Recommended home mold testing kits

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skinny_joe

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Posted 6/29/2020 8:08 AM (GMT -5)

What is generally a good home mold testing kit. I was looking at the mycometrics tests but dont know which is best.

Brandiwine

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Posted 6/29/2020 9:14 AM (GMT -5)

I just order some mild agar plates off of Amazon and then scrape sample to plate or for airborne leave it open for about an hour close it and wait 6 days with sample in dark warm area. Stuff grows in 48 hrs.
Then match it to mold guide on Google search if it's a lot and or looking bad from photos mail into one of many labs to test usually about 50 bucks a sample.

saraeli

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Posted 6/29/2020 12:09 PM (GMT -5)

From Mycometrics, the test I opted for was the ERMI dust cloth sample. Gathering the sample with the cloth allows you to check nooks and crannies, addressing the rooms in which you spend the most time or the rooms that you most suspect might be contaminated. If you can afford it, I definitely recommend the ERMI over the HERTSMI, as the ERMI is more comprehensive, and you can calculate a HERTSMI score from the ERMI. The tests available online are thought to be unreliable (lots of false negatives) according to my LLMDs and the mycotoxin illness websites.

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