This autumn/winter we will be experiencing higher heating costs. This will tempt us to lower the temperature of our thermostat to try and reduce bills. We will probably also turn the heating off in rooms we are not using. This may save use a money but be careful with what you have in those rooms without heating. Mould will grow in rooms without heating. Even rooms where the temperature is 15C can experience mould growth. Storing your VHS tapes well is important in preserving them for your children and grandchildren to enjoy. Mould can start to appear on your vhs tapes in areas that are damp or unheated.
These moulds produce spores which can spread all over your VHS tapes. Leaving your VHS tapes in the garage or kitchen cupboard can cause moisture to build up behind the little bit of clear plastic that houses your precious video tape. This moisture can then lead to mould growing, just like mould will grow in any damp, high moisture environment. The mould then grows inside your VHS tape, and leaving them lying untouched for years and years causes the mould to cover most of the surface of the VHS tape. This invites an organism to feast on the thing it loves most, mould. So that white powdery substance on your VHS tape is a spore-producing fungus.
Over time the VHS tape can become dry and hopefully the mould will stop growing and the fungus will stop feasting. However in our ten years of experience we have seen an unfortunate outcome. The VHS tape becomes sticky and when you try to play the tape it will tear into two pieces, making your VHS tape unplayable. At Orion Media we have ten years of experience dealing with literally tens of thousands of VHS tapes and all types of camcorder tapes. Our experience with such large numbers of tapes means we are proficient in opening up VHS tapes and cleaning up the mould and fungus that appears on these moisture damaged tapes. We clean them in an environment that will avoid contamination as a fungus is spore-producing so will be highly infectious and likely to try and spread further.
Orion Media have ten years experience so we can convert VHS to DVD for you and give those memories a new lease of life. The best way to preserve your content is to put your VHS to DVD and enjoy them once more without further deterioration.
