Helpful Hints:  How to Help Protect Your Environment from Mould

By Art Johnson, CR, WLS

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• Maintain your indoor humidity below 60%
  
• Turn on your bathroom/kitchen exhaust fans or open windows when:
  
  • cooking
    
  • showering or bathing
    
  • using the washing machine or the dryer
    
  • mopping floors or cleaning carpets
    
  • using the dishwasher
    
  • there are multiple occupants
    
  • when air drying laundry within the apartment (air drying not recommended within the apartment)
    
  • fog forms on window surfaces
    
• Make sure no water escapes the shower compound
  
• Be sure the dryer is properly vented and that the duct work is cleaned regularly
  
• Keep all furniture, boxes and stacked clothing away from interior surface of exterior walls, allowing at least 2" for air circulation
  
• Maintaining an acceptable living temperature within the environment (18 - 22° C) will prevent dew points and resulting condensation
  
• Air out the garage periodically, especially on rainy days after pulling wet vehicles inside - high humidity can cause mould growth on cold surfaces such as the garage door panels and windows
  
• Fresh air should circulate regularly if there is an abundance of house plants
  
• Regularly clean the windows and window tracks to prevent mould growth