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Kayteg1
Oct 17, 2015Explorer II
Mold is still a mystery to the science and I researched it with aspect to house rental.
There are no firm codes that would say at what level mold can be unhealthy.
Hose showing black mold around the windows did measure to have less pollution inside, than outside.
Anyway, what I figured out over the years is that beside moisture the mold needs food to grow.
In my old house I had very small bathroom where I was able to squeeze whirlpool in.
I love to take hot tubs in the winter and having laptop on the railing the 1hr stay is a minimum.
So the moisture build up in small bathroom was enormous. Water could drip from the ceiling and when I open the door with whirlpool running the smoke detector in the hallway would make the alarm.
But I put good quality paint in the bathroom, with tiled floor and in 20 years of usage did not use fan.
The mold never developed in the bathroom, although we had it starting on aluminium window frame till we cleaned the dirt from it.
So per my experience using good quality materials is more important in mold fighting than getting rid of moisture.
There are no firm codes that would say at what level mold can be unhealthy.
Hose showing black mold around the windows did measure to have less pollution inside, than outside.
Anyway, what I figured out over the years is that beside moisture the mold needs food to grow.
In my old house I had very small bathroom where I was able to squeeze whirlpool in.
I love to take hot tubs in the winter and having laptop on the railing the 1hr stay is a minimum.
So the moisture build up in small bathroom was enormous. Water could drip from the ceiling and when I open the door with whirlpool running the smoke detector in the hallway would make the alarm.
But I put good quality paint in the bathroom, with tiled floor and in 20 years of usage did not use fan.
The mold never developed in the bathroom, although we had it starting on aluminium window frame till we cleaned the dirt from it.
So per my experience using good quality materials is more important in mold fighting than getting rid of moisture.
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