{"id":1282,"date":"2018-11-27T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpsites.co\/dispatch\/?page_id=1282"},"modified":"2022-08-13T13:44:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T13:44:02","slug":"cover-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Recent Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpsp-align\"><style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1279 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1279 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-1279\" class=\" wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-4833 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter\/\"  title=\"How to Get Your PTAC Ready for Winter: A 9-Step Checklist\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/10\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Genuine Comfort Elite Series 12,000 BTU PTAC with heat pump, front view\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/10\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/10\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/10\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/10\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Get Your PTAC Ready for Winter: A 9-Step Checklist<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/get-your-ptac-ready-for-winter\/\" title=\"6:42 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T18:42:05+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">October 21, 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T18:42:06+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pre-season checklist for PTAC owners: what to clean, seal and test before the first cold night, with the freeze protection and heat pump settings for Amana, GE, Friedrich and Genuine Comfort units.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-4796 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/what-is-energy-star-certification-for-hvac-equipment\/\"  title=\"What Is Energy Star Certification for HVAC Equipment?\u00a0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/07\/Energy-Star-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/07\/Energy-Star-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/07\/Energy-Star-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/07\/Energy-Star-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/what-is-energy-star-certification-for-hvac-equipment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Is Energy Star Certification for HVAC Equipment?\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/what-is-energy-star-certification-for-hvac-equipment\/\" title=\"9:02 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-07-01T09:02:39+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">July 1, 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T17:30:10+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TL;DREnergy Star is a certification program run by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that identifies heating and cooling equipment meeting specific energy efficiency thresholds.Energy Star certification is not permanent. The EPA periodically raises its thresholds, so older certified models may no longer qualify under current standards.An Energy Star label does not show whether heating&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-4786 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/what-size-ptac-unit-do-you-need-the-btu-sizing-guide-for-properties-and-facilities\/\"  title=\"What Size PTAC Unit Do You Need? The BTU Sizing Guide for Properties and Facilities\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_517751842.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_517751842.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_517751842-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_517751842-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/what-size-ptac-unit-do-you-need-the-btu-sizing-guide-for-properties-and-facilities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Size PTAC Unit Do You Need? The BTU Sizing Guide for Properties and Facilities<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/what-size-ptac-unit-do-you-need-the-btu-sizing-guide-for-properties-and-facilities\/\" title=\"6:11 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-25T06:11:31+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 25, 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T17:30:11+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TL;DR Plan on a minimum of about 20 BTUs per square foot as a baseline for effective heating and cooling. As a baseline, a 250 to 300 sq. ft. room needs 7,000 BTUs, a 350 to 400 sq. ft. room needs 9,000 BTUs and a 450 to 550 sq. ft. room needs 12,000 BTUs. Rooms&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single wpsp-clearfix post-4781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-left \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/best-budget-ptac-units-top-picks-for-hotels-and-landlords-2026\/\"  title=\"Best Budget PTAC Units: Top Picks for Hotels and Landlords (2026)\u00a0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/P4Less_Blog_2026-05_1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/P4Less_Blog_2026-05_1.png 1920w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/P4Less_Blog_2026-05_1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/P4Less_Blog_2026-05_1-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/P4Less_Blog_2026-05_1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/05\/P4Less_Blog_2026-05_1-1536x865.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/best-budget-ptac-units-top-picks-for-hotels-and-landlords-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Best Budget PTAC Units: Top Picks for Hotels and Landlords (2026)\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/best-budget-ptac-units-top-picks-for-hotels-and-landlords-2026\/\" title=\"9:53 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T09:53:18+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 11, 2026<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T17:30:12+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TL;DR One of the best budget PTAC units for hotels and landlords is the Genuine Comfort Elite PTAC Series. Hotpoint, Distinctions and Friedrich are worth considering depending on budget, room size and how long you plan to hold the property. Hotpoint is the entry-level option for the tightest budgets, short-term holds and low-traffic residential units&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/article><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpsp-card\"><style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1471 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1471 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-1471\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-4776 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/ptac-sizing-and-power-how-to-match-units-to-your-hotels-electrical-system\/\"  title=\"PTAC Sizing and Power: How to Match Units to Your Hotel&#8217;s Electrical System\u00a0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_4-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_4-1.png 1800w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_4-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_4-1-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_4-1-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_4-1-1536x845.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header 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src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_3-1.png 1500w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_3-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_3-1-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_3-1-768x422.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/top-10-tips-when-buying-a-ptac-unit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top 10 Tips When Buying A PTAC Unit<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-4765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/how-to-calculate-heating-and-cooling-loads\/\"  title=\"How to Calculate Heating and Cooling Loads\u00a0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_2-1.png 1500w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_2-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_2-1-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_2-1-768x422.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/how-to-calculate-heating-and-cooling-loads\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Calculate Heating and Cooling Loads\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-4750 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/repair-or-replace-your-ptac-unit\/\"  title=\"Repair or Replace Your PTAC Unit?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_1-1-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_1-1-2.png 1500w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_1-1-2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_1-1-2-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2026\/04\/P4Less_Blog_2026-04_1-1-2-768x429.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/repair-or-replace-your-ptac-unit\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Repair or Replace Your PTAC Unit?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><div class=\"wpsp-clear\"><\/div><\/section><!-- .wp-show-posts --><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div><style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1275 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-1275 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-1275\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-4064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-knowledge-base wpsp-col-6\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-mold-in-the-home\/\"  title=\"The Complete Guide to Mold in the Home\">\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/media\/2021\/07\/Mold-featured-image-600x250.jpeg\" alt=\"The Complete Guide to Mold in the Home\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-mold-in-the-home\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Complete Guide to Mold in the Home<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ptac4less.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-mold-in-the-home\/\" title=\"2:10 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-10-01T02:10:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">October 1, 2019<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T17:30:31+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TL;DR Mold flourishes with moisture, including areas around leaks in roofs, windows or pipes, and places where there has been flooding. 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