EnviroFry Recommends Mold Testing for Arizona Air Conditioners, Swamp Coolers, and HVAC

EnviroFry Recommends Mold Testing for
Arizona Air Conditioners, Swamp Coolers,
and HVAC
Certified Environmental Hygienists Phillip Fry and Lee Maglanoc recommend
frequent mold inspection and testing of the air outflow from room air conditioners,
swamp coolers, and central HVAC air supply ducts.
Montrose, MI, August 25, 2014 -- “Arizona window air conditioners, swamp coolers,
and central HVAC equipment and ducts are both breeding grounds and an efficient
distribution system for airborne toxic mold spores to contaminate the entire house or
building, and thus to cause many Arizona residents to suffer from one or more of the top
100 mold-related diseases,” warn Phillip Fry and Lee Maglanoc, both of whom are
Certified Environmental Hygienists and Professional Industrial Hygienists.
Arizona residents can read a list of the top 100 mold illnesses at
www.moldinspector.com, a mold
information website that has been
online since 1999. Detailed information
about air conditioning mold is available
at www.airconditionermold.com.
Mold expert Phillip Fry is author of the
ebook Mold Health Guide.
Fry and Maglanoc point out the following problems with cooling equipment and systems:
1. As for swamp coolers, which utilize large amounts of water to evaporate for the
cooling effect caused by water evaporation, the swamp coolers themselves are often
heavily mold-infested because of the wet condition inside a swamp cooler and the
continual intake into the evap cooler of large number of airborne mold spores and mold
food (organic dust in the air). Airborne mold spores from the evap cooler’s mold colonies
are then distributed throughout the house or building in the discharge of cooled air from
the cooler.
2. Window or wall-installed air conditioners also have a wet interior environment with
plenty of incoming mold spores and organic dust to drive significant mold growth inside
the units. To prevent window air conditioners from being mold factories, the units need to
be removed and thoroughly cleaned inside every three months to get rid of accumulated
mold growth and dirt/organic dust.

3. Central heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and ducts are
often mold-contaminated because of the wet environment inside the HVAC system,
leaking and overflowing condensation pans (often from a stopped up or plugged
condensation drain line), and the continual intake of airborne mold spores and organic
dust.
Fry and Maglanoc recommend that Arizona air conditioners, central HVAC systems, and
swamp coolers have their outward air flow tested at least annually to determine if the
units have elevated levels of toxic mold spores.
In addition, the environmental hygienists recommend a careful visual inspection inside
the units and HVAC ducts and frequent cleaning---every three months for window or
wall units and at least annually for central HVAC air supply ducts.
Lee Maglanoc is the Mesa-based manager for EnviroFry for Arizona, California, and
Nevada. To schedule mold inspection of air conditioning equipment and ducts, as well as
swamp coolers, in Arizona homes and commercial buildings, phone Mr. Maglanoc at
602-757-1918, or email azmoldinspector@yahoo.com, or visit the website
www.arizonamoldinspection.net.
Mr. Maglanoc and EnviroFry provide mold inspection and mold removal services
anywhere in metro Phoenix, metro Tucson, and state-wide.
Contact:
Phillip Fry, Co-Manager
EnviroFry
10104 Sheridan Rd.,
Montrose, Michigan 48457
Phone Toll-Free 1-866-300-1616
Cell Phone 1-480-310-7970
phil@moldinspector.com
http://www.moldexpertconsultants.com