Carpet Mould
 

Q. I have an air conditioner that leaks water, which we catch in a bucket. Today I walked by the area, which is wet from a day or so ago when we let the bucket overflow. There was a few dots of bright yellow substance on top of the carpet.  I asked my child if he had been eating something with mustard on it, because it looked just like mustard, but he said no, so I had let my cats in and thought they were the ones at fault.  I put them out and in like 2 hours it was back again and also in another spot. The "bright yellow substance" smells peculiar and it so nasty... makes me want to throw up and I have a stomach of steel.  I have been researching moulds, but I have yet to find anything on a yellow mould. [August 6, 2003]

A. There are almost a million different species of mould, with almost all colors of the rainbow being the color of some mould or another. Yellow mould is common. To know what mould it is, you would need to collect a sample of the mould for mould identification by a certified mould laboratory. The most important step you can take to determine whether or not you have a mould problem in your home is to mould test the air of every room, plus the attic air, basement or crawl space air, and the air flow out of all heating/cooling duct registers for the possible presence of elevated levels of airborne mould spores, which, if present, would indicate a mould problem, especially if the mould colony counts exceed the outdoor control test you do. For a thorough mold inspection and mold testing of your entire home or office, hire a Certified Mold Professional by visiting: Certified Mould Inspector.
 

Carpet Mould Prevention

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