Whaatttt…. As an inspector this information is soo bogus. I was in the army for 10 years. I lived in many barracks with mold. Ended up in the hospital for mold toxicity! Diagnosed with a number of things that I no longer have after getting out and living in a clean home! Go live in a house with mold for 6 months and remake this video. Would love to see your response then. Absolute false information.
He is too prideful to admit he's wrong. He's dangerous. Don't listen to this guy. He doesn't know what he's talking about. It's just his way of promoting his business behind the facade of integrity. The Holy Spirit inside me does not confirm this is truth. Becareful who you believe. Many are out to deceive. Their master is greed. Do your own research, listen to your body & pray. God will reveal truth & guide you to the right resources.
@@kel3678 Same happened to my nephew when he was 14 - aseptic shock. The top pediatric hospital in the state barely saved his life, but they had no clue what caused the mast cell activation. His family's health has improved after moving to a camper and tents and being treated by a functional medicine doctor.
Thank you for sharing, and I agree with you that direct experience will change minds on this topic. I found more mycotoxin research in scientific articles on the topic of chemical warfare than I found related to IAQ. Mycotoxins have been researched specifically for developing neurotoxins that are persistent in the environment and impossible to filter with modern technology. I have a basement those scholars can research if they pay me. I've gone broke trying to get the air breathable (after complete remediation {material removal, fungicide, sealing, waterproofing} and keeping RH below 45% for over a year. Why do scholars of chemical warfare know more about mycotoxins than the EPA? I think that is the better question, Mr. Two Moose.
Thank you for being so generous with your time to educate my husband and me about mold testing and remediation scams. You are, so obviously, extremely experienced, educated and, most importantly, ethical. The knowledge and suggestions you shared with us will prove more valuable than anything we expected when we contacted you.
Thank you so much. I was getting a super scammy vibe from a mold testing inspector and he was saying that we needed to test every room in the house for $125 per room and using scare tactics like “come on man you have small kids”. This has been very informative and confirmed my suspicions
Location is Houston - few years ago, I asked a company to do air duct cleaning. After they arrive, they opened the main duct and claim mold inside. Would not do anything until mold issue addressed. I have a well ventilated attic and never saw mold in the attic and around the AC units (in the attic). Personally I've been to many attics to help a AC technician friend. And I never saw mold issue even for the houses with draining pan overflow. My friend works on AC every day in the summer, he says he rarely sees mold issue with the AC all these years and pity those who got scammed by the mold-inspectors.
Did you get pictorial evidence for their claims? Mold is not supposed to be colonizing in our homes, period. And the reason the government/EPA whitewashed mold is because of the insurance companies panicking from the Malinda Ballard Texas case in the 90’s, when they proved in a court of law that the mycotoxins from Stachybotrys caused neurological damage to her husband. They all died from cancer later.
I didn't used to be, but I am now, so I can relate! We moved a year ago and bought the WRONG house... Multiple IAQ companies have told me there's no mold left to remediate. I have a degree in microbiology and history as a painter (although my career is medical research). I'm running 9 HEPA air cleaners (3 are registered medical devices) and 3 dehumidifiers. We have an exhaust fan in the basement, and we're about to install an air-exchanger down there. I still have a combination of allergic and neurologic symptoms when I enter my house.
Thank you for this video. So much great information here. Mold is a topic home inspectors don’t want to talk about because there is so much fear of it that it can cause a deal to fall apart. Understanding this information is so valuable to be able to explain to prospective home owners and agents about mold. Thanks again.
I'm guessing it's the same thought process for a 24ft RV? I use an RV as a music studio in my backyard. Saw some mold, called a mold inspection company that is called "Restoration" Lo and behold it's a free mold inspection, I'm sure I'll get it clean bill of health right lol. I've had that RV for years I've never been sick.
That is correct. Depending on where you live it is possible that the moisture feeding the mold is coming from a leak, condensation from breath or heater, or becoming trapped in the RV because of the humidity in the air. Running a dehumidifier can help ensure that your instruments and electronics aren't damaged from high levels of humidity. If it is a leak RV stores have special adhesives used to seal the exterior of the RV. Best of Luck!
Yes, it was a leak. A lot of rain in Southeast America last week. Feet of rain. I got the wet insulation etc. out. Picked up the 8 inch Roof patch. Sprayed the edges around the patch with "Flex seal" why not right Lol, thanks for your info. Got a couple more steps to go but you know how that goes with moisture.
