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Electrical down, how long for mold without hvac
Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:31 am
Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:31 am
I have a friend that owns a gulf coast condo and they had an electric fire two nights ago and turned off the power to the entire building. Electrician is saying it may not be fixed before the weekend, so the entire building has no HVAC.
4-5 days seems like they are pushing their luck on mold growing? Any experience with this during a hurricane? I don’t know any solution other than maybe battery operated fans to move some air around?
4-5 days seems like they are pushing their luck on mold growing? Any experience with this during a hurricane? I don’t know any solution other than maybe battery operated fans to move some air around?
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Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:45 am to baldona
Google says 24-48 hours is enough for growth to start.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 7:48 am to LNCHBOX
Yeah that’s what I was seeing but I was curious of real world gulf coast experience
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:01 am to LNCHBOX
Brought to you by the "Mold Remediation Companies of America".
Posted on 7/31/25 at 9:48 am to baldona
The AC went out at my house in Gulf Shores last July. The unit is a 21 Seer variable speed Carrier unit. The HVAC company threw parts at it for over 3 weeks before finding the problem. No problems w mold/mildew in the time the unit was down. It would take about 5-7 days for them to get a part & the guy swapping out the part to find out that wasn't the problem & try something else.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:07 am to Shoalwater Cat
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Brought to you by the "Mold Remediation Companies of America".
Ha exactly. I thought about telling him to call around, but all my experiences with remediation companies is they go to the extreme.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:32 am to Shoalwater Cat
Upsell, upsell, upsell
I hate fear based sales like this.
I hate fear based sales like this.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 10:43 am to weadjust
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The AC went out at my house in Gulf Shores last July. The unit is a 21 Seer variable speed Carrier unit. The HVAC company threw parts at it for over 3 weeks before finding the problem. No problems w mold/mildew in the time the unit was down. It would take about 5-7 days for them to get a part & the guy swapping out the part to find out that wasn't the problem & try something else.
Was the blower working though? Just not cooling? With the blower working if you could move air around that would be a considerable improvement.
Also, you didn't use a window unit or have any other units? This wasn't a 2 unit house?
Posted on 7/31/25 at 11:13 am to baldona
Is his condo soaked from extinguishing the fire? If so, he has bigger issues. If not, why is he concerned about mold? If he flies away on vacation, does he have someone go start his car everyday and run the AC so he doesn’t get mold in the car?
Posted on 7/31/25 at 11:21 am to baldona
Why would mold grow?
Empty the fridge and freezer and leave them open. That's all I've done when we've lost power for long periods.
If he's really worried he can get a fairly cheap dehumidifier with a drain line going outside or into a bath tub drain on Amazon.
Empty the fridge and freezer and leave them open. That's all I've done when we've lost power for long periods.
If he's really worried he can get a fairly cheap dehumidifier with a drain line going outside or into a bath tub drain on Amazon.
This post was edited on 7/31/25 at 11:23 am
Posted on 7/31/25 at 11:37 am to baldona
we were without power for almost 3 weeks after Ida…mold growing did not cross my mind LOL. Where do y’all get this shite?
Posted on 7/31/25 at 12:16 pm to baldona
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Was the blower working though? Just not cooling? With the blower working if you could move air around that would be a considerable improvement. Also, you didn't use a window unit or have any other units? This wasn't a 2 unit house?
The house is single family home at Peninsula Golf Club. The unit was turned off for the 3 weeks it didn't work. The house was vacant for about 1 year when my sister died & it took about 1 year to go through probate. The AC was set to 78-80 when no one was there which was 95% of the time during probate. I sold the house after the probate/estate was finished.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 1:50 pm to baldona
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a gulf coast condo
He's got at least 30 minutes.
In all seriousness, mold can flare up fairly quickly and be stubborn to remove with just ambient moisture fueling it. A day or two, at most, before you start seeing some growth.
Something I discovered just this year, Microban spray is great for surface level reduction and suppression of regrowth.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 1:56 pm to cgrand
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we were without power for almost 3 weeks after Ida…mold growing did not cross my mind LOL. Where do y’all get this shite?
Um, you looked inside your duct work? I replaced all mine last year and it was pretty fricking gross.
Posted on 7/31/25 at 8:37 pm to Ace Midnight
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A day or two, at most, before you start seeing some growth.
Ida proved that statement wrong at my place.Posted on 8/1/25 at 8:48 am to cgrand
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we were without power for almost 3 weeks after Ida…mold growing did not cross my mind LOL. Where do y’all get this shite?
Were you in the home though? There's no one there at this condo and all windows and doors are shut. No airflow, no power at all except for once a day when someone is stopping by to check on it.
I think its a lot different with air flow from things like a small generator blowing fans, especially all night to sleep.
Stale moist gulf front beach air its a recipe for a mold.
You maybe right I could be over thinking it, but I've personally seen mold growing in the winter time in stagnant rooms when the HVAC doesn't run because its 65-74 all day for many days at a time.
Posted on 8/2/25 at 12:14 am to baldona
My bro-in-law has a fishing camp in Empire, LA. It's a 20 min boat ride from the launch and less than a mile from the Gulf. It's quite literally in the middle of nowhere and in a much harsher environment than you describe. There is no electricity unless we turn the generator on manually to run the lights and a/c for the weekend and there has never been an issue with mold. This is actually the second camp, the first one being built in the 60's and the new one taking it's place after Katrina. I wouldn't sweat it.
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