Mold and Your HVAC Smackdown:
Mold and Your AC Smackdown
It’s highly important to have a mold specialist inspect your home for
damage to your home when it comes to mold. More importantly, it’s imperative to treat and destroy the growth of mold for health purposes.
Many times you can’t see mold and it can grow undetected. Black mold or Stachybotrys can be airborne and odorless, making it almost impossible to know if it’s present. Black mold is very dangerous if it goes untreated and can even cause death in some cases.
Check out our AC air quality testing in Palm Beach County! If you use a chemical treatment to eliminate the mold you can be causing even greater problems, especially for family members that are prone to breathing disorders and illness such as asthma. Mold is basically a fungus that carries mycotoxins that can be easily inhaled. The
presence of mold is especially dangerous because it’s easily inhaled by babies and the elderly.
United AC Can Test The Air Quality in Your Building in Palm Beach or Broward County Some people have been diagnosed with pneumonia in the lungs and flu like symptoms. Allergy sufferers typically have many of the same symptoms, but many doctors are diagnosing individuals with allergies caused by mold. If you or someone in your family is showing symptoms like the following get medical attention:
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Cold or flu like symptoms
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Coughing
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Sneezing
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Sore throat
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Irritated, itchy throat
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Blocked nose
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Itchy nose
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Runny nose
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Sinus congestion
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Sinus headaches
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Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
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Wheezing
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Irritated, itchy skin
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Skin rash, hives
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Watery eyes
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Red, bloodshot eyes
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Itchy eyes
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Itchy ears
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Hay fever symptoms
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Hair loss
So how do you detect mold? Allergic symptoms are one sure way to
tell if there may be mold present in the home. If there is a strong odor of mildew or musty fumes, then this could be a sign that mold is
existent. A few other signs may be condensation, water leaks, discoloration or stains on the wall, wallpaper bubbles or cracks, recent flooding. These are all elements that can cause you to be in danger of mold driven sickness.
This is nothing to be casual about. You’ll want to have a professional do an analysis on your home before you get the smack down from this dangerous
fungus. If you think that your HVAC system has been exposed to mold or has a
strange odor, then give one of our specialists a call to do an analysis on your unit.
If your home's central air conditioning system is not working the way it should give us a call today!! We service air conditioning systems in Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and all of Broward and Palm Beach County.
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