Aspergillus found via swab in my bathroom wall and mold growth gives off gases and these are damaging to ones health. Says a healthy female that until wall was opened showing water logged areas and building materials covered in large colonies mold. Same are swabbed and reported by outside laboratory to show Coliforms: present. Are you a member of the NAMRI ? Are you a Certified Microbial Consultant?
Ok....I have huge beef with Western Peer Reviewed scholarly journals, what is considered "proven", and the political agenda of the EPA. Additionally, mycelium, mycology, and all things fungi are absolutely understudied. For example, a mycologist I know sequenced the DNA of hundreds of new fungi species each year. In regards to the problematic companies that prey on homeowners who are scared. That makes me so mad! I do appreciate your explanations as far as getting rid of the moisture. I live in Humboldt county. A living, breathing moss land lol! I know you are a contractor, unfortunately here, most of us have to rent the cost-of-living is so high and our opportunities are so limited (well jobs that pay living wage or a homeowning wage). Most of the homes here are very old and beat up. I've got a huge dehumidifier and fan going right now in my room I know you disagree with me, but I absolutely am suffering from mold exposure from a yearly flooded 200 year old farmhouse that i had to move out of. I couldn't figure out why I was getting so many shocks, and why I was getting all this weird black crap coming out of my sinuses, my eyes and my ears and my nose, and all of a sudden all my hair kind of turned black at the roots and fell out. I don't know what year you made this, but there are connections mold, exposure, and sinuses, and all that junk. But still, you were on point with finding the source of the water. I think some people don't have the ability to flush the spores from their system. I think about 3% of the population I'm not positive on the data. I appreciate that you want to communicate a well-rounded and well thought out argument, but I would like to state that am truly sick and it's not psychosomatic or anything like that. Anyhow, I don't want to sound like an asshole so I'm gonna go but thank you so much for the informative video. I hope you have a wonderful wonderfully successful career.
Based on my personal mold exposure experience at higher than outside concentrations, I will say unscientifically that mold absolutely can mess with you physically, neurologically, emotionally and psychologically. The amount of airborne mold outside my home is quite alarming to me (although not completely unexpected) and I am now close to zero airborne mold inside my home now.
How did you get it close to zero? I've been trying for a year since we bought a house that is toxic. I now say that I'm allergic to it because my husband is in denial.
@@angelad1008 I bought the best HVAC I could find and it also has an electric-static air filter that has an equivalent MERV 16 rating. I also bought a vacuum with a replaceable/washable hepa-filter that helps trap spores. I still have some work to do but getting the house pretty livable now. Removed a lot of items from the living space that may have been contaminated with spores. My bedroom is currently a painted concrete floor; but my bedroom has the best mold test results in the entire house so that is good.
I have mold spots on different walls caused because there was a water leak from pipes in the walls, but never dried, wouldn’t that definitely tell me their is mold in between the walls, never ever get sick in 20 years but a few times, I have, same symptoms, headaches, little feverish, no energy, been sneezing more Than I used to,would kilz prevent any dispersed mold
Kilz is one of several steps for proper remediation. It is unlikely to prevent further mold growth if that is the only thing you tried, especially if the moisture remains.
Wow. I wish it was funny but it chronically sad. Air samples suck, but for the opposite reason you dislike them. The warning on radon is mostly because it’s nuclear, the data show’s that I would have to hang out in a basement that’s at action level or 4 picocuries for 60 year solid, for a less than 1% increase in risk of lung cancer. Reason why there is no set limit is because there is no quantitive data to prove a set amount of a particular mold is bad for everyone. As for air samples. I ran them next to mold, came back that outdoors is way worse than the not tight home with no ERV. I run hundreds of samples and unless I target them, they typically show nothing. I stick with moisture meter and surface samples to verify mostly. Or just judge whether there is condition 2 of condition 1 on a surface. Moving on. Yes, CIRS, which is a diagnoses that has blood markers and I’ve seen so many with this issue and seen them come back to life when they had issues taken care of and took the medication the doctor gave them. They’ve called my boss in tears because they could think again and felt like they used too again. Hey, I get it, you never had the issue. I can say it’s sucked and even though I was having all these problems I couldn’t believe it was mold. How binders got rid of migraines, I can’t explain. The dementia I thought I was having was scary and thankfully gone. SBS as outlined in the bioaerosols book, which you never mention and happens to be the gold standard. You just love the EPA because it doesn’t really deal much with mold and leaves it to other agency’s. Yeah, that book outlines and defines sick building syndrome as people feeling ill in a building. Then you have Building related illnesses, like legionnaires, which is considered a BRI because you caught it in a building. Worth noting no set limit for exposure to histoplasma, guess it’s not harmful to breathe in because the EPA hasn’t set a limit. It’s a mold so I guess it’s in the air everywhere anyways. Then people Claim they have histoplasmosis, so fake until the EPA sets a limit, it isn’t real. That’s your logic. The environmental protections agency…. The agency that sets limits on car emissions. Let’s ignore the American counsel of industrial hygienist and solely concentrate on the EPA. They also haven’t set exposure limits to legionella exposure either. Dirty cooling towers are fine. Even if the ERV has an improper intake next to one, you assume the HEPA filter, which is tested outside the machine, it going to preform the same way it does independent of the machine it’s installed into. Then you pretend that the full volume of air in the home will travel through the machine. Without linear flow , it’s never going to happen. And yes it’s an allergen. For some people, it’s much like a peanut allergy. But what’s the EPA’s set limit for peanut butter exposure again?? I guess my son can bring a sandwich to school with him now cause there is no set limit. You may want to rethink everything you said I this video. It’s dangerously misleading. I wish it wasn’t!!! I hate seeing what happens to the 1/4 of the population that have a genetic inability for their immune systems to target and help remove certain toxins.
