(Newswire.net — July 21, 2018) — In many houses in your neighborhood, you may have heard people complaining about mold causing trouble inside the home. Have you ever wondered what this mold is and how it is causing a problem for people? A lot of people seek professional help to take that intruder out of their house.
Cause for mold stubbornness
In fact, you may have seen it in your own house. Inside the air duct of the air conditioning system, many times, it is found that mold starts growing and spreading inside the ducts and soon takes over the entire house’s duct system. You try to clean the maximum area that you can see but still many portions are left which are far from your reach. Even after cleaning, in less than a week, you will find that these small colonies of molds again capture your ducts. When water starts gathering inside the duct mainly due to heating and cooling effect, an environment of humidness is created. When this condition prevails, molds find the time to come out of their spore coating and start growing in there. By the time, you realize that something is happening in your HVAC ducts; mold has already built his army and is ready to cause trouble for you and your family.
If you detect the problem of mold early and the problem is minor, then you can use the DIY solution of cleaning the vent and duct area. Such help is useful only when mold hasn’t spread in the entire duct. Mostly the damp areas get affected like your bathroom and storage. Mostly these areas are prone to mold and thus in no time starts smelling like a strong musty smell. Even after cleaning it, you will see them growing again in a week because of the high moisture and water content. Most of the houses in urban places have the common mold problem.
Protecting the house by preventing the mold
Before mold starts costing you heavily, it’s time to take suitable actions like:
- Try replacing the filtration system of the affected HVAC of the house.
- If you find mold in air ducts, you should do insulation of the ducts by reducing the condensation process.
- Dripping areas show the visible growth of mold, clean them properly and avoid water to get collected in those areas.
- Try to keep the duct dry of moisture. If you find any leakage and condensation of water, suck out all the moisture and humidity by using an application of dehumidifier.
- You can install the dehumidifier inside the home and once the water starts condensing and collecting inside, switch on it and let the duct get dry. It restricts the growth of mold.
- You must do the regular checking of ducts. Call service experts and seek their help in preventing the growth of mold in a prone area.
It is imperative to keep your house and inside air clean and free of allergens. It is a tough challenge to maintain the cleanliness of the duct but not impossible.