• Episode 67: Soft on Mold; Moldy Water Softeners
    Jan 20 2025

    (3:05) intro to topic

    (4:20) What are water softeners?

    (9:00) Do maintenance on you water softener

    (14:00) Mold on the washing machine

    (15:00) How mold gets in you brine tank

    (21:00) How to clean your brine tank

    (23:00) Don't use bleach!

    (23:50) Mold out of faucet story

    (25:15) What is the mold feeding on?

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    29 mins
  • Episode 66: Home Inspectors vs Mold Inspectors
    18 mins
  • Episode 65: Basement Dwellers
    24 mins
  • Episode 64: Prime Time
    27 mins
  • Episode 63: True or False with Special Guest Tom
    37 mins
  • Episode 62: Moldy Carpets
    36 mins
  • Episode 61: Mold in Space?!
    Jul 15 2024

    (2:20) The ISS has mold issues!

    (3:25) How does mold grow without oxygen?

    (5:30) Mold found behind clothing wrack

    (6:20) Impossible to sterilize

    (7:35) Background info

    (10:30) low gravity environments

    (11:35) Really an ideal place for mold to grow

    (12:10) Mold hates fresh moving air

    (12:35) Similar to crawl spaces

    (14:50) Gravity in space

    (17:50) We wrap our houses too tight. They can't breathe.

    (19:15) Could space radiation make mold growth worse?

    (20:40) Consensus: Even if mold runs out of oxygen, it can stay in dormancy for a long period of time.

    (22:30) Not just contaminated with mold

    (23:35) 2011 - mold on Japanese model fan

    (24:10) 2016 - ISSS Air-duct mold problem

    (25:45) You cannot spot treat mold

    (26:57) Story - Mike's sister in Germany

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    31 mins
  • Episode 60: Give us a Caulk
    Jul 5 2024

    (3:35) About tile and grout

    (4:40) Caulk is still pourris and can absorb water.

    (6:30) The danger of cracked caulk

    (7:10) Steps to fix icky caulk

    (7:50) Scrape your caulk

    (9:42) Differences between grout and caulk

    (10:10) Rules of thumb

    (13:25) Caulk tricks

    (15:50) Are Jeremy's cold showers giving him caulk problems?

    (17:25) Are mold resistant caulks good or bad?

    (19:48) You still have to clean your caulk

    (20:00) Bio film in your gut

    (21:25) Key take aways

    (24:15) Mike's Story

    (25:39) Bloopers/outtakes

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    27 mins