Thank you for calling him out on this. Disinformation can be dangerous. Obviously, he hasn't dealt with the effects of mold toxicity. Please don't listen to this guy. Mold can cause mast cell activation syndrome, dysautonomia, gi distress, lung, cardiovascular diseases & neurological diseases. It has caused death. That's a fact!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. It's not "TLDR", but after 5 minutes of bogus rhetoric, Mr. Two Moose was paused so I could read the comments instead. Mr. Two Moose - your video is TFDW (too false, didn't watch).
It literally took a 2 minute Google search to refute this video. The EPA absolutely says mold could affect your health in addition to having a guide on how to safely remove it, including mold testing. This whole vid is cap.
Thank you for showing us the truth. I have very little black mold under a sink because of a mistake in water overflowing for 1/2 an hour. A remediation guy came, did not measure anything. He just told me that he would charge me $1,500.00 for braking my sink apart because the wood would swell (and leave me with a major problem). When I asked him about the mold, he told me that he would put a fan in to take care of it. Of course, I didn't hire this scammer.
You are very sick, I wouldn't disagree. I would ask you to keep an open mind if you want to get better. There is some research suggesting that people who get very sick after mold exposure are not so much affected by the mold or the spores as they are by a biotoxin their body is not good at removing. Mold releases mycotoxin, and your body might suck at handling it. That guy in the video telling everyone not to worry about mold is probably part of the 75% of people who are able to remove the biotoxins before they become a problem. If it doesn't bother him, why should it bother you? That's logical! If you don't like that logic, you may want to see if he minds if you run your blood through his body for a few weeks to see if his body will remove the toxins for you. That's science! And equally logical! Anyway, there's newer research that has some doctors claiming the mycotoxins from the mold aren't making you sick at all because actually there is family of bacteria that live with "toxic" mold colonies that release the biotoxin that makes your body sick. Dr Andrew Heyman says he no longer tests for mycotoxins when treating mold illness patients because it's the bacteria toxins that matter. So if Heymans research proves to be correct, that not afraid of mold guy is right. Mold doesn't hurt you. I think its important to recognize that our healthcare providers have not quite figured out exactly how the illness works, and we're about as good at treating it as we are at giving good nutrition advice only to find out 10-20 years later we got it ass backwards there's a lot of snake oil out there you have to steer around, and just as many clueless doctors in denial that will tell you it's all in your head.. Videos like this are about as helpful as people who will tell you autism, ADHD, and left handedness aren't real because they don't feel left handed or autistic, so people just need to try harder. Sorry for the book but I was just watching some bedtime TH-cam here in my snowy driveway before I fall asleep in my car because while it's cold, it's not overrun with mold like my house and I'd rather sleep balled up next to my steering wheel than struggle through one more day sounding like I have brain damage. Good luck getting better!
Unless you have a large abnormal buildup of mold that you have been breathing on a regular basis, you are very sick due to having a biological system that is weaker than normal and not able to handle it. Find out what's causing that and fix it. Mold is everywhere. If its only making you sick and no one else, your body is the issue. Not the mold.
@@mgmchenry I hope that your health and home have improved! I'm considering moving into a tent (my sister in law insists it's the best thing for her health following chronic mold exposure).
