Hello everyone. I’m new as you may have noticed. However, I’m not exactly new to the site. I have came across this website several times and returned several other times to read threads. I have never registered or posted, but I have seen a lot of interesting topics and even gained some useful knowledge. I turn to you again to share as well as obtain. That being said:
I have seen many things, just as you, in my short 17 year career. I saw a friend of mine recently and he presented me with a ziploc back and asked me if I knew what it was. At first glance I thought it was tobacco. Further investigation proved differently. I wanted to post a picture but since I’m new I cannot. So I’ll have to improvise. The appearance is dark brown to black, texture is like like cottage cheese. It feels soft and spongy like a mushroom. At first the smell was strong but neither unpleasant or refreshing. Could it be some sort of fungus maybe? I have seen all sorts of mold and mildew but I have never actually seen black mold so I’m not sure. Where did this come from you ask? My friends mother went to clean her filters on her mini splits. She has two, one downstairs and one upstairs. When she removed the filter this stuff came falling out of it like dirt or sawdust. Mini-splits have excellent humidity control in cooling mode as long as the fan is set to auto. Low humidity greatly reduces the chance of any mold growth or survival. She does, in fact, keep her fan set to auto and the units are only about two years old. The downstairs unit was perfectly normal aside from normal dust and dirt accumulation. What could this be? Your thoughts and suggestions please?
I have seen many things, just as you, in my short 17 year career. I saw a friend of mine recently and he presented me with a ziploc back and asked me if I knew what it was. At first glance I thought it was tobacco. Further investigation proved differently. I wanted to post a picture but since I’m new I cannot. So I’ll have to improvise. The appearance is dark brown to black, texture is like like cottage cheese. It feels soft and spongy like a mushroom. At first the smell was strong but neither unpleasant or refreshing. Could it be some sort of fungus maybe? I have seen all sorts of mold and mildew but I have never actually seen black mold so I’m not sure. Where did this come from you ask? My friends mother went to clean her filters on her mini splits. She has two, one downstairs and one upstairs. When she removed the filter this stuff came falling out of it like dirt or sawdust. Mini-splits have excellent humidity control in cooling mode as long as the fan is set to auto. Low humidity greatly reduces the chance of any mold growth or survival. She does, in fact, keep her fan set to auto and the units are only about two years old. The downstairs unit was perfectly normal aside from normal dust and dirt accumulation. What could this be? Your thoughts and suggestions please?
