smell. We did get a new washer and dryer already. We didn’t get to offgas those. The dryer came with a box of bounce dryer sheets inside. I quickly yanked it out, put it in a ziplock and bagged it and put it in the outside garbage can. I took the papers out, which had absorbed fragrance from the bounce and put them in a ziplock in the garage. I put a box of baking soda in the dryer to help absorb lingering fragrance. There’s still a lingering smell, but it’s dissipating.

P.S. - I wonder if tou can get activated charcoal in a form that could be used to adsorb odors in things like appliances. I only know of the capsules and the carbon filters in my air purifier.

The freezer is fine, but the dishwasher smells a lot. I have felt a bit worse, but not that much. We have both herxed some on the hydrogen tablets, so it will be very interesting to see if it can improve our health. Both the dishwasher and the freezer arrived yesterday.

My girlfriend knows a fews persons that has have felt big improvments with their MCS when taking the H2 elite.

Post Edited (Deep_sleep) : 6/18/2020 2:01:01 PM (GMT-6)