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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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On a different note, the high temperatures ended up creating a huge mold issue in my apartment due to the interior condensation this created. Walls, cabinets, shoes, belts, potpourri are now all covered. I've been cleaning for weeks and have to purchase a dehumidifier. I can honestly say I miss the aridness of AZ and CA!!!
That mold must suck. It would be bad, for me. I'm allergic to mold.
Fortunately I don't seem to have any allergies to the mold. We purchased a dehumidifier today and have begun the process of removing the water from the air. I was surprised by how much came out of the bedroom in just a few hours. This should really help decrease the mold problem. Cross your fingers as it is just awful.
The dehumidifier should do a good job. You can also mix a 10-to-1 water/chlorine bleach solution and spray the worst areas down. It kills most kinds of mold in a heartbeat.
I have used both bleach and tea tree oil to combat the mold. I prefer the use of tea tree oil as the smell is less obnoxious than that of bleach. Unfortunately because the water hadn't been removed from the apt...the mold just came back. I have run the dehumidifier for about 15 hours and already pulled out 6+ gallons of water! I was so shocked.
It's amazing how much "stuff" the air can carry around invisibly or semi-invisibly. Especially when you remember that 6 gallons of water weighs almost 50 pounds. And pollution is measured in tons! (Which is one of the more horrifying facts of modern life.)