@@angelad1008 It depends on your tent and where it is. After a while, you will find there are places where the air is definitely clean. There is a stream by my house that is a great place for me to sit - unless it's one of those days it smells like rotten seaweed. I still live in a car inside a big tent on my concrete driveway. My backyard gets swampy gross after it rains, and I get sick outside in my tent. It's not as bad if I force air into the tent from the front side, so I have a fan pushing air from the clean side into the tent 24/7. The sick mildew swamp air is worse after sundown unless it's been dry for a few days.
Mold exposure can cause serious health issues. I'm trying to get landlord to address moister issues and your cocky attitude is increasing my nausea. Please use up to date info
I dont want to say anything you need to live in mould environment for a while when you ended up in a hospital then you will realise how deadliest is the mould. One of the major sources of illness because of mould. Most people dont realise and doctors got paid to shut theirs mouth. Most doctors they don't care if you live in mould environment and if you tell them mould is causing all sorts of health problems. Educate yourself properly before you give lectures. I have been mould victims for 19 years and I am still lucky to be alive but i am living with really bad health. I used to lift 50 kilo by 2 fingers now i am struggling to lift tiny bit but still having lots pain. If i give list health problems then you are going to have heart attack. Mould is a killer there is a evidence out there so dont say nonsense
The fact that you are stating that air testing is not needed tells me that you have no clue on what you are talking about. There is a certain level of mold in your home but once you are over the threshold, it causes illness.
Thanks for the comment. The the purpose of the video is to outline the limitations to the efficacy of limited air sampling in a home and the fear that some mold removal contractors use to sell their services, and that the underlying issue of moisture feeding the mold is first issue that needs to be resolved. First you stop feeding the mold, then you remove the mold. Also what is the "threshold" outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency? Since the EPA doesn't set a threshold air quality value and only state in their literature that if mold is found it should be removed, doesn't that mean that the primary concern should be to stop moisture issues that allow mold to grow followed by the removal of the mold?
Better listen to GCM D&M, pretty sure he took the two hour online course and payed the 85$ to become a licensed mold specialist.... (for real, that's a thing) Definitely not a scam in any way.....oops, I'm late for my 87th c19 booster shot got to go, hail Satan and God bless you all! ....just hope I can make it down there before those dang monkey pox carrying murder hornets get me. 🤢💀
@@zackevans6093 My master's is in biology (way above your mental capacity). I have been in the industry a long time, and the license cost more than $85. Don’t belittle people; I have more facts than you think.
@@gcmdm314 The fact that you appeal to your education, which is both impossible for anyone reading your comment to confirm and totally irrelevant to the arguments made, along the fact that you tell @twomoose not to belittle people literally one single sentence after blatantly insulting his "mental capacity" tells me that you're a hypocrite who doesn't know how to think.
@gcmdm314 Any chance you could answer some questions. Air pumps that suck air in to then send for lab results, how are those more effective than Petri dishes? I was told a Petri dish will always show mold but obviously I can send them to a lab to see if there is any bad mold. I was then told it won’t tell me what’s active or mold from years ago. I don’t get it, if there is bad mold then I can look for it, unless they wanna tear down my walls how can they find it? Also air testing, mold only create spores that spread during high humidity right? So wouldn’t it make sense to test for spore on higher humidity versus a cold dry winter of 20 %humidity? Especially with humidity testing devices? I was told a dry climate won’t matter for testing the air of spores, I don’t get it. I was also told ozone won’t fix mold issues but as far as I know ozone will destroy mold it touched and it’s spores, I was told it would only make problems worse. I’m considering putting holes in walls and getting a borescope myself, is that unsafe? Would I expose myself to an issue that way?
Whaatttt…. As an inspector this information is soo bogus. I was in the army for 10 years. I lived in many barracks with mold. Ended up in the hospital for mold toxicity! Diagnosed with a number of things that I no longer have after getting out and living in a clean home! Go live in a house with mold for 6 months and remake this video. Would love to see your response then. Absolute false information.
I completely understand. My teen son nearly died from black mold. It was a horrible time. Mold is a demon especially to sensitive people.
He is too prideful to admit he's wrong. He's dangerous. Don't listen to this guy. He doesn't know what he's talking about. It's just his way of promoting his business behind the facade of integrity. The Holy Spirit inside me does not confirm this is truth. Becareful who you believe. Many are out to deceive. Their master is greed. Do your own research, listen to your body & pray. God will reveal truth & guide you to the right resources.
