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Mold Scam Alert – Heat Treatment

October 16, 2009

Many mold remediation companies using this technique will stress the fact that heat “kills” mold. This is mostly true; enough will kill any living thing. But just killing mold is not the solution that you should want. The mold is still in your house and it is still affecting you. Dead mold is still mold and the allergens and irritants that cause negative health effects are still present.

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Preventing Window Condensation in Winter

October 15, 2009

Condensation occurs when a substance changes from a gas into a liquid. This happens when the temperature of a vapor is lowered to its dew point. Think of condensation forming on the outside of a glass of cold water. The water vapor in the air touches the glass and cools to become a liquid state. We often don’t realize how much water is floating around in the air.

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Tools of the Trade

September 14, 2009

Wet Vacuums – Wet vacs are like ordinary vacuum cleaners but they are designed to suck up liquids, which would damage dry vacuum cleaners. Wet vacuums are a great tool for removing water from a damp surface quickly before mold can form. Allowing spills to dry on their own only evaporates the water into the air where it is still a problem. But a wet vac traps the water inside an internal canister until you can dump it outside. By far, the most popular brand of wet vacuum is the Shop-Vac.

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Do Vent-Free Gas Appliances Cause Mold Growth?

May 23, 2009

A study created by the Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and performed by Risk Sciences, LLC found that vent-free gas products do not generate enough humidity levels to foster mold growth. In the study, gas products were left on for twice as long as they were normally used according to a previous customer survey. After 100,000 stages and steps, it was shown that the relative humidity did not increase past 70% in 99% of cases. The study took into account factors like room volume, air exchange rate, temperature, initial relative humidity, and normal human activities.

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