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

wrote:

> 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.

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.

--
charles

"Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were
forced to live on nothing but food and water for days."
- W.C. Fields

> wrote:
>
>
>>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.
>

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

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.


> wrote in message
...
> 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

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

> wrote in message
...
> 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