@@kel3678 Same happened to my nephew when he was 14 - aseptic shock. The top pediatric hospital in the state barely saved his life, but they had no clue what caused the mast cell activation. His family's health has improved after moving to a camper and tents and being treated by a functional medicine doctor.
Thank you for sharing, and I agree with you that direct experience will change minds on this topic. I found more mycotoxin research in scientific articles on the topic of chemical warfare than I found related to IAQ. Mycotoxins have been researched specifically for developing neurotoxins that are persistent in the environment and impossible to filter with modern technology. I have a basement those scholars can research if they pay me. I've gone broke trying to get the air breathable (after complete remediation {material removal, fungicide, sealing, waterproofing} and keeping RH below 45% for over a year. Why do scholars of chemical warfare know more about mycotoxins than the EPA? I think that is the better question, Mr. Two Moose.
He need to live in mould environment for a while
Thank you for being so generous with your time to educate my husband and me about mold testing and remediation scams. You are, so obviously, extremely experienced, educated and, most importantly, ethical. The knowledge and suggestions you shared with us will prove more valuable than anything we expected when we contacted you.
Thank you so much. I was getting a super scammy vibe from a mold testing inspector and he was saying that we needed to test every room in the house for $125 per room and using scare tactics like “come on man you have small kids”. This has been very informative and confirmed my suspicions
Where do you do inspections? Definitely not in a humid subtropical climate
Location is Houston - few years ago, I asked a company to do air duct cleaning. After they arrive, they opened the main duct and claim mold inside. Would not do anything until mold issue addressed. I have a well ventilated attic and never saw mold in the attic and around the AC units (in the attic). Personally I've been to many attics to help a AC technician friend. And I never saw mold issue even for the houses with draining pan overflow. My friend works on AC every day in the summer, he says he rarely sees mold issue with the AC all these years and pity those who got scammed by the mold-inspectors.
Did you get pictorial evidence for their claims? Mold is not supposed to be colonizing in our homes, period. And the reason the government/EPA whitewashed mold is because of the insurance companies panicking from the Malinda Ballard Texas case in the 90’s, when they proved in a court of law that the mycotoxins from Stachybotrys caused neurological damage to her husband. They all died from cancer later.
You’re up north. Florida is a different beast.
Rain water in FL in crawl spaess is terrible. Of course homeowner insurance dont cover it.
Well Done, I have been a mold inspector for 16yrs and this video impressed me. you are well spoken....don't listen to the haters.....Cheers
You are a mood inspector and agree with this guy? That’s impressive. Would you mind telling me what state you are a MI in ?
Awww I went to your channel and found you are in Canada
I clicked the link on your channel and it says server can not be found. 😩
Is there a working link to your company would love to talk to you
You my sir, are quite uneducated. Feel sorry for your customers if you believe this narcissist
I am a human mold detector lol! I start gagging and coughing and my hair starts standing on end 😂😂😂😂😂what's left of my hair!
I didn't used to be, but I am now, so I can relate! We moved a year ago and bought the WRONG house... Multiple IAQ companies have told me there's no mold left to remediate. I have a degree in microbiology and history as a painter (although my career is medical research). I'm running 9 HEPA air cleaners (3 are registered medical devices) and 3 dehumidifiers. We have an exhaust fan in the basement, and we're about to install an air-exchanger down there. I still have a combination of allergic and neurologic symptoms when I enter my house.
Tons of information here. Thank you!!
Thank you for this video. So much great information here. Mold is a topic home inspectors don’t want to talk about because there is so much fear of it that it can cause a deal to fall apart.
Understanding this information is so valuable to be able to explain to prospective home owners and agents about mold. Thanks again.
I'm guessing it's the same thought process for a 24ft RV? I use an RV as a music studio in my backyard. Saw some mold, called a mold inspection company that is called "Restoration" Lo and behold it's a free mold inspection, I'm sure I'll get it clean bill of health right lol. I've had that RV for years I've never been sick.
That is correct. Depending on where you live it is possible that the moisture feeding the mold is coming from a leak, condensation from breath or heater, or becoming trapped in the RV because of the humidity in the air. Running a dehumidifier can help ensure that your instruments and electronics aren't damaged from high levels of humidity. If it is a leak RV stores have special adhesives used to seal the exterior of the RV. Best of Luck!
Yes, it was a leak. A lot of rain in Southeast America last week. Feet of rain. I got the wet insulation etc. out. Picked up the 8 inch Roof patch. Sprayed the edges around the patch with "Flex seal" why not right Lol, thanks for your info. Got a couple more steps to go but you know how that goes with moisture.
