Hold Indoor Humidity in the Comfort Zone and Starve Mold

In Central Florida, mold isn't really a cleaning problem — it's a humidity problem. Spores are everywhere; they only grow where surfaces stay damp. Control the moisture and you control the mold.

The numbers that matter

• Aim for indoor humidity between 30 and 50 percent. A ten-dollar hygrometer tells you the truth room by room.
• Your AC dehumidifies as it cools — but only while it runs. An oversized unit that short-cycles can leave a house cool and clammy. Keeping the fan on AUTO (not ON) lets moisture drain instead of blowing back into the air.
• Run bathroom exhaust fans during showers and 20 minutes after. Vent the dryer outside, always.
• In chronically damp closets or rooms, a small dehumidifier beats repeated bleach scrubs.

If you see mold on the AC vents themselves, that's a system cleaning conversation — call an AC tech rather than spraying it deeper into the ducts.