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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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Why Schools?

September 28, 2009

The design of most schools makes them susceptible to water damage. Unlike houses, with slanted tile roofs, schools are built with flat roofs. This allows water to pool after rainstorms and eventually creates leaks. For this reason, new schools are often built with pitched roofs.

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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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When a Building is Functioning Correctly It Will Not Have Mold

August 13, 2009

Serious mold growth only occurs when there is a lot of water. Correct building design allows for a normal amount of water vapor to ventilate through the building and escape outside. So the only reason mold should exist is if there is an abnormally high amount of water or the building is not doing its job.

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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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