#1

I have 3 indoor dogs and 3 indoor cats.

Dust is a huge problem.

HALP! What do you do to mitigate dust problems?

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#2

Don’t let the furry little darlings anywhere near the music room. That was my solution before I was banished to a shed in the garden! But, this is not always practical or wanted either - it’s nice having critters around.
What I do now is cover stuff as far as possible. And have one of those small battery powered vacuum cleaners to pick up dirt when I spot it. If I had to go to the house, get the “big” vacuum cleaner and come back down to the shed it would never happen.

#3

I’m curious what folks are using for dust covers. I suppose some elasticy/spandexy type things could work with the eurorack without requiring unpatching.

#4

Heh, not a good idea I guess, but where @Angela and I lived before, we had lots of carpet. So that just acted as a dust magnet getting it out of the air.

Current place is wooden floors, and I notice myself sweeping and picking up hairballs constantly.

Having no personal experience with it, I would imagine something spandex like would only act as a filter really, still letting smaller (and more problematic?) dust through. Like a dust sieve.

#5

I find this tool to be useful for picking up dust on my gear:

https://www.oxo.com/electronics-cleaning-brush

Oxo makes things that are thoughtful and well designed.

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#6

I keep all my stuff in boxes, and rarely use it these days… but I guess that’s not really a solution :smiley:
jokes apart… my secret weapon against dust is this: http://swiffer.com/en-us

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#7

Marwah, who cleans our house daily would be a very good solution for you… but she’s taken already

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#8

Dust is always present - animals certainly make it worse. I am an animal lover - I have three dogs. Despite my affinity for animals, I have to draw the line somewhere - NO dogs on the bed and studio.

#9

Heh, the bed is in the studio, and two dogs sleep in it.

#10

I use a GermGuardian air cleaning tower and I perform spot dust cleaning with a Swiffer. When not in use, I just toss an old bed sheet over everything at my desk. For monitors, I use old pillow cases. The rest of my apartment, on the other hand…

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