Don't Use Bleach To Clean And Remove Mold!! 

Just hopefully a friendly reminder to fellow mold cleaners never mix bleach and vinegar you will create Deadly chlorine gas.

Great video, I have been using bleach every month and now I can see why it keeps coming back.

I own a restoration company and I can 💯 vouch for her. Great and factual advice!

I've been using bleach, over and over.... Thank you for the information.

I used pool bleach mixed with baking soda and a sprayer and scrubbed my crawlspace with that solution. Ran a fan for the evening then the next day fully encapsulated it with a dehumidifier. Haven’t had an issue sense. Cheap easy and can get the supplies at Home Depot or lowes.

Thanks for providing good information without trying to sell me your "special" formula. Thumbs up!

Good information. Thanks.

Thank you so much for this info!

What's a good ratio of water to vinegar when cleaning the walls and also can vinegar be mixed with some kind of fragrant smelling product to reduce the vinegar smell in a room?

Tim-Bor is a product like Borax that is good to use on moldy porous surfaces. I think you spray it on with water. It’s a powder.

Thank you for posting this. Post it again!

The company I hired for my 2nd mold remediation was supposed to use Benefect Decon 30, but I caught them using bleach. I snuck into my home after they had left for the day and found a spray pump with bleach in it. I was so mad and fired them that same day.

Thanks for that. I'm just wondering - What kind of hydrogen peroxide mixture do you use? I have a bottle of hydrogen peroxide here but have never used it before. Also, I'm weary of using certain products because of the henna in my hair. I've put tea tree oil in an oil burner after I used a bleach based mould spray in one room. I'm exhausted and not feeling well, so far!! Brilliant to know I can use Apple Cider Vinegar- I gave some in the kitchen although it has expired so maybe I need a fresh bottle?

SageRestoration, I have a couple questions about stopping mildew/mold growth ... Can soda crystals and white vinegar remove and get rid of mold and mildew in tile grout and on solid walls? If so how should it be applied and what is the procedure??

Awesome! Who knew, thanks!

Once you tear out the moldy sheet rocked ceiling and dispose of the insulation what treatments do you recommend?

Some people might need to be aware that vinegar is not good to use on some surfaces

Can we Discuss the Class Action Law Suit on TOXIC MOLD in the HVAC's of new Toyota's ??? ...

How do I sanitize a travel, trailer freshwater tank and the water lines before putting it into storage so that mold doesn’t grow in the faucet and the water lines in the freshwater tank thank you

BE AWARE!!! On the subject of bleach, FYI along with straight ammonia, bleach and DISHWASHING LIQUID is a BAD idea too. This might have been one of Heloise's Helpful Hints that I kept in mind when I used to clean my father's rental properties when I was a kid and then when I set up bachelor-style housekeeping in my first apartment. FYI It is recommended to pour 1 or 2 cups of bleach and a 1/2 or 3/4 of a box of baking soda down all your drains once in a while, maybe 3 or 4 times a year maybe more depending on whether they smell. As far as inadvertently creating any poisonous fumes by mixing bleach and dishwashing liquid in the kitchen sink, wait till the dishes are done and out of the sink with no lingering dishwashing detergent in the drain. Run lots of hot water into the drain well-before even OPENING any bleach in the kitchen! IMO bleach doesn't belong anywhere near the kitchen. I keep most household cleaning stuff under the kitchen sink with the notable exception of bleach. I don't want it in anywhere near other chemicals. Even though I use 'Sprayway' (aerosol) glass cleaner and not Windex with ammonia in a leaky spray bottle and I don't really clean with ammonia anyway. With so many bleach alternatives available I would use almost anything BUT bleach in the washer anyway. True bleach is really the alpha and omega of serious germ killers so I'll always keep a gallon around the house but more for cleaning, for laundry, not so much.... Cleaning those apartments I used to rent those big, fiberglass pro-type ''Rug Doctor'' carpet cleaning machines. I think they held 3-4 gallons of hot water(?) maybe more? Along with ''Rug Doctor''- brand detergent and ''Rug Doctor'' ''Anti-Foam'', I would always add lots and lots of bleach to the proceedings. Because this hot water, rug detergent and bleach mixture could be counted on to clean and kill most germs and to bring some of the worst-looking carpets back from the dead. For years I never considered whether or not mixing bleach with that commercial carpet detergent was potentially hazardous or not. Since nothing seemed to happen when and I haven't suffered any ill effects since then I guess me and the other maintenance guys too got away without any problems. Maybe the lesson is if you mix bleach with ammonia, dishwashing liquid or anything that might create some caustic even potentially dangerous fumes you'd probably feel it pretty quickly in your throat or even your lungs? Immediately after the initial sensation of singe-ing your nostril hairs...

