Comments on: Pink Shower Mold, What is It? How do I get rid of it?

By: Alfred Stephens

Alfred Stephens — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:22:15 +0000

Erica is right on that count. The other thing to consider is the amount of ventilation that your bathroom is getting. My inlaws had the same problem and put in a timer controlled fan in their bathroom (it was an old house without any fan). It helped greatly in reducing the amount of mold and the frequency of cleaning required. My recent post Carpet Mold

By: Erica

Erica — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:01:05 +0000

Chlorine bleach that goes into the drain system can kill beneficial bacteria in the septic tank. Oxygen bleach actually helps this bacteria!

By: Fed up with pink

Fed up with pink — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:01:18 +0000

Is there any septic-tank friendly way to get rid of the pink monster? At my house, we have a septic tank, and can't use bleach for fear of killing the friendly bacteria that keeps our tank from filling up and overflowing. Forgive me, but I'll take pink in the shower over sewage in the lawn any day. Our solution has been scrubbing the caulking frequently with a toothbrush, and scraping out and replacing the caulking every other month when it gets too bad. We would really like some other solution to this repeat problem.

By: Patia

Patia — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:46:27 +0000

Can I just say, you guys rock!