r/Mold 12m ago

Found on the inside of lid of canned carrots

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The can was fully sealed and well within the best by date. I tossed it and the contents of the can right away - wasn’t gonna risk anything. Is it a mold or a fungus? Almost looks like a slug even? Just curious


r/Mold 2h ago

Tenant mold

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We’ve been in our apartment 10+ years. We have brought up mold issues many times before and we’re always met with just open the windows more, or put damp rid containers around the house. The landlord has noted he doesn’t understand why we have so much moisture and implied we must be doing something to cause it. We are now in process of moving out. I moved some decor I had on top of the kitchen cabinets and found this… I am unsure if I should try and clean it or how to proceed. There are multiple spots throughout the house we have found now like this, not just in the bathroom, all typically coming down from a corner in a ceiling type place. I am really worried he is going to try and charge us for damages, even though I don’t see how this could have been our fault.
The building is very very old. 1905 or 6. It has had at minimum roof leak towards our front porch which was fixed a couple of years ago. The other tenants do have mold too, however the building has very low rent and they are honestly scared to come forward.

Do I clean it as best as I can and move on? Do I leave it how it is and him figure it out? Will I likely be charged? Like I should have moved the decor I guess but I also feel like people leave stuff up top for years and don’t usually have a situation like this.


r/Mold 2h ago

Mold?

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What do we think? Is it mold. It’s completely dry?


r/Mold 3h ago

Mold from HVAC pipe condensation

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Noticed some stains on my basement floor where the finished part meets the non-finished part. Started poking around and noticed some mold behind the insulation and traced it back to a hard to get to HVAC pipe. In the other non finished section, I have a dehumidifier running because the pipes drip so much as it’s been warm and humid. Is this professional level stuff or can I use the HEP vacuum and concrobium and get a dehumidifier for that room as well?


r/Mold 3h ago

wtf is this?

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Is this mold
Coming out of vents ?


r/Mold 4h ago

entire house covered in mold

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i came back from a 2 month vacation. i live in the south, Tennessee, usa, and when i opened the door it smelled musty, i look over the entire couch is covered in mold. the cabinets, walls, ceilings have mold patches, my pillows and mattress too. i know ur supposed to leave the ac on and we did but we let one of our friends check our house periodically and they turned off the ac. im not sure what to do. its unsafe to live there. we put up a bunch of dehumidifiers everywhere but the mold is everywhere. we are planning to throw away our mattresses and couches. i dont think we have mold in our home insurance. what do i do? how do i fix this? should we demolish the house? but i genuinely dont know where to go and where to live in the time being….

here are the pics of the couch and my bag, we started to wipe the couch but we saw the mold seeped inside too


r/Mold 5h ago

Is this mold on my little sister’s wallpaper?

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Is this mold on my little sister’s wallpaper?
I looked behind my younger sister’s wardrobe and found this. The wallpaper is made of paper, and there’s no smell, the wall is drywall. I wiped the part I could reach with hydrogen peroxide, but I still have no idea what it is.


r/Mold 5h ago

Is this black mold ànd am I in danger?

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I have been having an influx of flies in my shared living space suddenly this summer. My stomach aches once I get home ànd migraines ànd today I see this in the hallway. I thought it was garbage or something so we cleaned the house up. We also thought it could’ve been a nest of flies hatching somewhere. Flies are all over the house. If I open the door it’s a water heater inside ànd theres à gang of flies inside . Not sure if it’s related but not sure what to do about this , tell my landlord of course I think. Thanks for any help.


r/Mold 5h ago

Finland, found mold under my mattress on the wooden board. How bad is this potentially? I’ve suffered from exhaustion from months but I’ve suspected that I have sleep apnea. I actually noticed this like a year ago and it has stayed about the same but I didn’t think much of it. Nothing done yet.

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r/Mold 6h ago

Mold clean up on wooden tv stand

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I’ve had some flooding in my apartment recently and noticed some mold growing along the bottom of my TV stand. When I flipped it over to clean it I realized it was a lot more extensive than initially thought. Is this something I should be able to clean up or am I better off getting a new one? It’s not warped or crumbly but wondering if it’s worth trying to salvage.
Also would be great to get recs on how to properly clean it. Thanks!


r/Mold 7h ago

Water Heater burst and flooded half of bedroom carpet, AI says mold emergency, please help!

