Why You Should Not Use Bleach on Mold
Posted By Houston Decorator on February 8, 2011
It is popular belief that if you have a small mold problem that you should use bleach to clean it up. In fact, many restoration companies even recommend that you do this. If you look online, many resources will also tell you to use bleach to kill mold. These people are very, very wrong! If you have mold, and you are cleaning it yourself, bleach is the very last thing that you should use to clean it with. In fact, it is absolutely pointless!
Let’s first take a look at what cause mold to grow: water and heat. What is bleach made up of primarily? Water. This water in bleach can actually accelerate the mold growing process, causing you a bigger problem than you started with!
By using bleach on mold, you are doing that, bleaching, causing what is black to turn white, but the problem is still there. With this, the bleaching product in bleach is Chlorine. The chlorine content in bleach dissipates over time as it sits in warehouses and on shelves waiting to be purchased, making the use of it to even bleach mold useless.
Not only is bleach just about useless for killing mold, it is very harmful to your health and should be used sparingly when it is used for other purposes. Make sure that you use it for only the purposes that it is recommended for and not on mold.
If you have a small mold problem, make sure you follow the EPA (environmental Protection Agency) recommended guidelines for cleaning and killing the mold. These guidelines are extremely important to follow, as mold can be hazardous to your health. Remember, no matter how many web sites, people or companies tell you to use bleach on mold, don’t! Bleach has never been proven to kill mold and is not on the register of mold killing products with the EPA!
Elizabeth Aycock
Snellexperts.com
executiverestoration.com
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