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Cannabis Grow Operation Cleaning Maintenance Checklist

This checklist helps keep track of what’s been done and what needs to be done. You can also monitor techniques or products that may or may not have worked. Whether you are growing indoors or outdoors, in soil or a soilless mix, or hydroponically, it is important to maintain to take note of key observations in the grow room or garden.

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07/19/2022

Cannabis Grow Operation Cleaning Maintenance Checklist

How to clean up a cannabis grow op

Establish if the site is also contaminated by the manufacture of other drugs. Surface sampling may be necessary.

Hire a licensed electrician to inspect and repair unsafe electrical modifications.

Hire a licensed mechanical contractor to inspect and repair modifications to the household HVAC ducting.

Inspect for mold and moisture related damage to the structure. These can occur from excess humidity, from leaks in irrigation lines, or from moisture intrusion through poorly installed ventilation.

Test for pesticide residues or other contaminants, such as spilled fuel.

Remove all water damaged building materials such as the sub-floor.

Remove residues from surfaces that harbor odors. Fatty terpenes are responsible for odors, they are very sticky and difficult to remove. You’ll need to clean all surfaces with soap. The surfactants in soap cut through the terpenes. Porous surfaces will be more difficult, if not impossible to clean, and may need to be discarded.

Presence of extensive interior mold may require professional mold remediation.

Source: MaintainX (Community Member)