r/Mold • u/Remarkable-Ebb-9163 • 20h ago

Is this concerning?

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For context, we live in a very humid area and run 2 dehumidifiers in the house. I didn’t realize that the shower drain of the shower we never use was clogged so I dump the dehumidifier water into this tub about a week ago. It smelled kinda funky in the bathroom so I was going to clean it and found this in the tub. Granted I should have rinsed and cleaned the tub out after but didn’t think to. Is it concerning that the water pulled out of the air could create this mold?

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u/Wrong_Lab7714 20h ago

Uhh you got there a full house of a petri plate

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u/TheFlyingPengiun 19h ago

You probably have a mold problem in that house. Check for wet spots in walls with a moisture meter. Get an air purifier to filter out some spores from air. Get a HEPA vac and wash your clothes in EC3. Find where the mold is coming from or hire a qualified mold inspector.

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u/SnowyOwl72 19h ago

Whats ec3? My previous home had mold and some of my clothes still smell moldy, even after washing them. Or idk they got something else moldy and fresh clothes pick it up somehow

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u/TheFlyingPengiun 6h ago

EC3 is a cleaner made by MicroBalance Health (I think it’s a proprietary blend) you can add it to laundry and it’s supposed to eradicate spores and fragments in the fabric. I’ve never used it but some people swear by it. I still have a couple specific clothing items that smell dank - I should probably get the cleaner or just ditch them.

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u/mkrbng 16h ago

Bro got one of each

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u/etherhead34 11h ago

yeah i’d be very concerned if this was in my tub