You can typically identify black mold by its color.
Black mold in furnace.
The old spores feed on the organic dust dirt and debris that reside in dirty ducts.
Giving this property a certified mold inspection was what got rid of the mold.
Even if you have your furnace and air conditioner maintained every year the process of heating and cooling your home necessarily creates condensation that doesn t completely go away.
It will appear around the home as a slimy dark greenish black or gray substance.
Primarily because there s consistent moisture.
Black mold is toxic and is in residential homes where drywall plaster and other household building materials are present.
Mold can grow anywhere that provides food.
You can see the same principle at work when you drink an icy beverage and water beads up on the outside of the glass.
This includes the furnace and ductwork because moisture can become trapped and build inside.
Primarily because there s consistent moisture.
And moisture is the key ingredient for mold growth.
Your furnace and evaporator coil have all the components necessary for things like mold to develop.
Black green and grey blotches inside our client s furnace pointed to a mold problem.
Black mold or stachybotrys chartarum is a species of mold or fungi.
Many other molds are green or grey but black mold tends to be a dark greenish black or gray color.
If mold busters had not found the source of the mold on inspection and then addressed it thoroughly through remediation it would continue spread around the home.
As cool air flows through the vents on hot days the moisture in the air can condense inside the air vent.
Mold in the furnace and ductwork.