| Mold. And no, we're not talking about the kind found on | | | | a climate where you have to heat the air in the winter |
| 40 year old bread. We're talking about the kind of mold | | | | time, this can be a real challenge. Warm air holds much |
| found in your bathroom on the tub tiles and a number | | | | more moisture than cold air. Air conditioning systems |
| of other places you'd never even suspect. In this article | | | | can remove the moisture and circulate cool dry air |
| we're going to go over the causes of mold and how | | | | back into the room. Of course if you live in a hot dry |
| to get rid of it.Mold is actually always present in the air | | | | climate like Arizona, this isn't that much of a problem. |
| and all it needs to trigger it off is a little moisture and a | | | | Air movement, through the use of a fan, is another |
| food source. Most surfaces contain all the nutrients | | | | great way of reducing the moisture in the air. Just from |
| that mold will need for it to grow and any dirt on that | | | | cooking and bathing alone you can add as much as 3 |
| surface only provides additional fuel for the fire.Mold is | | | | gallons of water a day to your home unless you have |
| pretty easy to spot even if you can't see it, which is | | | | adequate circulation.Corners are a common place for |
| usually white or can even be black. Mold can always | | | | mold to grow. Usually because of improper insulation |
| be smelled and the odor is rather musty and not at all | | | | the interior wall can become colder than the air that is |
| pleasant. It grows on paper, drywall, wood, paint and | | | | inside the room and this causes moisture to form on |
| wallpaper and many other surfaces that contain | | | | the surface. The underside of windows is another |
| sufficient amounts of moisture.Okay, so if mold is so | | | | common location. Humid air will condense on cold |
| prevalent just how do we get rid of it or if possible | | | | windows which will form frost and then go through a |
| keep it from forming?The first step in reducing mold | | | | cycle by which the moisture will freeze and defrost. |
| (you'll never completely kill it) is to keep things clean. A | | | | This will cause water to drip down underneath the |
| 1 part to 4 part solution of chlorine bleach and water | | | | window which is what causes the mold to form and |
| will kill mold. If you add a detergent to that solution you | | | | grow and your wall to start rotting.By following the |
| will also remove dust and dirt. You have to be very | | | | above procedures, keeping your home cool and dry |
| careful when disturbing mold spores because they can | | | | and cleaning often especially after a bath or shower, |
| cause respiratory problems, especially if you are | | | | you can help prevent mold from taking over your |
| allergic to mold, have asthma or other breathing | | | | house. |
| problems.The next thing to do is to reduce humidity. In | | | | |