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> On August  1, russel395 <russturk@...> wrote:
> > 1. Smart meters.  Some kinds might be ok but need to stay away from those frequently transmitting ones.
> >
> > 2. Proximity to cell phone towers/antennas, radio station towers, television towers, airports, naval bases, etc.  
> > RF meters can help identifiy problems.  Antennasearch.com is also very helpful.
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> I'd also add proximity to power lines.  Some houses are much closer to power lines and power transformers
> than others.  Also, I've noticed that some of the power poles have smaller antennas on them... don't know
> what they are, but I'd avoid those too.
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> > 5. Dirty electricity. Measurable with a Graham Stetzer microsurge meter.  Possibly correctable with filters
> > but personally I would avoid any place with high levels.
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> Sometimes just replacing the outlet with a new one can dramatically reduce the readings on a Stetzer
> meter.  Also use an outlet checker to find outlets that need to rewired to make them correctly wired.
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> > 9. Heating and Cooling. Depending on climate, need to have EMF safe ways of heating and cooling the house.  
> > Electric baseboards give off emfs.  
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> Just because something gives off EMFs, doesn't mean that a person will have problems with it.
> Not all EMFs are created equal.  :-)  Also, some people are very sensitive to natural gas, so
> they want need to avoid that too.
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> > 10. Lighting.  Dimmer switches are bad due to high freq emfs.  Over head lighting is probably a bonus
> > because it avoids the use of floor lamps which can be problematic.  Make sure light sockets can take
> > incadescent bulbs...
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> Halogen bulbs that run off line voltage should be okay too.
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> Marc
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