Chinese Drywall Emits Sulfur Gas in Homes

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Chinese-made drywall ruining homes, owners say

By Jason Hanna
CNN

(CNN) -- Officials are looking into claims that Chinese-made drywall installed in some Florida homes is emitting smelly, corrosive gases and ruining household systems such as air conditioners, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The Florida Health Department, which is investigating whether the drywall poses any health risks, said it has received more than 140 homeowner complaints. And class-action lawsuits allege defective drywall has caused problems in at least three states -- Florida, Louisiana and Alabama -- while some attorneys involved claim such drywall may have been used in tens of thousands of U.S. homes. Homeowners' lawsuits contend the drywall has caused them to suffer health problems such as headaches and sore throats and face huge repair expenses.The drywall is alleged to have high levels of sulfur and, according to homeowners' complaints, the sulfur-based gases smell of rotten eggs and corrode piping and wiring, causing electronics and appliances to fail. "It's economically devastating, and it's emotionally devastating," said Florida attorney Ervin A. Gonzalez, who filed one of the lawsuits. It would cost a third of an affected home's value to fix the dwelling, Gonzalez said. "The interior has to be gutted, the homeowners have to continue paying mortgages, and they have to pay for a [temporary] place to live," Gonzalez said.


In a neighborhood in Homestead, Florida, owners of homes with Chinese-manufactured drywall say the dwellings smell like rotten eggs, especially on humid days, according to CNN affiliate WPLG-TV. Electronics and appliances with copper components stopped working in short order, and copper pipes and wiring turned black, homeowners told the Miami station. "The breadth of this thing is a lot bigger than people think," said Chaikin of the Parker Waichman Alonso law firm in Bonita Springs. Chaikin said the problem is perhaps more easily recognizable in Florida because humidity exacerbates it.

How about we don't get anything else from China and start building stuff we need in this country again. I'm getting sick and tired of hearing how everything imported from over there makes, babies, children, dogs, and now entire communities physically ill.

Clearly, cheaper isn't always better. :angryfire2:
 

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I've been saying{and far more importantly......living it} buy American my whole life. I have had the same Harley davidson i bought new for 19 years now. I drive a Ford Ranger. ALL my musical equiptment with the exception of a couple items....AMERICAN MADE.
Here's the deal though. Americans don't want to be told what to do.
We want to blame the govt. for all our problems. Nevermind that our entire household is filled with asian made crap. AND who the fuck are YOU to even point it out! You cannot even buy a fucking american made baseball anymore. And to most people......who gives a shit? Most people under the age of 40 now are typically on there 3rd foreign car{at least}.
Apathy is what caused our current state of affairs in our country.
But hey......ya got your Wii for x-mas right? And it replaced the last 3 or 4 tv video game platforms that were made 'OVER THERE' throughout your lives. Well it's a global market right? OK.......but to compete in it, ya all best get used to living on 10 bucks a day like most CHINESE do. I know....i've been there. But to the original point......hey too bad on your house being constructed out of shit. Rant over.
 

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Chinese-made drywall ruining homes, owners say

By Jason Hanna
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How about we don't get anything else from China and start building stuff we need in this country again. I'm getting sick and tired of hearing how everything imported from over there makes, babies, children, dogs, and now entire communities physically ill.

Clearly, cheaper isn't always better. :angryfire2:

At my family home in Florida, the well water does all that.
 

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Aha! That's why you stay in Alaska, clean water :smile:

Excellent water in this part of the state, but in some places, like Fairbanks, it is pumped up from below the permafost, where it has been absorbing minerals for tens of thousands of years, and looks a bit like chicken soup. Some places it has arsenic in it naturally. It is impossible to make a good cup of tea there.

Florida has good water in most places. At the place I was referring to, my great aunt put in a 600' deep well in the 50's, it flows naturally, but has hydrogen sulfide gas in it. It makes silver and brass in contact with it tarnish. It is not a health concern.

I am a bit skeptical that the smelly sheetrock was actually dangerous. It is probably hydrogen sulfide, which is very bad in high concentration, but not really in low. Pure sulfur does not smell or emit anything, unless you burn it, then it is nasty.
 
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Why might the possible health hazards of so many items manufactured in China be ignored?

Hint: Its the same reason the legality of so many undocumented alien laborers is ignored.