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used to suffer from black mould but the answer is to have a fan that stays on long enough to clear the condensation from the air in the room. Perhaps get a fan that has a humistat as well as timer - stays on longer than usual when the humidity is high in there

I've been told by colleagues that grapefruit seed extract mixed with water works on black mould...

http://autonopedia.org/body_and_home/Natural_Home_Cleaners/Kill_Mould_Naturally.html

...though they said that the mould comes back after a year or so and you have to do it again.

I had this problem recently and discovered that part of the problem was that the bleach was running off before it could do its work. I ended up soaking bits of cut up cotton pads (we had loads of left over from baby days), in bleach and put it down over the stains for a few hours, which cleared it up. I think it would also work with toilet roll, if you don't have any cotton wool handy. Good luck!
I remember reading in a New Scientist Q&A column a long time ago that bleach doesn't kill the fungus, just 'bleaches' it. You need a fungicide to kill it off completely and I assume that's what's in the HG spray. You can also get it from Dulwich DIY on Lordship Lane.
  • 3 weeks later...
I used the dettol on my,quite frankly, mingling bath seal. Was resigned to ripping it all out and starting again, but this stuff really did the job. Two applications in and I only have a couple of tiny pinpricks left. Thank you for suggesting this, had never heard of it before!
  • 3 weeks later...

I have a steam shower from Di Vapor and in it is a device called ozone (I think), and it turns on after the shower session for 15 minutes. This is meant to kill any bacteria in the air, preventing mold. I have noticed that I don't have to clean the shower as often as I usually do, so I put it down to the ozone. It's worth a shot.


I have another tiled shower which had mold on the grout in-between the tiles. I scrubbed all the mold off but the grout was still discoloured, so I went to B&Q grout cleaning spray and got a . It cleaned the tiles a little bit but didn't do the job.


I ended up putting a bottle of thick bleach in a squirt bottle, putting on some masks, and spraying the grout with this thick bleach. I left it for a number of hours, when I came back I rinsed it with the shower head and the grout was gleaming white; like new. I was a very happy chappy!

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