I was even more confused after watching this video. For mold on drywall, I would like to know if a hydrogen peroxide spray is best, before scrubbing. But I can't use a fan to dry it? And what ration hydrogen peroxide to water? Then you said that water feeds the root system. ???

Vinegar works the best lasts long time..

I had the blackest nastiest mold sprouting everywhere. My landlord rented to me and promised to move it before I moved in. After moving in I kept getting sick so I had to clean it myself. I live in Quebec where landlords can do as they please. Anyways. Here’s my remedy TIMELINE: 3 days INGREDIENTS: magic eraser, peroxide, vinegar, and no name household cleaner with bleach. DISCLAIMER: the household cleaner with bleach is the actual name of the product. It’s made by maxi/no frills/Loblaws. It is similar to comet or Ajax cleaning product. The bleach was used after to remove the stains not to kill the mold. If you use the bleach alone you’ll spread the mold. So basically I used a spray bottle and mixed peroxide and vinegar. I sprayed the mold. Let it sit for an hour. Spray again. Let sit for 15 mins. Scrub with gloves and where a swim googles or eye protection because it got in my eye and fucked my eye up. For tiles at this stage it’s all done. For sheet rock or dry wall repeat for three days but with this additional step Mix one cup vinegar with a whole jar of the powdered bleach mentioned above. It should be slightly less thick than toothpaste. Wear gloves and spread over the stained areas. Leave over night. Next day spray with vinegar and peroxide. Scrub away. Run away with magic eraser. All the black will literally disappear. I mean completely. The mold was there two years with me. And five years with the other tenant. Completely gone. Spray weekly with vinegar if you’re paranoid. Spray your shower at least every two weeks to prevent new roots. Keep home clean. Use extractor fan in the bathroom if there’s one. All that good stuff that gets rid of extra moisture. House plants etc. Optional ingredients: tea tree oil

What about what to use on roofs of houses...ir you spray bleech is it toxic and comes back?

So don’t go into a pool then it’s bleach 😂

Thanks for the information! Anyway, how to get rid of the apple vinegar smell?

Full strength vinegar, peroxide?

Hi! I am hearing impaired and I can't hear anything you're saying. I've got the volume turned up all the way.

What should be the ratio of water and white veniger to use it as a spray on the mould area the area I wanna clean is 10*10 sqft

thanks, I had a leak in my bird room, my mother is convinced wipe it off and all will be well, its dangerous my partner has copd so its VIP I get on top of it, I have a couple of dehumidifier's going in there so figure's crossed..

Says bleach has water in it, to use vinegar instead 😱 like vinegar not full of water. also neither will penetrate into sheet rock and inside wood framing. Better to just get professional mold remediation chemicals. Some things just don't work using natural products.

So water from bleach is bad but water from; dishwashing liquid and water is good. Got it

Lemon or lemon extract removes mold and it never comes back.

Vinegar is proved it doesn’t kill all the surface mold

So bleach has water, so does vinegar, borax and H2O2 and guess what? Water.

Isn’t hydrogen peroxide bleach?

How can hydrogen peroxide remove the root system but bleach doesn't? They are both liquid and would seep in. Hydrogen peroxide turns into water as far as I know.

Why's the dude in the blue behind you, wearing a hat inside, is he expecting rain? 🤣

Clorox/hh bleach is materiall than "more than 99% water". I don't have a bottle handy but 6% sodium hypochlorite comes to mind. And what bureaucrat is coming to my house to stop me from cleaning more than 10 sf for mold? Same one who polices the Do Not Remove upholstery labels?

Hi bleach 99% water there maybe 🤔 so you said your feeding bleach ok then next sentence use water and soap ok

your volume is too soft !

poor audio, couldn't hear anything. Please use a better mic.

Terrible audio!

Bleach is 99% water 🤔🤔 take a sip I’m trynna see some

Ive used bleach on mold for years, never had any issues. White vinegar has zero effect on mold in my experience and makes the place stink.

Here is an excellent article on the difference between bleach and hydrogen peroxide. homebiotic.com/bleach-hydrogen-peroxide-for-cleaning-mold/