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Mould killer needed

I posed this question in the alt.food.wine group before finding this group. I would be glad of any further ideas.

I need to kill/clean mould fuzz from timber (untreated pine) shelves etc in cellar (water leaked through roof during an unusually heavy rainstorm). After reading about TCA and chlorine in the stelvin vs cork debates, I suspected that chlorine based bleach type products are not the best method to do this.

I was concerned that there might be some migration of either the chlorine vapours through the cork (over time) to react with any remaining bacteria/mould (the organic stuff that may be in some of the cork that reacts with chlorine to form TCA).

Is there another mould killing product I can use to remove and hopefully prevent regrowth of the mould? Its just a light fuzz on the surface of the timber but it does have seem to have caused an odour in the cellar.

Any input appreciated, thanks, Steve

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anon
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You might want to try making a sulphite & citric acid solution up and spraying the timber with that. Both supplies are easily obtained from a local winemaking store.

Reply to
Charles H

My choice would be to spray or wipe with a solution of boric acid, or some borate based detergent. These seem to be the industry standard for wood based fungal problems. It also fireproofs the wood.

As to the possibility of foreign smells penetrating through the cork in a sealed bottle, I'm convinced that it won't happen it anything short of geologic time.

HTH, ` Mike MTM

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MikeMTM

Being in the roofing/construction industry, there was one time I was working for a Strata Corporation that wanted a mould/milder solution sprayed onto the underside of the roof plywood from the attic. They were having potential problems due to inadequate ventilation. I forget the recipe, but I recall it had water, common dish soap, and TSP (trisodium phosphate) in it. It had something else too, but I forget what, maybe vinegar? TSP is a cleaner, and I think it might be corrosive. Whether this is something you'd want to persue or not is your choice.

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Daniel_B

TSP and Bleach make a very effective solution for killing mold.

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Steve Thompson

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