box home stores.
“A long distance friend of mine is very seriously into building
military models, so much that he has a small room in his house
dedicated to display. He uses electrostatic air cleaners running
24/7 and says it works well.”
– Alan
Charlie Comstock
installed central vacuum system outlets in
his train room so that dust sucked up does not get recirculated
in the room. He's banned power saws of all kinds from the lay-
out room.
Micro-Mark, Harbor Freight and other tool stores sell tiny attach-
ments for shop vacuums, to clean the top of the layout. You can
adjust airflow strength, and brush attachments help dislodge
dust without disturbing the scenery too much, said
Kevin.
Ozone
Ozone is a very powerful sanitizer and deodorizer that can kill
any living thing, including insects. Kevin bought a powerful ozone
machine to de-stink his basement of mildew smell before build-
ing his train room, and it eliminated all the mildew and bugs. The
machines come with detailed instructions that must be followed
for safe use.
“Using such a machine has some hazards, but it is no problem
at all if you follow basic rules. Basically, remove any living thing
you don't want to be dead, seal off the area, and run the ozone
generator for several hours at full blast,” Kevin said. “Stay out
of the area for at least four hours after it shuts off, then you're
good to go back in. My (annual) cleaning schedule is to close off
the basement for 24 hours, run the machine for 12, and let the
ozone begin decomposing for another 12. When done, I have no
mold, no mildew, no bugs, and no dust mites.”
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