Has that ever happend to you? Some air conditioning companies are using scare tactics with the M word.. mold. In prior years air conditioning contractors who relyed on scare tactics to sell new air conditioners used the F word.. fire. It was usually in a sentance like " hey lady if you don't get this out of here it could start a fire, and there goes your house." Now it seems air conditioning contractors are all mold experts. Mold is the new scare tactic used on alot of unsuspecting home owners who believe the a/c guy is an expert. "ya it's mold lady, it's that black mold." If a so called mold expert says somthing similar to this, there is a very good chance he doesn't now what he is talking about. Chances are he wants to sell you a new air conditioner whether you need one or not. No one should ever under any circumstances tell you that you have mold with out a complete inspection and lab testing. I am a certified mold inspector and home inspector trained to recognize mold and I never tell anyone they have mold with out testing. The correct statement these air conditioning technicians should be saying is " it could be mold, I don't know I am not a certified mold inspector, but i can recommend one." The first thing I do is show my customer my credentials to put them at ease. This assures them that they have a trained professional in their home. So remember, no one can tell you that you definitely have mold. Remember samples have to be taken and sent to a certified lab. Remember if some one says they're a mold expert, ask to see their credentials.
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