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Home Air Quality Testing
Posted on 3/16/17 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 3/16/17 at 1:57 pm
Anyone ever do a home air quality test themselves? What are good products to try and how was your overall experience?
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 1:57 pm to ntgreek00
Ask Toby Flenderson for help
Posted on 3/16/17 at 2:05 pm to geauxtigahs214
thanks, and if I knew how to do gifs I would post that Michael Scott "No!, Nooooo!" gif up
Posted on 3/16/17 at 2:54 pm to ntgreek00
What are you looking to test for?
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:20 pm to ntgreek00
What are you testing for? Mold? Asbestos?
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:27 pm to TunaTigers
Mold,
my wife thinks she smells mold in one of the rooms so I want to do this to shut her up.
my wife thinks she smells mold in one of the rooms so I want to do this to shut her up.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:36 pm to ntgreek00
Mold is ubiquitous.
Mold air testing will find levels of mold indoors, guaranteed.
The best you can do is have a licensed mold contractor collect indoor and outdoor samples at the same time.
If indoor spore counts are lower than the outdoor counts, the indoor air quality is acceptable.
This will run you anywhere from $700 - $1000.
I don't recommend it and neither does the EPA as there are no current standards for indoor airborne concentrations of mold.
Read for yourself at:
EPA site
Mold air testing will find levels of mold indoors, guaranteed.
The best you can do is have a licensed mold contractor collect indoor and outdoor samples at the same time.
If indoor spore counts are lower than the outdoor counts, the indoor air quality is acceptable.
This will run you anywhere from $700 - $1000.
I don't recommend it and neither does the EPA as there are no current standards for indoor airborne concentrations of mold.
Read for yourself at:
EPA site
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:37 pm to OhMy
Thanks that was very helpful.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:40 pm to ntgreek00
You're welcome.
FYI - I'm a licensed mold remediation contractor in LA but due to conflict of interest laws, we do not test/consult for mold. Third party firms do all our testing work.
We only remediate.
FYI - I'm a licensed mold remediation contractor in LA but due to conflict of interest laws, we do not test/consult for mold. Third party firms do all our testing work.
We only remediate.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:44 pm to OhMy
Where are you located? $700-$1000 is way too high. Also, do not use a mold remediation contractor. Always use 3rd party. Contractors are rarely honest and since they get money if they find mold, they will certainly find mold. Contact a mold inspection company.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:49 pm to HES
I'm located in south LA.
Like I said, we always use third party. We will only use licensed third party consultants.
I'm not sure you read correctly.
$700 is the price we pay (on the low end) for mold licensed consulting firm, four air samples, licensed and certified analytical testing and an analytical report.
Like I said, we always use third party. We will only use licensed third party consultants.
I'm not sure you read correctly.
$700 is the price we pay (on the low end) for mold licensed consulting firm, four air samples, licensed and certified analytical testing and an analytical report.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:54 pm to OhMy
My apologies, I meant to reply to the OP.
But both of you feel free to contact me for better pricing. info@haltranes.com
But both of you feel free to contact me for better pricing. info@haltranes.com
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:54 pm to HES
Are you a licensed mold remediation contractor in LA?
Posted on 3/16/17 at 3:56 pm to OhMy
Env testing and consulting firm. No removal. Not a contractor.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 4:00 pm to HES
If you aren't licensed, then what qualifies you to test for mold? What state or federally approved training did you receive?
None, right?
The contractors license is gained by receiving 24 hrs of EPA approved mold training, which includes mold air and mold surface testing sample collection/training.
Stop wasting our time.
None, right?
The contractors license is gained by receiving 24 hrs of EPA approved mold training, which includes mold air and mold surface testing sample collection/training.
Stop wasting our time.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 4:11 pm to OhMy
Whoah buddy, calm down. I agree with you that he should contact a 3rd party consultant like you suggested, but you're incorrect in assuming there is a certification required to test for mold in LA. To answer your question about what qualifies me I would answer the thousands of clients my firm has provided mold inspections for. Asbestos and Lead testing requires individual certs from LDEQ, not mold. And like I said, if your paying $700-$1000 for 4 cassettes, whether or not that includes the outside baseline, you're paying too much. Don't confuse contractor with consultant.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 4:12 pm to OhMy
quote:
This will run you anywhere from $700 - $1000.
Wrong.
$425 for surface and air testing. Most companies charge this.
Posted on 3/16/17 at 4:14 pm to tigerbutt
That's more in the ballpark
Posted on 3/16/17 at 4:36 pm to HES
I didn't write or assume that mold testing requires a license. I know exactly what requires a license and what doesn't.
I wrote that firms with licenses actually have personnel that have been effectively trained by qualified information.
Thousands of inspections doesn't qualify you or your firm for anything. A monkey could collect a mold air or surface sample.
What state or federally approved training have you received to test for mold?
None, I bet.
If you do not have the proper training, you cannot properly consult. It is as simple as that.
I bet your firm provides mold free certificates too.
Another farce.
I wrote that firms with licenses actually have personnel that have been effectively trained by qualified information.
Thousands of inspections doesn't qualify you or your firm for anything. A monkey could collect a mold air or surface sample.
What state or federally approved training have you received to test for mold?
None, I bet.
If you do not have the proper training, you cannot properly consult. It is as simple as that.
I bet your firm provides mold free certificates too.
Another farce.
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