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What Oprah Needs to Tell Her Audience about Mold

December 30, 2009

Since Oprah’s influence borders on messianic, this is the best opportunity we could hope for to reach out and educate people on just a few simple facts about mold that could end up saving their lives. Now, I could talk for days about mold, but Oprah only has one hour to get the information across. So I’m going to do the Big O a favor by condensing all the mold info out there to just a few key points that will be most helpful to her audience.

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Mold During the Winter

October 19, 2009

Below your home, rapidly melting snow can start mold growth by drenching your house in water just like a summer flood. For example, if you have three feet of snow piled up against the sides of your house and the sun suddenly shows up, it’s going to allow all that water to seep into the soil before it can dry. Water can seep further through the soil and dampen basements and other underground areas of your home. Make sure you have a well-maintained sump pump to correct this problem.

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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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