What advantages do HEPA vacuums provide?

Why are molds a concern?
Is there a mold problem?
How can you tell if it is mold?
How much mold is growing?
How to clean mold?
Dealing with an ongoing mold problem.
Preventing mold.
Mold-Proofing your home, basement.
Mold-Proofing your home, bathrooms, kitchen, laundry.
Mold-Proofing your house, closets and bedrooms, exterior.
Should I have my house air tested for mold?
The air feels dry, can I humidify?
What advantages do HEPA vacuums provide?
Is vacuuming with a HEPA or externally exhausted vacuum cleaner recommended for serious mold problems only?
Where do you find a HEPA vacuum cleaner?

Ordinary vacuums capture large particles only small mold spores pass through the vacuum into the air. HEPA vacuums have special filters that capture small particles. A central vacuum cleaner which is exhausted to the outside also removes mold spores. A regular portable vacuum is useful only if its exhaust goes outside the home. Vacuuming removes settled dust that contains an accumulation of mold spores over time. Reducing the settled dust reduces molds.

Vacuuming with any vacuum cleaner (ordinary, central or HEPA) stirs dust and mold during the process. Wear a dust mask so you will not be breathing more mold.