Mold Matters

Episode 69: Not so DORMant Mold

Episode 68: What's in the Sheet?: SDS's Explained

Episode 67: Soft on Mold; Moldy Water Softeners

(3:05) intro to topic 
(4:20) What are water softeners?
(9:00) Do maintenance on you water softener
(14:00) Mold on the washing machine
(15:00) How mold gets in you brine tank
(21:00) How to clean your brine tank
(23:00) Don't use bleach!
(23:50) Mold out of faucet story
(25:15) What is the mold feeding on?

Episode 66: Home Inspectors vs Mold Inspectors

Episode 65: Basement Dwellers

Episode 64: Prime Time

Episode 63: True or False with Special Guest Tom

Episode 62: Moldy Carpets

Episode 61: Mold in Space?!

(2:20) The ISS has mold issues!
(3:25) How does mold grow without oxygen?
(5:30) Mold found behind clothing wrack
(6:20) Impossible to sterilize
(7:35) Background info
(10:30) low gravity environments
(11:35) Really an ideal place for mold to grow
(12:10) Mold hates fresh moving air
(12:35) Similar to crawl spaces
(14:50) Gravity in space
(17:50) We wrap our houses too tight. They can't breathe.
(19:15) Could space radiation make mold growth worse?
(20:40) Consensus: Even if mold runs out of oxygen, it can stay in dormancy for a long period of time.
(22:30) Not just contaminated with mold
(23:35) 2011 - mold on Japanese model fan
(24:10) 2016 - ISSS Air-duct mold problem
(25:45) You cannot spot treat mold
(26:57) Story - Mike's sister in Germany

Episode 60: Give us a Caulk

(3:35) About tile and grout
(4:40) Caulk is still pourris and can absorb water.
(6:30) The danger of cracked caulk
(7:10) Steps to fix icky caulk
(7:50) Scrape your caulk
(9:42) Differences between grout and caulk
(10:10) Rules of thumb
(13:25) Caulk tricks
(15:50) Are Jeremy's cold showers giving him caulk problems?
(17:25) Are mold resistant caulks good or bad?
(19:48) You still have to clean your caulk
(20:00) Bio film in your gut
(21:25) Key take aways
(24:15) Mike's Story
(25:39) Bloopers/outtakes