Top Quality Inspections Inc

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Providing Mold & Home Inspections in Edmonton, Red Deer & Calgary Top Quality Inspections Inc. is a locally owned and operated company committed to providing Professional Inspections with a Personal Touch. Top Quality Inspections Inc. will provide an un-biased, accurate opinion on the current condition of the home while providing education on the proper maintenance and operation of the major components during the home inspection, for this reason we encourage the home owner and/or home buyer to attend the inspection. Top Quality Inspections Inc. offers the services of certified master inspectors that provide Home Inspections, Mold Inspections along with Mold Sampling, IAQ, Asbestos Testing and Air Monitoring. We also offer Ozone Shock Treatment for homes and managed properties.

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The sampling equipment must be protected, clean, and properly maintained at all times. The sampling device shall be clean, free from dirt or debris prior to starting a sample. If re-usable collection devices are used, then they shall be handled and cleaned prior to use in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation. The collector may re-usable and have sticky slides already prepared, or the collector may be a one-time-use self-contained device. Slides, cassettes, and one-time-use devices should be stored in cool, dry environments. The slides must be protected from direct sunlight. Sampling devices (slides, swabs, cassettes, tapes) older than one year should not be used. Set the air collector at a normal breathing height, which is about 3 to 6 feet above the ground level or floor surface. A tripod is typically used to set the collector height. Calibrate the flow of the pump. Do not attach the sampling device, cassette or collector on the tubing yet. Measure the flow rate of the pump with a rotameter that has been calibrated to a standard. Make sure that the flow rate is set to the manufacturer’s recommendation.

There are many different types of air pumps, measurement meters, and spore collectors that can be used for an air sample at a mold inspection. The air pump should be adjusted to collect air at a flow rate that is recommended by the manufacturer of the collection device. The flow rate could be 15, 10 or even 5 liters per minute. The result of an air pump sample is recorded in spores per meter cubed (spores/m3). If the air flow rate is too fast, the spores will bounce off the collector plate or slide and will not stick. If the airflow rate is too slow, the spores float around the collector plate or slide and will not stick.

Inside the building, the air pump sampling should run for 10 minutes. If there is a lot of indoor activity, then the air pump sampling should be reduced to 5 minutes. If there is an active source of dust, such as construction or cleaning, then the air sampling time should be reduced to 1 minute. Be sure to follow the recommendations of the manufacturer of the sampling device or collector; there are some devices that are designed to take a sample in 5 mintues (i.e. Z5 cassette).

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