Once you discover, or suspect, that mold is growing in your home you may wonder how and why it got there. Does it mean your home is substandard? Did you do something to cause the problem? Was there anything you could have done to prevent it? What do you do now? Does Mold Discriminate? Are We Dirty? Mold doesn't care how much your home costs and whether it's old or new. While mold may be quite prevalent in older or substandard housing due to leaks and older materials, under the right … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
Product Review – Frigidaire FAD 704DWD Dehumidifier
What It’s For Let me start by saying that this is one of the top selling units on amazon. Because excess humidity in your home is one of the critical ingredients that makes mold infestation possible, getting rid of it is absolutely essential in terms of minimizing your risk. To that end, we’re selectively reviewing a number of home dehumidifiers designed to strike at the very heart of the problem. We want to give our readers a wide range of options to choose from and full and complete … [Read more...]
Product Review – The Santa Fe Max Dry Dual XT Dehumidifier
What It’s For Two things you’ll see discussed on this site as technologies you can use to minimize your mold risk are dehumidifiers and air purification systems. This device combines both into a single unit, and that makes it worth talking about. Granted, you’ll pay a premium for the combined functionality, but also, you won’t have to buy several different units. Just buy one device that can do it all! That said, the Santa Fe we’re talking about here isn’t for everyone, but for those who want … [Read more...]
Cladosporium 411
Cladosporium is another mold that prefers the outdoors and is present in decaying plants. Usually, this mold will enter a home or building through open doors and windows. Porous, fibrous materials are the most likely places for Cladosporium to grow. Colonies may be found on wood products, carpets, wall and ceiling insulation, wallpaper, and other surfaces. Cladosporium has a range of darker colors from deep olive to black. The texture of the mold is more fuzzy and powdery than wet and … [Read more...]
Penicillium 411
Penicillium is a mold that most people know well. Obviously, Penicillium is the mold that makes the antibiotic Penicillin. However, as beneficial as the mold may be to medical science, it isn't desirable to have growing inside your home. Penicillium mold is typically a blue or bluish-green color. You've probably seen mold growing on old bread or fruit that had that coloration and it was likely Penicillium too. But, Penicillium can also grow in places in the home that are not intended to be so … [Read more...]