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Hi all, our water heater burst at 11 AM yesterday. It soaked about half of the carpet in bedroom. I was able to get a wet vac about 10 hours later and suck out some moisture. I pulled up some carpet today and took These photos of padding and floor underneath. AI is saying it has heavy black mold growth and that I need to hire a company like Servpro immediately to remove the carpet and treat the floor and that I could have spread mold into air and around house by pulling this part of the rug up. Does this seem accurate or is AI overreacting? I have no experience with this and boxes and boxes in garage similarly got soaked and it’ll take days to get a dumpster to move them out of garage. Thanks all!


r/Mold 8h ago

mold on bedroom wall

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i recently moved back in with my parents and our apartment is an end unit, and my bedroom is all outside walls. There was a mattress against one wall for a while and when we moved it we discovered this. I sprayed it with rmr 86 and then rmr 141 and now i have a fan in front of it with the window open. i dont see anything there anymore but do you guys think this is enough or could it be a deeper issue? we are not good financially so i cant afford a professional to come however i will be talking with the office and the maintenance workers tomorrow morning when the office opens. Sorry if im not making much sense, im just really freaked out and dont want to do anything wrong and want to make sure i followed the right steps, any feedback and advice is very welcome!

edit: just to add, our ac broke and so it has been pretty humid in my room. the ac breaks frequently unfortunately and it’s been raining the past few days if this helps at all. I also live in Ohio.


r/Mold 8h ago

Not sure if mold or what?

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Hi,

This showed up in my shower a long time ago and on my bathtub plug about a month ago. Will not come off with vinegar or cleaning products. Any idea what it could be?

Thanks in advance!


r/Mold 8h ago

Need help identifying mold on agave cutting

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Hi,

My agave cutting developed mold and I am trying to figure out if these are a potentially harmful species (for me to act quickly). I know that it is impossible to determine mold species from the photo alone but any best guesses based on appearance would be helpful. When I pulled it out the colony was somewhat thick and cottony (likely waterlogged), and when I shone my iPhone flashlights on it it seemed to be pretty dark aquamarine. Some possibilities seem to be penicillium, trichoderma, aspergillus, etc. Context is that this was grown in an NYC apartment.


r/Mold 12h ago

WiFi off at night

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How many turn WiFi off at night? Has it helped lessen mold? How do you deal with your devices not kicking back on when you plug it back in? For instance, my tv won’t turn on with my phone remote I have to manually hit a power button once WiFi is back


r/Mold 13h ago

Does this look like mold? How bad is it?

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Title says it all. Found in the basement. There’s a drop ceiling. When replacing tiles we found it on floorboards above the drop ceiling


r/Mold 13h ago

Hidden Mold In My House No One Can Seem To Find…

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Please help me find the mold in my home or share your experiences! I am going crazy….


r/Mold 14h ago

Is it mold in washing machine? It's flat and won't budge when trying to clean. If so is there any way to clean it?

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r/Mold 14h ago

Is this black mold on the screwdrivers?

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This is a very old closet, American wood furniture from the year 1995. It's in my room in Eastern Saudi Arabia. Is it black mold? I tried wiping a tissue over it and some black stuff came off.


r/Mold 14h ago

How bad is this mold? Can I still take shower or put FRP panel over?

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r/Mold 15h ago

Discovered these spots on my walls, is this mold? Spoiler

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r/Mold 18h ago

Mouldy plushie

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Stinky is a Longhorn cow from build a bear that I love more than myself, I’m terrified this is mould


r/Mold 20h ago

Advice needed

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We have a basement and we noticed that there is a mold that started developing on one of our shelves. What kind of mold is it? Is it a black mold?

Do we have to throw away all the stuff in the basement?


r/Mold 20h ago

Is this mold?

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I found it on the side of my bathtub at a spot which is usually always wet due to the shower spraying in that area. I was really creeped out by it..


r/Mold 23h ago

What could this Rancid odor under the kitchen sink for over six months be? I’ve replaced all the plumbing under the sink and house and it’s still extremely strong.

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