{"id":132,"date":"2017-03-25T20:06:43","date_gmt":"2017-03-25T20:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2017-03-25T20:14:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T20:14:32","slug":"fight-mold-growth-for-a-healthy-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/cleaning-tips\/fight-mold-growth-for-a-healthy-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Mold Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fight Mold Growth for a Healthy Home. Hang the &#8220;not welcome&#8221; sign with these tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">Windowsills. Check the insides of windowsills for mold growth and wash with mild soap and water. Re-glaze windows for a better seal and make sure any drainage openings in the tracks are clean and not clogged.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">Humidifiers and Vaporizers. Empty these appliances daily and clean every three days with a solution of vinegar and water. Vaporizers should be cleaned daily with the vinegar and water solution.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">Air Conditioner. Air conditioners need to be serviced often to reduce mold growth. Clean the coils of the central unit every other month with mild soap and water, followed by a solution of heavily diluted vinegar and water, and replace the filter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">House Plants &amp; Dried Floral Arrangements. Re-pot your houseplants with a sterilizing potting soil and don&#8217;t over-water. Throw away dried floral arrangements with signs of mold growth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">Bathrooms. Clean those really tough areas in the bath and shower with a non-ammonia-based detergent and thoroughly dry. Keep a squeegee handy to quickly wipe down shower walls after each use to reduce the amount of standing water in your shower.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">Kitchens. Clean under sinks where mold is present with denatured alcohol and one-cup water. Check plumbing under sink periodically to look for leaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"7\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"100%\">Refrigerators. Wash the inside of refrigerators with a mild soap and water solution. If the refrigerator has a bad smell, add a teaspoon of lemon extract or a teaspoon of vanilla to the wash water.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/cleaning-tips\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Back<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fight Mold Growth for a Healthy Home. Hang the &#8220;not welcome&#8221; sign with these tips: &nbsp; Windowsills. Check the insides of windowsills for mold growth and wash with mild soap and water. Re-glaze windows for a better seal and make sure any drainage openings in the tracks are clean and not clogged. Humidifiers and Vaporizers. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/cleaning-tips\/fight-mold-growth-for-a-healthy-home\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mold Growth&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":60,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143,"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/132\/revisions\/143"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.prettyhousecompany.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}