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"casioculture" wrote:


Doug Kanter wrote:

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I have those tiny dustlike black fungi that grow in the bathroom.
They're like very very fine black pepper but can become a significant
volume if left alone, and they're sometimes hard to rub or scrub off
the surface. Though I wipe them off, and sometimes it's hard, they grow
again. They also seem to be spreading to other rooms upstairs. I'd like
to kill them off.

I found this spray in a nearby store that's made especially for this
purpose. It's some antifungal spray. The only problem is that it seems
a little expensive at the recommended dose, ~4£ for each 2 square
meters. I have the bathroom and the whole upstairs floor to spray.

Does anyone know of a cheaper solution? Can bleach work? What about
vinegar?

Many thanks and regards.
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Where do you live? What season is it right now?

A northern part of Europe where the temperatures these days average ~ 0
c. I shower at least once, usually twice and sometimes more a day, in
warm to hot water. I economise on heating otherwise and prefer to wear
layers instead. As a result it can get cold and a little humid indoors,
it's too cold to ventilate often. Wet things like towels could take
long time to dry, perhaps many days, if not heated somehow.

Perhaps I could open the window after each shower, perhaps I should.

Cut the showers down to one a day or fewer. It isn't like you are
sweating and stinking, and unless you are using moisturizers, you may
be drying your skin in addition to creating mold problems.

If the place is cold enough that you have to take numerous showers to
keep warm, you have other problems.

I don't take showers to keep warm per se (well, that's a side effect,
perhaps a nice one sometimes), I'm just obsessive compulsive about
cleanliness. I do get skin dryness problems, which I remedy by rubbing
sunflower oil after a shower as an alternative to chemical
moisturisers. For my hands though, which I wash often, I do use the
chemical ones. I'll try to shower less, once or twice a day, but never
more. I'll also open the window after each shower.

I need to do something about this black mold. After reading around I
think I may perhaps try a mixture solution of white vinegar and
detergent first, if that doesn't work, maybe I'll try baking soda, if
that doesn't work, maybe I'll try bleach after a few days, as per page.


http://www.thebestcontrol.com/bugstop/control_molds.htm

I'll also wear gloves, dust mask and eye protection when dealing with
them. I need to buy dust masks and eye protection anyway because I'm
using power tools these days.