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subiedude
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I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past.
#12045665 - 02/17/10 09:36 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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What precautions should I take to make sure everything is clean? Carpet clean? invest in an air purifier? spray the hell out of the room with lysol? How long do these nasty mold spore hang around for?
for what its worth its been about 6 months since my last grow.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045680 - 02/17/10 09:38 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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There's always mold spores in the air. There's nothing you can do about it. Instead of wasting my money and time on spraying everything, I'd simply use a still air box for any procedures that require a high grade of sterility. Knocking up jars shouldn't be the problem without it, though.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: Fahkface]
#12045686 - 02/17/10 09:40 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Fahkface said: There's always mold spores in the air. There's nothing you can do about it. Instead of wasting my money and time on spraying everything, I'd simply use a still air box for any procedures that require a high grade of sterility. Knocking up jars shouldn't be the problem without it, though.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045709 - 02/17/10 09:43 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Mold infestations are expensive to clean up. You'll need an ozone generator. You can get a good one for $200 dollars. It will kill anything alive in each room you run it in, including mold spores. You could lysol and bleach bomb a whole room and not come close to getting it as clean as an ozone generator. Your second option is to clean and run a flowhood in your house.
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subiedude
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: JonEveryman88]
#12045710 - 02/17/10 09:43 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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thanks for responding.
but im not talking about my inoculation area, im talking about my fruiting area (which is upstairs).
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045722 - 02/17/10 09:45 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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hmmmmm, i think i may invest in a ozone cleaner. any recommendations?
how do they differ from air purifiers?
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045752 - 02/17/10 09:48 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ozone cleaners work by injecting ozone into the air, which supposedly works by destroying bacterica, mold etcetera. Least I think. Although I've read somewhere that ozone can cause breathing problems, but again I may be wrong.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045765 - 02/17/10 09:50 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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You can always spray the air with Lysol disinfectant and try to cleanse the room that way, You can always get an Air purifier or something along those lines.
I must say though a still air box to knock your jars up is the best idea in my opinion, instead of trying to keep the air sterile you just have to keep the inside of the box sterile making things sooo much easier.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045772 - 02/17/10 09:50 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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http://www.hydroponics-grow-light.com/ODORCONTROL/OzoneGenerator_UvonairOzoneGenerator_AirTigerOzoneGenerator_SilverBulletOzoneGenerator_Ozn-1OzoneGenerator_OzoneGenerators.html
Here's one for $179.
He was asking how to clean up when you have high mold buildup. Yes, there's always gonna be mold spores in the air but use an ozone generator to clean up the builtup spores. I been through it before and manually cleaning is hard work and a waste of time.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: Cloneufc]
#12045782 - 02/17/10 09:51 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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subiedude
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: TNK]
#12045791 - 02/17/10 09:52 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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TheNatureKid said: You can always spray the air with Lysol disinfectant and try to cleanse the room that way, You can always get an Air purifier or something along those lines.
I must say though a still air box to knock your jars up is the best idea in my opinion, instead of trying to keep the air sterile you just have to keep the inside of the box sterile making things sooo much easier. 
thats what i do also with inoculation, but i'm talking about the room where my fruiting conditions are in.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: JonEveryman88]
#12045802 - 02/17/10 09:55 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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JonEveryman88 said: Ozone cleaners work by injecting ozone into the air, which supposedly works by destroying bacterica, mold etcetera. Least I think. Although I've read somewhere that ozone can cause breathing problems, but again I may be wrong.
Ozone is O3 and it oxidizes anything alive. You run the ozone generator on a timer while you leave. You do that in each room. The air is safe after thirty minutes of it being off. It converts back to O2 after thirty minutes.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045809 - 02/17/10 09:56 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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hmmm, im not sure i like the fact that it cause health problems i would of never guessed. i wonder if it has to be ran 24/7
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: Cloneufc]
#12045812 - 02/17/10 09:56 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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oh really? Cool, I did not know that. Hm, I'll have to think about investing in one if they are as effective as you say.
Thank-you good sir
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: Cloneufc]
#12045826 - 02/17/10 09:58 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Cloneufc said:
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JonEveryman88 said: Ozone cleaners work by injecting ozone into the air, which supposedly works by destroying bacterica, mold etcetera. Least I think. Although I've read somewhere that ozone can cause breathing problems, but again I may be wrong.
Ozone is O3 and it oxidizes anything alive. You run the ozone generator on a timer while you leave. You do that in each room. The air is safe after thirty minutes of it being off. It converts back to O2 after thirty minutes.
thanks for answering my question... so i guess i can just run it for a short while a couple times a day, or even a couples times a week
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: TNK]
#12045829 - 02/17/10 09:58 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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TheNatureKid said: You can always spray the air with Lysol disinfectant and try to cleanse the room that way, You can always get an Air purifier or something along those lines.
I must say though a still air box to knock your jars up is the best idea in my opinion, instead of trying to keep the air sterile you just have to keep the inside of the box sterile making things sooo much easier. 
When you have a bad outbreak, Lysol and an air purifier doesnt work. I had a bad outbreak last year, so trust me Ive tried it all.
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045879 - 02/17/10 10:04 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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so does Lowes or Home Depot sell these? Im skeptical of buying things online..... this seems like a really good investment if you have the money for it
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Re: I've had a pretty bad mold infestation in the past. [Re: subiedude]
#12045898 - 02/17/10 10:07 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Ya, most hardware stores will sell air purifiers.
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