CleanZone seeks NACHI members to become distributors.

[whandley]

O3 inhibits the growth of some organic materials. But we can't live in a residential environment with an 03 generator running 24/7. The remaining mold spores although inactive continue to present risk issues since they've not been properly removed from the subject property. The inactive spores are more easily moved throughout the subject structure, waiting for another moisture source to begin the same scenario over and over again.

There are no short cuts regarding environmental mold issues in residential structures.

[Nick Gromicko]

Will, after the show aires, I'd like to hear your comments. I think the poor fellas at CleanZone have an uphill climb here.

[relliott]

If they expect us to pay them for the honor of selling there products it will be a very steep hill.
If they wish to sell the product it should not be needed for you to pay them a cent.

[Nick Gromicko]

I'm actually afraid to aire this episode, but we'll have it up.

[gporter]

Purple Lights. The same one i had in my room in the 70's while listening to Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbitt" song and thought I actually was being attacked by them.

[gporter]

They were offically called "Black Lights"

[whandley]

The simple fact that this vendor is looking at HI's as distributors should enlighten us about the system. Why not go directly to FEMA, can you imagine their take on a simple machine installed in a structure that would make mold disappear. Hundreds of thousands of units sold each year just for the hurricane season alone. After FEMA buys a million or so units, can you imagine what the individual states would do, insurance companies and then the Service Master type companies?

You know what "Confucious" said, "Mold is Gold - Who needs a Home Inspector"

[whandley]

Originally Posted by gporter

They were offically called "Black Lights"

AKA Ultra-Violet light, and it works amazingly well in the return air cavities of HVAC systems. Not effective on bacterial spores and or contaminants however....

[whandley]

http://www.advancedmoldinspection.co...enerators.html

http://healthandenergy.com/ozone_in_buildings.htm

http://www.inspect-ny.com/sickhouse/OzoneHazards.htm

http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html

http://www.jenesco.com/ozone-generator-danger.htm

[James E. Braun, CMI]

UV lights work good in furnaces, but will not get rid of the mold in the air unless you are planning on living inside your furnace.
I have already tested behind an ozone company (was not told the name) from Colorado. My Industrial Hygienist would not past the samples. The toxic spore counts doubled to tripled. He says that even dead spores can cause cancer. They did not even remove all of the visible mold. I wrote in my mold preremediation report that the mold needed to be remediated. I do not think they know how to use a dictionary.

[Nick Gromicko]

Here ya go: www.nachi.tv

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

For the sake of discussion...

Let's assume for a moment that this technology is safe and effective...

Being a distributor/licensee... how does this fit in with our COE... not to perform repairs on homes we've inspected ??? Couldn't this be considered repairing the home ???

[Nick Gromicko]

According to Joe Farsetta, no... it does not violate our COE because mold testing is outside our SOP.

In other words, cleaning windows, eradicating mold and mowing grass are all types of work that we can do for our clients.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by jjonas

For the sake of discussion...

Let's assume for a moment that this technology is safe and effective...

Being a distributor/licensee... how does this fit in with our COE... not to perform repairs on homes we've inspected ??? Couldn't this be considered repairing the home ???

For discussion the first questions to ask would be:

Is this particular concern covered by the I-NACHI SOP?

Is there anything in the I-NACHI COE that would prevent us from offering this service?

[rwand1]

The service is not a SOP issue, it is a COE issue strictly.