Aspergillus found via swab in my bathroom wall and mold growth gives off gases and these are damaging to ones health. Says a healthy female that until wall was opened showing water logged areas and building materials covered in large colonies mold. Same are swabbed and reported by outside laboratory to show Coliforms: present.
Are you a member of the NAMRI ?
Are you a Certified Microbial Consultant?
I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy is getting kickbacks for putting out so much disinformation.
Thank you for making this video
Ok....I have huge beef with Western Peer Reviewed scholarly journals, what is considered "proven", and the political agenda of the EPA. Additionally, mycelium, mycology, and all things fungi are absolutely understudied. For example, a mycologist I know sequenced the DNA of hundreds of new fungi species each year.
In regards to the problematic companies that prey on homeowners who are scared. That makes me so mad! I do appreciate your explanations as far as getting rid of the moisture. I live in Humboldt county. A living, breathing moss land lol! I know you are a contractor, unfortunately here, most of us have to rent the cost-of-living is so high and our opportunities are so limited (well jobs that pay living wage or a homeowning wage). Most of the homes here are very old and beat up. I've got a huge dehumidifier and fan going right now in my room I know you disagree with me, but I absolutely am suffering from mold exposure from a yearly flooded 200 year old farmhouse that i had to move out of. I couldn't figure out why I was getting so many shocks, and why I was getting all this weird black crap coming out of my sinuses, my eyes and my ears and my nose, and all of a sudden all my hair kind of turned black at the roots and fell out. I don't know what year you made this, but there are connections mold, exposure, and sinuses, and all that junk. But still, you were on point with finding the source of the water. I think some people don't have the ability to flush the spores from their system. I think about 3% of the population I'm not positive on the data. I appreciate that you want to communicate a well-rounded and well thought out argument, but I would like to state that am truly sick and it's not psychosomatic or anything like that. Anyhow, I don't want to sound like an asshole so I'm gonna go but thank you so much for the informative video. I hope you have a wonderful wonderfully successful career.
He’s wrung about sickness it’s real. Very bad he did this
Based on my personal mold exposure experience at higher than outside concentrations, I will say unscientifically that mold absolutely can mess with you physically, neurologically, emotionally and psychologically. The amount of airborne mold outside my home is quite alarming to me (although not completely unexpected) and I am now close to zero airborne mold inside my home now.
How did you get it close to zero? I've been trying for a year since we bought a house that is toxic. I now say that I'm allergic to it because my husband is in denial.
@@angelad1008 I bought the best HVAC I could find and it also has an electric-static air filter that has an equivalent MERV 16 rating. I also bought a vacuum with a replaceable/washable hepa-filter that helps trap spores. I still have some work to do but getting the house pretty livable now. Removed a lot of items from the living space that may have been contaminated with spores. My bedroom is currently a painted concrete floor; but my bedroom has the best mold test results in the entire house so that is good.
I have mold spots on different walls caused because there was a water leak from pipes in the walls, but never dried, wouldn’t that definitely tell me their is mold in between the walls, never ever get sick in 20 years but a few times, I have, same symptoms, headaches, little feverish, no energy, been sneezing more Than I used to,would kilz prevent any dispersed mold
The ending didn't make sense. Was that a question?
Kilz is one of several steps for proper remediation. It is unlikely to prevent further mold growth if that is the only thing you tried, especially if the moisture remains.
Thanks for the knowledge!!
Wow. I wish it was funny but it chronically sad. Air samples suck, but for the opposite reason you dislike them. The warning on radon is mostly because it’s nuclear, the data show’s that I would have to hang out in a basement that’s at action level or 4 picocuries for 60 year solid, for a less than 1% increase in risk of lung cancer.
Reason why there is no set limit is because there is no quantitive data to prove a set amount of a particular mold is bad for everyone.
As for air samples. I ran them next to mold, came back that outdoors is way worse than the not tight home with no ERV. I run hundreds of samples and unless I target them, they typically show nothing. I stick with moisture meter and surface samples to verify mostly. Or just judge whether there is condition 2 of condition 1 on a surface.
Moving on. Yes, CIRS, which is a diagnoses that has blood markers and I’ve seen so many with this issue and seen them come back to life when they had issues taken care of and took the medication the doctor gave them. They’ve called my boss in tears because they could think again and felt like they used too again.
