My humidor as well has a very tiny bit of this black stuff but i do not think it is mold. I believe it is a discoloration coming from the nails used on the humidor. Well at least in my case i think that's what it is. The blackness is clearly around the tiny nails used to create the boarder of my humidor. Like i said it's not as much as yours but i'm not worried.....
Yes, it may not be the toxic mold I've been reading about but just may resemble it by color. It does not appear to be as slimey or grimey as some household descriptions have of that particular type of mold. However I still think it's some form of mold regardless, even if only coming from the smell. And thanks bigharpoon for the silver mold info, good observation! I suppose then the silver mold could eventually turn to the color black? (not many pictures of 'silver mold' on cedar on google, but from what I've seen it looks powdery white in color.) I'm positive the rh was kept way too high, so maybe humidity may have something to do with it. Seller claims that the black patches comes naturally from normal humidification of the humidor. I don't believe it, but his claim off-handedly suggests to me the black stains were probably formed during his ownership if he considers the black discoloration as fairly normal. If silver mold could change color in the proper environment, over humidification could be it's trigger. Again, thanks for the info everyone!
Just FYI not to be a spoiler but bleach now feeds mold!! The only way to try to get rid of it is mold killers and encapsulaters! At least for black mold...the spores will really never die so be prepared for headaches down the road
Just FYI not to be a spoiler but bleach now feeds mold!! The only way to try to get rid of it is mold killers and encapsulaters! At least for black mold...the spores will really never die so be prepared for headaches down the road
Yes, I read those websites that are selling mold killers too! Pretty funny how they can twist their original sources (Osha & EPA) into totally different meanings! Actually the EPA specifically referred to bleach as an example of a biocide for mold, and that mold spores are in the air, so there was a good chance of reinfestation without fixing the originating problems. LOL! Regardless, I wouldn't try to save a humidor that's wood was deeply infested with mold.
Just FYI not to be a spoiler but bleach now feeds mold!! The only way to try to get rid of it is mold killers and encapsulaters! At least for black mold...the spores will really never die so be prepared for headaches down the road
Yes, I read those websites that are selling mold killers too! Pretty funny how they can twist their original sources (Osha & EPA) into totally different meanings! Actually the EPA specifically referred to bleach as an example of a biocide for mold, and that mold spores are in the air, so there was a good chance of reinfestation without fixing the originating problems. LOL! Regardless, I wouldn't try to save a humidor that's wood was deeply infested with mold.
niether would I!! Plus I'm a general contractor in my spare time and have seen many mold issues and yeah bleach doesn't work period!! Black mold is invisible pretty much and has adapted rather quickly to mold killers! Once black mold is in anything rip it apart and start over IMO
Yeast is mold Davis. I did think about this quite a bit last night and I am going to edit my first post because it was pretty clear that my humidor only had mold on the surface of the wood and that is why I chose to salvage it instead of throwing it away. Still though I'm not sure what dosto is dealing with is penetrating black mold but I think what you are getting at would be the only way to be sure and that is to clean and dry the humidor thoroughly and then come back and test it by making the humidity 100% and see if the black mold comes back.
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