My Mold Detective MMD103 Mold Test Kit, 3-Room Kit

Used this mold test kit to check for mold in my house after water damage from Hurricane Michael. I sustained substantial roof damage and water damage from rain entering house. I didn't have any visible signs of mold or any musty odors, but had lots of water stains on ceilings and a section of the ceiling fell in. I wanted to be sure there wasn't any mold hiding somewhere. The tester arrived quickly using Prime and had 4 air sample cartridges, a test strip to test one surface, a vacuum device for drawing air through the cartidges, prepaid FedEx shipping envelope, and instructions. Testing was simple and took 5 minutes per air sample. Vacuum shuts off automatically after 5 minutes. After all tests are done, register cartridges and strip on web site, pay for tests, and mail them off. The testing is a little pricy but a lot less than $550 and $875 I was quoted by mold test companies. They do the same tests the same way and mail them to a lab, same as this kit. Plus they will try to scare you and say you have category 3 water damage since it was a category 5 hurricane and try to talk you into expensive unnecessary repairs. But water quality category and hurricane wind category are not the same thing. If you just have rain water damage, it's category 1 water. Waiting on results from the lab. I'll post an update when they are done.

I got this because I have a rash and it is my final hope to see if it is environmental. It was easy to use and collect the samples. The only thing is that it is expensive to do the lab work and you cannot test individual room, the allergen test cost $15 and Mold $35 and you must test all your samples unable to do single room. The allergen test you must call to be added manually, and must pay to ship to lab. Now waiting....

Maybe not the least expensive, but an excellent way to test your home. Though no mold was visible, we suspected a problem (one family member was ill) and I researched numerous approaches to testing. This option (My Mold Detective) seemed like a good compromise between the extremely expensive professionals and the cheaper do-it-yourself test kits on the market. Very easy to use. Just read the rather simple instructions. And "YES" you do have to pay for the lab tests for each sample/test. The sampling collection required about 7 minutes per sample. They supply a prepaid FedEx shipping envelope and label. The test results turnaround was fast, via email, about 5 days from drop off at the FedEX site). The report was thorough and detailed, yet very easy to understand. It detailed about a dozen specific types of molds, etc. for which they tested. They even have an 800 number if you want to discuss the results. I have very high confidence in the results. You get 4 air "collectors", and one surface "collector". They mandate that you use one of the air collectors for an outside test to establish a baseline with which you can compare the indoor results. BTW, despite no visible mold or even dampness, we do have a significant problem which seems to be caused by one of our HVAC systems. Testing multiple rooms, across the two HVAC system zones in our house, made the culprit rather obvious. HVAC guys are coming this week, but to me it appears as though one of our HVAC air handlers was not draining completely during the AC season which allowed mold to grow in the unit.

No turen yet about the results. I am actively getting exposed to 5 molds according to my doctor. The levels are so high that the lab numbers does not go that high. I have tested three rooms at home and the test strips all came back normal. I ordered another round to test at work to see if that is where I am getting sick. I will be back after the next round to give my conclusions.

I tested my whole house and labeled each test according to the room it came from. I paid $240 to get the tests analyzed at the lab. Both of the wet areas in the house (kitchen and Bathroom) came back positive for mold. ??? I had no sign of any wet/damaged area in the kitchen or bathroom However I did have visible mold and water damage in the basement that was tested and came back negative!! My wife was very concerned and wanted to get the professionals out to start tearing down walls, remodeling bathroom and kitchen or what ever it would take. Knowing what I know working in the HVAC industry, I retested the kitchen and bathroom and labeled them (upper room and Lower Room). Can anyone guess what the results are?? Yes they came back NEGATIVE!!!!! It cost me over $450.00 to test everything and tons of stress for my wife! We thought we might have to tear apart the bathroom to find mold somewhere in a wall behind the shower or kitchen cabinets. Don’t waste your money or time with this product call the professionals if you have any questions about mold being present in your home.

First of all you need to know that you are going to pay extra for having the cassettes tested. This kit comes with 4 cassettes (1 for outdoor sample and 3 for rooms in your house). In order to have all of those tests it will cost $140 ($35 per cassette, including the outdoor). So you will spend about $200 including this kit to test 3 rooms in your house. We looked to have professional come in and they were quoting $250 to $300 to come in and test 1 room. So, though it was pricey, it was still cheaper than it would have been. The test results are very easy to read and quite detailed. The report is broken down into the levels for 4 different mold groups (Penicillium/Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Basidiospores, Ascospores). For each group it calculates a score for each room and then indicates if those values are within "normal", "slightly elevated", or "elevated" ranges. In our situation we had one group which was elevated (in the red) in all 3 rooms. However, when we compared those values to other websites talking about that group of mold, our values were much lower than the levels which they would consider a concern. So it seems that there is no standard acceptable level, and each company decides what levels require correction. Overall I am glad that we tested because now we know. It was not cheap, but I feel comfortable trusting the values in the report.

This is a nifty little product. I'd been having some unusual allergy symptoms since I moved my office into one of the rooms in my house (coughing, sore throat, post nasal drip). Never having been an allergy sufferer before I started to wonder if there may be a mold issue in the room. Since there were a number of other changes at the time I moved into this room (moved furniture around, put in a used air conditioner, etc.) I was having trouble pinpointing what was the issue, and I was also not sure if maybe I had just developed a grass pollen allergy as I normally don't spend my summers working from home (pandemic). I ordered this test, it was very easy to use, it was actually kind of fun like a science experiment. You take an outdoor sample as a baseline, then the machine sucks in the air for 5 minutes in the center of the room you want to test. The kit also comes with one surface tape if you want to test a surface sample. I sent everything in, got results very fast (they give you a shipping bag and label, and it's 2 day mail). Results sent to my email in a comprehensive report. Total turnaround time was only 1 week. The report explains different types of mold and common sources. We discovered elevated mold levels in one of the rooms we tested, not the room I had been working in though. So I'm going to chalk my symptoms up to seasonal allergies and hope they go away with the cold weather. The room with the elevated mold was scheduled to be fully renovated anyway. Some other reviewers complained about the price of this test, it cost me about $200 I think all in but I did all of the samples and you can choose how many you want to test. But other than hiring an air quality expert to come into your house (good luck finding one when you live in the middle of nowhere like me), this is your next best option.

Quick turnaround but a bit pricey

Paid a couple of hundred dollars to find out upon receiving the kit, I have to send the samples away and pay upwards of $250 more plus FedEx.