ON-SITE MOLD TESTING
SAME-DAY, ACCURATE RESULTS!
Mold in a home can cause health problems and can lead to structural damage as well. Don’t let that happen!
Mold testing can tell you if there is any mold in your home and get you started on the path to a mold-free home.
The problem with traditional mold testing IS that it can be expensive, inaccurate and leave you waiting days for results.
Pure Maintenance of Central Jersey can test for mold on the spot and provide immediate, accurate results. Find out how below:
PURE MAINTENANCE OF CENTRAL JERSEY
MOLD TESTING WITH INSTASCOPE
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IMMEDIATE RESULTS
TRADITIONAL MOLD TESTING
Traditional mold testing takes several days at minimum. First, a mold service comes to your home to gather samples. These samples of mold are then sent off to a lab where they are examined. It takes about a week for the results to come back.
They are then sent back to the mold company, who has to write a report explaining the results. Finally, a representative from the mold company must relay the lab’s findings to you.
Meanwhile, your family could be breathing in mold-tainted air for days or weeks.
INSTASCOPE MOLD TESTING
Our InstaScope system (www.instacope.com) gathers samples, tests them and creates a personalized mold analysis on the spot. Rather than reporting the species of mold found, InstaScope gives customers an easy-to-understand reading:
Green – An acceptable level of airborne mold is present in the room.
Yellow – Elevated levels of airborne mold are present. Mold remediation is recommended. It’s usually safe for a family to remain in the home.
Red – Dangerous levels of airborne mold are present. Mold removal and remediation will probably be needed. It may be necessary for a family to evacuate while the mold problem is treated.
ACCURATE
TRADITIONAL MOLD TESTING
There is a lot of room for error with traditional mold testing. Here’s a rundown of the old testing process:
- Samples are handled by multiple people, including the technician who collects them, the one who tests them at the lab, and the people who send and receive the samples.
- When the sample gets to the lab, only a small part of it is seen by a technician. The portion they examine is a random sample, so it may not be truly representative of the mold in a home.
- The tech visually registers what they believe to be mold spores on the slide rather than relying on scientific equipment.
INSTASCOPE MOLD TESTING
Now, with InstaScope, Pure Maintenance of Central Jersey can detect airborne mold anywhere in your home with the use of a UV light wand. This eliminates the need for cutting holes in the walls or ripping up carpet to look for hidden mold.
Using InstaScope technology also removes all human error from mold screening.
Results of the test are shown immediately, displayed on a handheld device so both the mold tester and the customer can see them. A copy can also be emailed to the customer so they can review the results, share them or store them for future reference or future homeowners.
AFFORDABLE
InstaScope offers flat-rate pricing for up to 15 rooms, in contrast to older mold testing methods that required the customer to pay for each room that was being tested due to the labor required.
If a customer could only afford to have 1-2 rooms tested, this wouldn’t give them a clear picture of how much mold could be present throughout their home.
The use of bioflourescence has also made mold testing more affordable and accessible because parts of the home interior no longer need to be removed in order to test behind walls and other hard-to-reach areas
HOW DOES INSTASCOPE
MOLD TESTING WORK?
Particles enter through the InstaScope wand and flow into the instrument’s chamber.
Inside the optical chamber, the mold particle is hit with a laser beam which determines its size. Based on the particle’s size, it will bathe the particle in UV light.
The fluorescent light is then analyzed by the computer to determine specific size, color, and color intensity of the particle. This is called biofluorescence and is what differentiates particles from one another.
Results are displayed in real-time on iPad and ready to review on-site.
INSTASCOPE MOLD TESTING DEVELOPMENT
This cutting-edge technology was created in Boulder, CO after the same technology had been used to detect anthrax post-9/11. It relies on the characteristic of UV light to identify specific particulates in the air.
The technology makes the mold testing process easier and faster for technicians and clients alike, and it is far more reliable than other methods.
Customers are sometimes skeptical about their mold testing results because the testing company has a lot to gain if mold is found. Dishonest companies can use the old testing method to claim a home is filled with mold, but they offer no proof besides their own report.
With InstaScope, there’s complete transparency, so customers can trust their instant results.
MOLD TESTING FROM
PURE MAINTENANCE OF CENTRAL JERSEY
We’re one of only a few dozen mold removal companies across the country that uses InstaScope technology to identify household mold. Why isn’t everyone using it, if it’s truly a better system?
Companies must apply to become an InstaScope testing facility and be certified through InstaScope’s credentialing center. Pure Maintenance of Central Jersey proudly carries this and other mold-related certifications in order to give our customers the best service possible.
