How to get rid of mold on the wall forever!

Mold is not only a problem for the building, but also for people!
Mold infestation – once it’s there, it can be burdensome and brings a lot of hassle. Many households struggle with the effects of mold in their homes. Whether it is superficial mildew stains or dense, extensive mold growth, there is always a health risk for humans.

It is quite normal for humans to pick up some level of spores of mold through inhalation, as it is always and everywhere buzzing around in the air. However, as soon as the amount of spores increases, the risk of triggering allergies increases in parallel. Irritant cough, breathing difficulties and asthma are not uncommon. In some cases, the harmful fungus even causes infections.

In addition to the health hazards, the unpleasant fungal infestation unfortunately also causes damage to individual components or materials. Even furniture can be affected if the mold is discovered too late.

And that’s exactly why it’s important to prevent said mold infestation from occurring in the first place.

 

How does mold develop in the first place?

Mold is known mainly as a colored, furry coating on food or on damp walls and wood. The spores spread through the air and feed on so-called organic molecules. For the fungus to spread or even develop, it needs exactly two conditions – high humidity and a cool surface. If one of the two is not given, mold growth will not occur.

Mold develops in buildings when the humidity in the room is too high and the surface temperature of the exterior walls is too cold. In practice, this presents many people with arduous challenges.

Mainly, the condensation water provides high indoor humidity. In many minds there is still the thought that bathing, showering and cooking are mainly responsible for this. However, human exhalations, such as breath and sweat, should not be underestimated.

 

How can you avoid mold with conventional heaters?

Especially in buildings with conventional radiators, the efforts are great to create an optimal indoor climate, and that too without mold growth. In order to reduce the humidity, you should ventilate at least 2 times a day for 10-15 minutes, preferably 3-4 times.

In addition, you should make sure that you never let the walls cool down completely, because otherwise you will have cold surfaces on which the moisture will settle and subsequently form mold. Even unused rooms should always be heated. This recommendation also applies if there is no person in the house for a longer period of time (e.g. vacation).

A significant disadvantage with this method is the rising cost of energy. On the one hand, the room temperature drops due to ventilation and on the other hand, you use a lot of energy to regularly heat all rooms.

Another negative aspect is that high humidity is actually healthy for humans, however, this is contradictory when it comes to mold control in the home.

 

Are there alternatives that are cheaper, time-saving and healthier? Yes, there are!

Surface heating systems are no longer a novelty. Those who build today and do not want to have trouble with mold, rely on heated surfaces. Very common in this regard are underfloor heating systems. The advantage is that this heats the entire area with much less energy, but over a wider area. With a pipe spacing of 10 to 20 cm, a heating pipe is installed serially (serpentine) in the floor. Since in this case a radiator no longer has to heat an entire room, but a wide area takes over this task, the flow temperature drops from the original 50° Celsius to 30 – 40° Celsius. In this way, where the panel heating is located, there is no cold surface, and therefore, in principle, no mold.

Does this prevent mold growth completely? No, not quite yet …

With underfloor heating, you reduce the risk of mold, but you haven’t completely eliminated it. Only properly you can avoid the fungus infestation, if you heat the wall surfaces in addition to the floor. The egger system has developed a surface heating system that can be used on all surfaces in the building. With a pipe spacing of 8 to 16 cm, this panel heating system has a higher density than conventional panel heating systems and therefore provides even more precise heat distribution. Cold surfaces and mold no longer stand a chance this way.

There is one more benefit that the egger system provides. Because the heating pipes are parallel rather than serial (website link), each individual drop of water has a much shorter path to travel through the pipes. This means, therefore, that the droplet loses significantly less temperature in the run. For this reason, the egger system requires a supply temperature of 25-30° Celsius. What this means for you is that you save on energy costs!

 

Conclusion:

If you choose the right type of heating, you will not have trouble with the removal of mold in the future and, most importantly, protect yourself from significant health risks. Moreover, you don’t have to spend your valuable time constantly to control the regular airing and heating, but you can invest it in the meaningful tasks of life?

Now what I’d be interested to know is, how have you successfully avoided mold infestation so far?

 

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