I have yellow dust throughout my whole house. It even turns my carpets yellow. If you spray the carpet with water it makes it white. But it is not just on the suface of the carpets. It took me 13 hours to scrub 2 rugs untill the yellow was all gone. No one wears shoes in my house, so it is not from outside. The dust is on everything. My heating vents have been cleaned twice in the past 5 years. I want to know what it is and what causes it?
SHERRYLYNN from HAMBURG, NY
Do you have alot of house plants? or have alot of nature outside your door? Flowering trees? anything like that? I suspect that you may have pollen invading your house, it's the right time of year, and some plants produce more then others. Close your windows, trim away any plants from your heating/cooling unit. We have that yellow dust all over our trucks outside, it will get better. Just check for the sources and ask your neighbors if they are having a similar problem. Good luck (03/17/2007)
By me
Everything in my area as well as my house is currently covered with yellow "dust" but it is actually pollen. It will pass in a few weeks. but in the mean time spray off the car, keep your windows closed and clean your air filters. (03/19/2007)
By strawboss
Yes! I get pollen all over my car in the spring too! I hate it! It is such a bummer it got into your house! what an awful mess! (03/19/2007)
By Heather
The yellow color makes me think its pollen. (03/19/2007)
By Allison
Do you leave your windows open when the weather is nice? if so it's probably pollen or dust from outside. i had that problem with black soot when i lived in Tonawanda, NY near an oil refinery plant. you will probably have to have the carpets steam cleaned. i would first try using the ones you can rent at local grocery stores. if you can afford it, it would be better to have a professional do the job, but make sure it's a heated water application and extraction method from a truck mounted machine. (03/19/2007)
By Debbie from SC USA
Do you have a lot of evergreen trees around? They produce yellow pollen. (03/20/2007)
By Beth
Sounds like pollen (03/20/2007)
By marie
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It may not be pollen. I live in the desert and we dont have pollen but I also have yellow dust. I had insulation in my ac return box that wasnt supposed to be there and when I went to steam clean my carpet the insulation got wet. But for at least a year I was breathing insulation and never knew until it got wet and I had an allergic reaction to the formadhyde.
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