• Episode 55: CAUTION!: Humidifiers Could be Making You Sick
    Mar 12 2024

    (1:00) intro-Mike shares story on humidifiers

    (3:45) Why might you want your air to be humid

    (5:20) Mold Shocks

    (5:45) Exposure to micro-toxins causes...

    (7:40) Recommendations from Mike

    (9:50) Thanksgiving Jello Mold

    (11:00) Mold in your water

    (12:00) Big Humidifiers

    (15:45) Wet/dry cycles creates havoc

    (16:35) Just get rid of them!

    (17:05) Mold disperses through your furnace

    (17:50) Steam Humidifiers

    (18:45) high hyphal fragments from humidifiers

    (19:35) Stick to individual units

    (21:35) Don't put water in a duct work system

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    25 mins
  • Episode 54: Moldy Sandwiches
    Feb 15 2024

    Moldy Sandwiches timestamps

    (8:20) - Requirements for mold to grow

    (9:15) - Bread - Sheetrock and panelling

    (10:30) - Lettuce wrap - Wallpaper

    (11:35) - Baseboards

    (13:40) - Where the stud meets the sheetrock

    (14:00) - Mold grows anywhere that's tight and contained

    (16:15) - Sponges

    (16:40) - Kitchen Cabinets

    (17:30) - Big Moldy Mac - tile flooring

    (20:05) - Water Mapping

    (21:00) - Steam Shower

    (23:47) - Recommendations when faced with Moldy Sandwiches

    (26:43) - What causes a Mold Sandwich

    (28:15) - Shoutout!

    (28:35) - Recap

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    30 mins
  • Episode 53: Large Homes and Mold
    Jan 25 2024

    (1:40) Mold and large homes

    (6:00) Cons to having large homes

    (8:00) Watch your third levels!

    (9:05) Cookie cutter vs. Custom homes

    (11:05) Mikes story with rooflines

    (18:00) The building process

    (19:00) What to watch out for while building your home

    (23:25) Recap

    (23:30) Cons to large homes

    (24:20) Know where your Hvac systems are

    (24:40) Always keep your fans on

    (25:52) Being careful with custom builds

    (27:09) Jetted tubs

    (28:40) Say NO to new build ideas

    (29:40) Hard to find mold

     

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    31 mins
  • Episode 52: Get Your Ducts in a Row - Cheryl Ciecko, Architect Specialized in Mold Prevention pt.2
    Jan 19 2024

     

    (00:46) Don't neglect your cleaning

    (01:20) Tips from Cheryl

    (03:00) Manual agitation

    (04:55) How long does cleaning take?

    (07:38) Are dead legs an issue?

    (13:41) Effects of humidity

    (16:40) Air conditioning effects

    (20:58) Tips to note form Cheryl

    (22:35) Asthma from dirty ducts

    (25:32) About Cheryl Ciecko

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    28 mins
  • Episode 51: Get Your Ducts in a Row - Cheryl Ciecko, Architect Specialized in Mold Prevention pt.1
    Jan 19 2024

    (1:00) Intro to Cheryl Ciecko

    (8:30) Cheryl Shares What She's 

    (11:55) What Dust is

    (16:00) Swabbing Ducts

    (16:50) Bad vs Good Practices

    (19:30) What to expect during construction/renovations

    (19:55) Closing Ducts

    (22:20) Duct Sealing

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    23 mins
  • Episode 50: Air and Moisture Issues in Homes - Doug Hoffman, Founder of NORMI pt.2
    Jan 5 2024

    Retrofitting (4:30)

    Mitigating homes (8:45)

    Required fresh air in different buildings (14:00)

    Holistic approach- your house is a breathing organism (15:35)

    Dehumidifiers are bandaids (17:10)

    Doug's story about oil rig (18:40)

    How Doug got into the air purification business (20:08)

    Information about Normi (26:00)

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    29 mins
  • Episode 49: Air and Moisture Issues in Homes - Doug Hoffman, Founder of NORMI pt.1
    Jan 5 2024

    Introduction (2:00)

    Doug's childhood plumbing story (5:25)

    Tightening up homes (7:25)

    Unintended consequences (10:00)

    Products used in the house (12:00)

    Air infiltration issues (12:45)

    Mike's story with treatment (16:35)

    Doug talks about mitigating the vacuum in homes (17:25)

    Mike's story with crawl spaces (19:30)

     

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    20 mins
  • Episode 48: Toilets
    Dec 29 2023

    Mike and Jeremy talk about toilets... yes toilets.

    (2:00) MOLD IN TOILETS!

    (2:20) Opportunistic ring is a food source for mold

    (3:45) Toilet bowl

    (4:20) Mold load

    (8:15) Calcium build up

    (8:35) Potty talk

    (14:15) Mike and Jeremy tell stories about different smells

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    24 mins