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Mold is only an issue in hot climate. When it's never above 25C / 75F _and_ humidity is controlled, there is never any mold.
by lstodd 7y ago
Mold is only an issue in hot climate. When it's never above 25C / 75F _and_ humidity is controlled, there is never any mold.
- saiya-jin 7y agoNever above 25C... so Iceland, Greenland and Svalbard? Actually not even those, they are pretty humid above 0 celzius
- arethuza 7y agoIt's pretty rare for it to get above 25C where we live in Scotland - pretty sure it didn't get that warm at all this year.
- lstodd 7y agoIf we relax "never" to "not more than 60 days a year", that would be most of Canada, northern US, most of Europe and Russia. No idea what's going on in southern hemisphere, but I guess Argentina/Chile and southern Australia are the same. This obsession with mold looks to me as an exclusively US thing. I have no first-hand data but I guess it's due to insufficient air flow combined with air conditioners pushing humidity all the way up.
- qkls 7y agoMold is an issue in Finland, mostly for insulated houses with poor ventilation. Many schools and public buildings have mold and other air issues due to saving on heating.
- pjc50 7y agoCold climate, surely? Mold as a result of internal condensation?
- lstodd 7y agoI was talking about internal temperature. Cold climate results in low humidity. If you're mostly heating your home (as opposed to running aircon 24/7), air inside tends to be of lower humidity than outside. So low that it becomes uncomfortable and one has to use humidifiers. The only place mold has any chance in those conditions are the leak spots on the fridge door seal.