HOW TO:
TEST FOR
in Water + Water Mold Facts
MOLD
WHAT CAUSES
MOLD IN WATER
– If your water source comes from a well, then you might be at risk for mold in your water. – If your system has high levels of oxygen and an organic food source mold has the ability to survive in your water. – You may have mold growth in your water softener, water purifier, or water storage tank. – Your faucet aerator might have mold growth.
SIGNS
YOU MIGHT HAVE MOLD
– You smell a moldy or musty smell when you run your water. – You notice a gritty, dirt like substance at the bottom and sides of your toilet. – You see an abnormal amount of mold in your shower, bathtub or toilet. – Mold is growing in other locations around your home.
HOW TO:
REMOVE MOLD
1. Turn the cold water faucet for your kitchen sink on all the way and let the water run for one to two minutes to flush cold water through the pipes. 2. Test the water to be sure it is very cold. This is one way to know the water you are now getting through the faucet has not been sitting in your home’s pipes. 3. Turn on the other cold water faucets one by one, each for one to two minutes, to flush cold water through the remaining pipes. 4. You can now use your water as you normally would.
IN WATER PIPES
CAN YOU GET
SICK FROM MOLD IN WATER?
Yes you can. Drinking mold or bathing in mold is not doing anyone any favors. Everyone will react differently but there is a 99% change that the mold in your water is causing some sort of health related issue be is mild or more severe.
The number one way to prevent mold in your water is to install a top-of-the-line whole house water purification system that has a demonstrated track record of removing fungal contaminates.
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT MOLD IN YOUR WATER?
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