Re: Mold destroys house of family’s dreams

[Guest guest]

If they are lucky they have avoided the devastating health problems

prolonged exposure to mold and fungus can cause. It's enough, of

course, to have to deal with the property issues.

This air company better stop cashing in on the quick money from good

air purification and filtration systems and shift to TRUE solutions

for their customers. No education on humidity control? Duh.

What's bad about this company is they purport to be the " experts " in

the business. I don't expect the " run of the mill " heating and air

company to be up on things (though, they need to get on board) but I

do expect a company that advertises to offer the latest technology to

offer more than a machine!

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2C@n...>

wrote:

>

> Can one of the professionals on this board give us their view or

> thoughts on what may be taking place in this environment. I ask

> because something just doesn't sound right.

>

> KC

>

> By Mann

> shelley.mann@g...

>

> Boyett shows how mold has taken over everything in her

Dacula

> home. Boyett's house was ruled uninhabitable because of toxic mold,

> allegedly caused

> by an improperly installed air purifier.

>

> DACULA — Before she was evicted earlier this month, walking through

> Boyett's house was sort of like taking a tour of the

Titanic.

> Her grandson's shoes lay exactly where he took them off last

> October. Her daughter's clothing was strewn on the floor — she

> didn't have time to pick it up before the family moved out of the

> house

> If you looked closely, you could see the mold particles that coated

> everything in the Dacula house. For Boyett, the mold was just the

> beginning of the nightmare.

> The mold started growing soon after Boyett installed an air

> purification system from Pureatech, a Norcross air filter company.

> Boyett believes the system may have been improperly installed,

> leading to the mold growth, a charge Pureatech officials vehemently

> deny.

> A Buckhead woman recently won $556,000 in damages in a mold case

> when a jury found a heating and air conditioning services firm

> guilty of causing mold problems that led to sinus problems,

> respiratory infections, frequent headaches and nosebleeds. Legal

> experts believe she is the first plaintiff in Georgia to in a mold

> case before a trial jury. The case gives Boyett hope that she may

be

> successful in the lawsuit she's filed against Pureatech.

> An Institute of Medicine study from earlier this year found that

> increased effort is needed to reduce mold-producing moisture in

> buildings that has been blamed for respiratory problems, including

> some asthma.

> The beginning of the end

> When Boyett noticed mold growing around the ductwork in her house,

> she was concerned. When she saw a layer of white mold on a bamboo

> plant in her bedroom, she got scared.

> Her insurance agent, worried the mold might be toxic, advised

Boyett

> to move out of the house. Her grandchildren were confused about why

> they couldn't take their shoes with them. They still ask about toys

> that had to be abandoned.

> " We had to walk out with the clothes on their back. They didn't

> understand why they couldn't have their bikes, their toys, their

> shoes, " she said.

> Now, all Boyett's former belongings are lying in a landfill, double-

> bagged in thick garbage bags.

> Her insurance company promised Boyett they'd pay for a furnished

> apartment across from the Mall of Georgia. They never paid. The

> Boyetts lived in a hotel for almost a month before finding a rental

> house. Today, they're leasing a house in Dacula they hope to

> purchase one day.

> Boyett, a single mother, bought the Dacula house, a modest bi-level

> with yellow siding, more than three years ago. At the time, it was

> her dream house. Now, she can hardly stand to go back inside.

> " It would be better had my house burned. My things would be gone, "

> Boyett said.

>

> Air filter company

> denies wrongdoing

> Pureatech CEO Harry Youdell said there's no way his company's air

> filter could be the cause of Boyett's problems.

> " The filter systems contain no water and no moving parts. In and of

> itself, it cannot create mold, " Youdell said.

> Besides, he said, his workers installed the filter system at the

> tail-end of a years-long drought.

> But an engineering consultant hired by Boyett's insurance company,

> Foremost Insurance, concluded that the mold was caused by

continuous

> operation of the house's Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

> unit, as instructed by Pureatech.

> If the thermostat is set to fan " on, " the system fan will keep

> blowing after the compressor stops, the report said. Warm air from

> the conditioned space is blown across the wet evaporator coil, the

> water re-evaporates and returns to the room with the air —the

> underlying cause of increased humidity in the conditioned space,

> according to the report.

> The engineering investigation should have been more comprehensive

> than just the HVAC system, Youdell said. Besides, he pointed out,

> his company recommends monitoring the temperature and relative

> humidity in the home.

> According to Youdell, Boyett and her attorney asked him to buy the

> house, but he refused, saying he's done his part. He offered to

> clean the house, and once visited to install two portable

> dehumidifiers. Instead, he alleges, Boyett is trying to use the

> media hype surrounding mold to make some money.

> A year later, Boyett said she just wants the moldy house saga to

> end. She also said she hopes no one else will have to go through

the

> trouble she did.

> " The biggest thing is I want to get the message out if someone else

> has the same problem. They probably have it and don't know it — the

> mold may not present itself for a very long time, " Boyett said.

