Re: air purifier and cleaning house

[Guest guest]

HELLO DENISE,

HOPE THESE ANSWERS HELP.

desperate need to buy 2 for my house. one for bedroom, and for family

room(larger

GET A HEPA FILTER AIR PURIFIER

had a mold sniffing dog and inspector come. HAS ANYONE HEARD OF OR HAS USED DOGS

TO DETECT MOLD?

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GET BETTER SERVICE THAN THAT. DOGS CAN DETECT THE

SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF ODOR

the landlord is going to replace.

MAKE SURE HE USES A MOLD REMEDIATOR TO REPLACE IT OR AT LEAST LEARNS HOW TO

REMOVE THE MOLD PROPERLY HIMSELF. THAT CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. STRESS THIS

POINT TO HIM, THAT IT MEANS YOUR HEALTH. THERE ARE LOTS OF BOOKS THAT EXPLAIN

HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF. FOR EXAMPLE; CONTAINING THE AREA WITH PLASTIC SHEETING

AND USING A NEGATIVE PRESSURE MACHINE TO PREVENT SPREAD OF SPORES THROUGHOUT THE

HOUSE. IF HE IS UNWILLING TO PAY THE EXPENSE OF A REMEDIATOR OFFER TO SHARE THE

COST WITH HIM.

how should area be cleaned?

AFTER REMEDIATORS ARE FINISHED THEY SIMPLY WIPE DOWN THE WALLS WITH PLAIN WATER

IF NEEDED. SPORES DO NOT NEED TO BE KILLED, SIMPLY REMOVED. THEY ARE LIKE

SEEDS THAT CANNOT GROW WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.

if mold has extended, beyond the molding, how do we safely remove?

A REMEDIATOR WILL KNOW HOW.

i unwrapped the bubbled wrapped items and we wiped with bleach wipes.

is that good enough?

IF THERE ARE ONLY SPORES ON NON POROUS SURFACES THEN WIPING WITH WATER IS

SUFFICIENT. IF THERE IS MOLD GROWTH ON HARD SURFACES THEN KILLING IT WITH

BLEACH OR PEROXIDE IS NECESSARY. IF NON POROUS ITEMS HAVE MOLD AND CAN'T BE

WASHED THEN DISCARD ITEMS.

how do i clean my house now?

WIPE DOWN WALLS WITH WATER AND VACUUM WITH HEPA VACUUM.

if mold boxes are out, do i hepa vacuum all of home, walls, furniture, floors.

YES

i have a sensitivity to chemicals. what do other do to clean hose and rid as

much as possible, mold spores?

SPORES WIPE AWAY WITH PLAIN WATER

have i cross contaminated again?

AIR OUT THE HOUSE WELL, WIPE WALLS WITH WATER AND HEPA VACUUM. THAT SHOULD DO

IT.

i wonder how the boxes in cc storage got mold?

HMMM...... PERHAPS ITEMS WERE DAMP WHEN PACKED, OR HAD MOLD EXPOSURE FROM

PREVIOUS DWELLING. I HAVE THINGS IN CC STORAGE TOO, BUT ITEMS WERE IN HOUSE

WITH MOLDY KITCHEN CABINETS, SO I WONDER WHAT SPORES WERE BROUGHT INTO STORAGE

WITH IT.

i am beside myself right now.

I KNOW, I GET SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT MOLD. RELAX, IT WILL HURT YOU WORSE

PHYSICALLY TO BE AGITATED. YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. YOU HAVE EVERY

REASON TO FEEL CALM. THAT WILL HELP YOU A LOT.

after cleaning do air purifiers help and which do i buy?

HEPA FILTER PURIFIERS. NOT SURE ON THEIR EFFICACY.

if house is clean except for the window, which is being replaced, is it safe to

say the place is fairly safe? can one get rid of most spores, with cleaning,

hepa and purifiers?

YES

do anyone every get well from all of this?

YES

i am on csm and see a tiny improvement in 3 1/2 weeks, just don't know if i will

every get better having be exposed for 2 years in one house, unknowing what was

wrong, moved to new place with only clothes, books. picture (so still had mold

with me) got better but still sick. moved to another new house, moved all moldy

furniture to new house, unknowing, and was badly re=exposed a second time. has

now moved from louisiana to colorado and rented a new house and as above have

described problems.

DID YOU REPLACE THE FURNITURE? WIPE DOWN HARD SURFACES OF GOOD PIECES?

can anyone help?

YES, AND YOU CAN GET BETTER. I WAS EXPOSED FOR 9 YEARS AND NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT

TO DO I SEE IMPROVEMENT.

i know there are mold spore everywhere, but do we ever recovery from this? are

we ever safe? if i have cross contaminated, i am dunned b/c i am out of money

and still very sick.

IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET BETTER. YOU WILL BE OK NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT IS

WRONG AND WHAT TO DO. YES, THERE ARE MOLD SPORES EVERYWHERE, BUT IT IS

GENERALLY ONLY ELEVATED LEVELS THAT ARE A PROBLEM. YOU CAN HAVE AIR SAMPLING

DONE IN YOUR HOME BY THE SAME KIND OF MOLD EXPERT WHO CAME. IT CAN GIVE YOU

PEACE OF MIND TO FIND OUT THE MOLD COUNT OF SPORES IN YOUR HOME. IF THEY ARE IN

THE LOW HUNDREDS THEN YOU ARE FINE. I AM SURE ALREADY THAT THE SAMPLES WOULD

COME OUT FINE BECAUSE THE DOG ONLY FOUND MOLD IN ONE AREA. IT COULD BE THE

TINIEST AMOUNT IN THE WORLD AND A DOG WOULD FIND IT. THEY ARE THAT GOOD.

thanks for help, support and response to questions

YOU ARE SO WELCOME. ALWAYS ASK, THAT IS WHAT THESE GROUPS ARE FOR. I AM NOT AN

EXPERT AND THERE ARE OTHERS WHO CAN GIVE BETTER ANSWERS THAN ME, BUT I HAVE BEEN

THROUGH A LOT WITH MOLD AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IT THIS YEAR.

sorry so long

NO PROBLEM ;-) I ONLY HOPE THIS HELPS. YOU SOUND LIKE YOU ARE DOING THE RIGHT

THINGS. BEST OF LUCK WITH EVERYTHING. LET US KNOW HOW THINGS TURN OUT.

SOMEONE ELSE WILL PROBABLY HAVE BETTER ADVICE THAN ME ON THE MOLD REMOVAL.

[Guest guest]

I am new to this group and this is my first posting: is there a reliable do

yourself AIR SAMPLING kit out there anybody had experience with? I know we do

have mold in one area of the house (on the outside and inside the walls) and

heat a lot in winter time to keep it there. But as we have a baby, I'd like to

double check and be safe...

Thank you for any advice!

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