Hey, I get it, you never had the issue. I can say it’s sucked and even though I was having all these problems I couldn’t believe it was mold. How binders got rid of migraines, I can’t explain. The dementia I thought I was having was scary and thankfully gone. SBS as outlined in the bioaerosols book, which you never mention and happens to be the gold standard. You just love the EPA because it doesn’t really deal much with mold and leaves it to other agency’s. Yeah, that book outlines and defines sick building syndrome as people feeling ill in a building. Then you have Building related illnesses, like legionnaires, which is considered a BRI because you caught it in a building.
Worth noting no set limit for exposure to histoplasma, guess it’s not harmful to breathe in because the EPA hasn’t set a limit. It’s a mold so I guess it’s in the air everywhere anyways. Then people
Claim they have histoplasmosis, so fake until the EPA sets a limit, it isn’t real. That’s your logic.
The environmental protections agency…. The agency that sets limits on car emissions. Let’s ignore the American counsel of industrial hygienist and solely concentrate on the EPA. They also haven’t set exposure limits to legionella exposure either. Dirty cooling towers are fine. Even if the ERV has an improper intake next to one, you assume the HEPA filter, which is tested outside the machine, it going to preform the same way it does independent of the machine it’s installed into. Then you pretend that the full volume of air in the home will travel through the machine. Without linear flow , it’s never going to happen.
And yes it’s an allergen. For some people, it’s much like a peanut allergy. But what’s the EPA’s set limit for peanut butter exposure again?? I guess my son can bring a sandwich to school with him now cause there is no set limit.
You may want to rethink everything you said I this video. It’s dangerously misleading. I wish it wasn’t!!! I hate seeing what happens to the 1/4 of the population that have a genetic inability for their immune systems to target and help remove certain toxins.
Thank you for calling him out on this. Disinformation can be dangerous. Obviously, he hasn't dealt with the effects of mold toxicity. Please don't listen to this guy. Mold can cause mast cell activation syndrome, dysautonomia, gi distress, lung, cardiovascular diseases & neurological diseases. It has caused death. That's a fact!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. It's not "TLDR", but after 5 minutes of bogus rhetoric, Mr. Two Moose was paused so I could read the comments instead. Mr. Two Moose - your video is TFDW (too false, didn't watch).
@@angelad1008 glad I could help.
It literally took a 2 minute Google search to refute this video. The EPA absolutely says mold could affect your health in addition to having a guide on how to safely remove it, including mold testing. This whole vid is cap.
The research you are quoting also has problems with conflicts of interest.
Couldn't get past the first 90 seconds...
I went to urgent care from breathing mold spores in the air. Be careful everyone
Thank you for showing us the truth. I have very little black mold under a sink because of a mistake in water overflowing for 1/2 an hour. A remediation guy came, did not measure anything. He just told me that he would charge me $1,500.00 for braking my sink apart because the wood would swell (and leave me with a major problem). When I asked him about the mold, he told me that he would put a fan in to take care of it. Of course, I didn't hire this scammer.
I am very sick due to mold. No one is going to tell me differently
You are very sick, I wouldn't disagree. I would ask you to keep an open mind if you want to get better. There is some research suggesting that people who get very sick after mold exposure are not so much affected by the mold or the spores as they are by a biotoxin their body is not good at removing. Mold releases mycotoxin, and your body might suck at handling it. That guy in the video telling everyone not to worry about mold is probably part of the 75% of people who are able to remove the biotoxins before they become a problem. If it doesn't bother him, why should it bother you? That's logical! If you don't like that logic, you may want to see if he minds if you run your blood through his body for a few weeks to see if his body will remove the toxins for you. That's science! And equally logical!
Anyway, there's newer research that has some doctors claiming the mycotoxins from the mold aren't making you sick at all because actually there is family of bacteria that live with "toxic" mold colonies that release the biotoxin that makes your body sick. Dr Andrew Heyman says he no longer tests for mycotoxins when treating mold illness patients because it's the bacteria toxins that matter.
So if Heymans research proves to be correct, that not afraid of mold guy is right. Mold doesn't hurt you.
I think its important to recognize that our healthcare providers have not quite figured out exactly how the illness works, and we're about as good at treating it as we are at giving good nutrition advice only to find out 10-20 years later we got it ass backwards there's a lot of snake oil out there you have to steer around, and just as many clueless doctors in denial that will tell you it's all in your head..
Videos like this are about as helpful as people who will tell you autism, ADHD, and left handedness aren't real because they don't feel left handed or autistic, so people just need to try harder.