[Guest guest]

If they are lucky they have avoided the devastating health problems

prolonged exposure to mold and fungus can cause. It's enough, of

course, to have to deal with the property issues.

This air company better stop cashing in on the quick money from good

air purification and filtration systems and shift to TRUE solutions

for their customers. No education on humidity control? Duh.

What's bad about this company is they purport to be the " experts " in

the business. I don't expect the " run of the mill " heating and air

company to be up on things (though, they need to get on board) but I

do expect a company that advertises to offer the latest technology to

offer more than a machine!

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2C@n...>

wrote:

>

> Can one of the professionals on this board give us their view or

> thoughts on what may be taking place in this environment. I ask

> because something just doesn't sound right.

>

> KC

>

> By Mann

> shelley.mann@g...

>

> Boyett shows how mold has taken over everything in her

Dacula

> home. Boyett's house was ruled uninhabitable because of toxic mold,

> allegedly caused

> by an improperly installed air purifier.

>

> DACULA — Before she was evicted earlier this month, walking through

> Boyett's house was sort of like taking a tour of the

Titanic.

> Her grandson's shoes lay exactly where he took them off last

> October. Her daughter's clothing was strewn on the floor — she

> didn't have time to pick it up before the family moved out of the

> house

> If you looked closely, you could see the mold particles that coated

> everything in the Dacula house. For Boyett, the mold was just the

> beginning of the nightmare.

> The mold started growing soon after Boyett installed an air

> purification system from Pureatech, a Norcross air filter company.

> Boyett believes the system may have been improperly installed,

> leading to the mold growth, a charge Pureatech officials vehemently

> deny.

> A Buckhead woman recently won $556,000 in damages in a mold case

> when a jury found a heating and air conditioning services firm

> guilty of causing mold problems that led to sinus problems,

> respiratory infections, frequent headaches and nosebleeds. Legal

> experts believe she is the first plaintiff in Georgia to in a mold

> case before a trial jury. The case gives Boyett hope that she may

be

> successful in the lawsuit she's filed against Pureatech.

> An Institute of Medicine study from earlier this year found that

> increased effort is needed to reduce mold-producing moisture in

> buildings that has been blamed for respiratory problems, including

> some asthma.

> The beginning of the end

> When Boyett noticed mold growing around the ductwork in her house,

> she was concerned. When she saw a layer of white mold on a bamboo

> plant in her bedroom, she got scared.

> Her insurance agent, worried the mold might be toxic, advised

Boyett

> to move out of the house. Her grandchildren were confused about why

> they couldn't take their shoes with them. They still ask about toys

> that had to be abandoned.

> " We had to walk out with the clothes on their back. They didn't

> understand why they couldn't have their bikes, their toys, their

> shoes, " she said.

> Now, all Boyett's former belongings are lying in a landfill, double-

> bagged in thick garbage bags.

> Her insurance company promised Boyett they'd pay for a furnished

> apartment across from the Mall of Georgia. They never paid. The

> Boyetts lived in a hotel for almost a month before finding a rental

> house. Today, they're leasing a house in Dacula they hope to

> purchase one day.

> Boyett, a single mother, bought the Dacula house, a modest bi-level

> with yellow siding, more than three years ago. At the time, it was

> her dream house. Now, she can hardly stand to go back inside.

> " It would be better had my house burned. My things would be gone, "

> Boyett said.

>

> Air filter company

> denies wrongdoing

> Pureatech CEO Harry Youdell said there's no way his company's air

> filter could be the cause of Boyett's problems.

> " The filter systems contain no water and no moving parts. In and of

> itself, it cannot create mold, " Youdell said.

> Besides, he said, his workers installed the filter system at the

> tail-end of a years-long drought.

> But an engineering consultant hired by Boyett's insurance company,

> Foremost Insurance, concluded that the mold was caused by

continuous

> operation of the house's Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

> unit, as instructed by Pureatech.

> If the thermostat is set to fan " on, " the system fan will keep

> blowing after the compressor stops, the report said. Warm air from

> the conditioned space is blown across the wet evaporator coil, the

> water re-evaporates and returns to the room with the air —the

> underlying cause of increased humidity in the conditioned space,

> according to the report.

> The engineering investigation should have been more comprehensive

> than just the HVAC system, Youdell said. Besides, he pointed out,

> his company recommends monitoring the temperature and relative

> humidity in the home.

> According to Youdell, Boyett and her attorney asked him to buy the

> house, but he refused, saying he's done his part. He offered to

> clean the house, and once visited to install two portable

> dehumidifiers. Instead, he alleges, Boyett is trying to use the

> media hype surrounding mold to make some money.

> A year later, Boyett said she just wants the moldy house saga to

> end. She also said she hopes no one else will have to go through

the

> trouble she did.

> " The biggest thing is I want to get the message out if someone else

> has the same problem. They probably have it and don't know it — the

> mold may not present itself for a very long time, " Boyett said.