Hi all, this is my first post, really home this is the appropriate place to reach out - if not, please advise.
I’m just going through the mold inspector course and had never heard of the Vacuum Spore Sampling in Section 2.5.4.5 - Just wondering if someone could explain this a bit more, that would be appreciated. And if anyone has photos or video of the set up, that would be great to be able to visualize it.
Thank you Jeffery for your link - there is a lot of information online about using specialist deposition cartridge vacuum pump’s, but Section 2.5.4.5 of the coursework refers to the use of a household vacuum cleaner set up as the pump. I’ve tried google but can’t find anything on this methodology.
I would have thought that the flow rate of a domestic vacuum with duct tape attachments would be too much to allow appropriate deposition on the cartridge slides, resulting in problematic results. If a non-HEPA vacuum is used, it could result in the aerosolizing of spores off the carpet into the air, potentially increasing the airborne exposure risk.
Has anyone used or seen this methodology being used?
Thanks for the links Jeff 
For the info of others, the answer to my question was that the sample media type is different to a typical deposition cartridge. It is a collector type, so flow rate/time is not relevant. Thus a domestic vacuum can be used.