Sorry for the book but I was just watching some bedtime TH-cam here in my snowy driveway before I fall asleep in my car because while it's cold, it's not overrun with mold like my house and I'd rather sleep balled up next to my steering wheel than struggle through one more day sounding like I have brain damage.
Good luck getting better!
Unless you have a large abnormal buildup of mold that you have been breathing on a regular basis, you are very sick due to having a biological system that is weaker than normal and not able to handle it. Find out what's causing that and fix it. Mold is everywhere. If its only making you sick and no one else, your body is the issue. Not the mold.
@@mgmchenry I hope that your health and home have improved! I'm considering moving into a tent (my sister in law insists it's the best thing for her health following chronic mold exposure).
@@angelad1008 It depends on your tent and where it is. After a while, you will find there are places where the air is definitely clean. There is a stream by my house that is a great place for me to sit - unless it's one of those days it smells like rotten seaweed. I still live in a car inside a big tent on my concrete driveway. My backyard gets swampy gross after it rains, and I get sick outside in my tent. It's not as bad if I force air into the tent from the front side, so I have a fan pushing air from the clean side into the tent 24/7. The sick mildew swamp air is worse after sundown unless it's been dry for a few days.
Mold exposure can cause serious health issues. I'm trying to get landlord to address moister issues and your cocky attitude is increasing my nausea. Please use up to date info
I dont want to say anything you need to live in mould environment for a while when you ended up in a hospital then you will realise how deadliest is the mould. One of the major sources of illness because of mould. Most people dont realise and doctors got paid to shut theirs mouth. Most doctors they don't care if you live in mould environment and if you tell them mould is causing all sorts of health problems. Educate yourself properly before you give lectures. I have been mould victims for 19 years and I am still lucky to be alive but i am living with really bad health. I used to lift 50 kilo by 2 fingers now i am struggling to lift tiny bit but still having lots pain. If i give list health problems then you are going to have heart attack. Mould is a killer there is a evidence out there so dont say nonsense
WHO… worse than the FDA
This Guy Doesn’t Sound Correct! What Is His Expertise?
I Bet you He WeRs Protective Gear In Bad Situations!🤷🏾♂️
The fact that you are stating that air testing is not needed tells me that you have no clue on what you are talking about. There is a certain level of mold in your home but once you are over the threshold, it causes illness.
Thanks for the comment. The the purpose of the video is to outline the limitations to the efficacy of limited air sampling in a home and the fear that some mold removal contractors use to sell their services, and that the underlying issue of moisture feeding the mold is first issue that needs to be resolved. First you stop feeding the mold, then you remove the mold. Also what is the "threshold" outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency? Since the EPA doesn't set a threshold air quality value and only state in their literature that if mold is found it should be removed, doesn't that mean that the primary concern should be to stop moisture issues that allow mold to grow followed by the removal of the mold?
Better listen to GCM D&M, pretty sure he took the two hour online course and payed the 85$ to become a licensed mold specialist.... (for real, that's a thing)
Definitely not a scam in any way.....oops, I'm late for my 87th c19 booster shot got to go, hail Satan and God bless you all!
....just hope I can make it down there before those dang monkey pox carrying murder hornets get me. 🤢💀
@@zackevans6093 My master's is in biology (way above your mental capacity). I have been in the industry a long time, and the license cost more than $85. Don’t belittle people; I have more facts than you think.
@@gcmdm314 The fact that you appeal to your education, which is both impossible for anyone reading your comment to confirm and totally irrelevant to the arguments made, along the fact that you tell @twomoose not to belittle people literally one single sentence after blatantly insulting his "mental capacity" tells me that you're a hypocrite who doesn't know how to think.
@gcmdm314
Any chance you could answer some questions. Air pumps that suck air in to then send for lab results, how are those more effective than Petri dishes?
I was told a Petri dish will always show mold but obviously I can send them to a lab to see if there is any bad mold. I was then told it won’t tell me what’s active or mold from years ago. I don’t get it, if there is bad mold then I can look for it, unless they wanna tear down my walls how can they find it?
Also air testing, mold only create spores that spread during high humidity right? So wouldn’t it make sense to test for spore on higher humidity versus a cold dry winter of 20 %humidity? Especially with humidity testing devices? I was told a dry climate won’t matter for testing the air of spores, I don’t get it.
I was also told ozone won’t fix mold issues but as far as I know ozone will destroy mold it touched and it’s spores, I was told it would only make problems worse.
I’m considering putting holes in walls and getting a borescope myself, is that unsafe? Would I expose myself to an issue that way?
Absolute false information.!!!!!