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thevillages2013 09-22-2021 05:14 PM

Check your sink faucets
 
Just a heads up on possible mold being in your sink and bath faucets. Take a white cloth or tissue and wipe the faucet where the water comes out. If it has black on it then spray some bleach up in there and take a toothbrush and scrub it and let water run through it and then do the whole thing again. If you have the ability (on the bathroom sink faucets) take the aerator off and clean it and put it back on. Don’t brush your teeth with that toothbrush!

Toymeister 09-22-2021 06:05 PM

It's pretty common to have mold on fountain drink dispensers at restaurants. Have you ever had an off tasting coke? It's mold.

Escape Artist 09-23-2021 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by thevillages2013 (Post 2008436)
Just a heads up on possible mold being in your sink and bath faucets. Take a white cloth or tissue and wipe the faucet where the water comes out. If it has black on it then spray some bleach up in there and take a toothbrush and scrub it and let water run through it and then do the whole thing again. If you have the ability (on the bathroom sink faucets) take the aerator off and clean it and put it back on. Don’t brush your teeth with that toothbrush!

Wow, this is gross! It never even occurred to me. Is this because of humidity?

charlieo1126@gmail.com 09-23-2021 10:46 AM

Thanks for tip but having had a home here in Florida even while sometimes living other places , I’ve managed to live happy and healthy without doing any of that lol

Topspinmo 09-23-2021 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com (Post 2008468)
Thanks for tip but having had a home here in Florida even while sometimes living other places , I’ve managed to live
happy and healthy without doing any of that lol


If buy new house every few years you’re faucets don’t have time to build up mold or calcium buildup. This falls under routine preventative maintenance. Some older houses would have more problems due to faucet dripping. The OP didn’t say how old the house was or if there was water leak..

charlieo1126@gmail.com 09-23-2021 03:15 PM

It was supposed to be humorous and yes I do buy every 3 or 4 years but the 6th one here in villages is my first preowned and I’m still not going to do anything , I’ve always told people if there is a tool in my home it’s because someone left it

New Englander 09-23-2021 04:22 PM

You can also buy new screens for your faucets.

vintageogauge 09-23-2021 05:47 PM

Where there is moisture and warmth there is mold and it doesn't take years to grow.

thevillages2013 09-23-2021 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Escape Artist (Post 2008452)
Wow, this is gross! It never even occurred to me. Is this because of humidity?

It is always faucets that get used regularly. They never have a chance to dry out. Just do the test I described and see if you have mold. I’m not selling anything just trying to educate .

thevillages2013 09-23-2021 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by New Englander (Post 2008518)
You can also buy new screens for your faucets.

Why would you do that when you can take it apart and clean it?

DAVES 09-23-2021 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thevillages2013 (Post 2008436)
Just a heads up on possible mold being in your sink and bath faucets. Take a white cloth or tissue and wipe the faucet where the water comes out. If it has black on it then spray some bleach up in there and take a toothbrush and scrub it and let water run through it and then do the whole thing again. If you have the ability (on the bathroom sink faucets) take the aerator off and clean it and put it back on. Don’t brush your teeth with that toothbrush!

Re: toothbrushes
They are handy for all kinds of small cleaning. You can find them in stores like dollar tree
or Walmart 6 for a dollar.

Brad-tv 09-23-2021 07:00 PM

It’s a harmless bacteria that grows on anything that stays wet like faucet tips, and toilet bowls. It won’t go into your drinking water. Clean your faucet tips with bleach every 6 months.

villagetinker 09-23-2021 08:20 PM

There other place you will find this is on the ice dispenser door, I spray Clorox a couple of times a year on this and then wipe down after letting it sit for 1/2 hour.

Topspinmo 09-23-2021 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com (Post 2008505)
It was supposed to be humorous and yes I do buy every 3 or 4 years but the 6th one here in villages is my first preowned and I’m still not going to do anything , I’ve always told people if there is a tool in my home it’s because someone left it


Yes, I thought it was very funny 😆

thevillages2013 09-24-2021 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Brad-tv (Post 2008547)
It’s a harmless bacteria that grows on anything that stays wet like faucet tips, and toilet bowls. It won’t go into your drinking water. Clean your faucet tips with bleach every 6 months.

Harmless bacteria? Analyzed by whom? I don’t know about you but that’s where I brush my teeth. If you drink water from that faucet it is going to be in your drinking water


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