Comments on: How can I get rid of black mold in my swimming pool? http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool Information on Black Mold Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Melissa http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool/comment-page-1#comment-2210 Melissa Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:51:23 +0000 http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool#comment-2210 Our vinyl liner is having the same black/gray spots that won't go away. We are trying to figure out what to do. The liner is only 3 years old and we haven't had much rain to cause water to get behind the liner. It has been extremely hot so the pool temp has been in the upper 90's for several weeks so maybe that is what is causing it. Only thing that worked temporarily is super shocking it. It all went away overnight, but then was back the next day. The spots this week have started to go up the walls now. Our vinyl liner is having the same black/gray spots that won’t go away. We are trying to figure out what to do. The liner is only 3 years old and we haven’t had much rain to cause water to get behind the liner. It has been extremely hot so the pool temp has been in the upper 90′s for several weeks so maybe that is what is causing it. Only thing that worked temporarily is super shocking it. It all went away overnight, but then was back the next day. The spots this week have started to go up the walls now.

]]> By: jim http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool/comment-page-1#comment-2193 jim Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:58:34 +0000 http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool#comment-2193 rich i am having the same problem did you find a solution<a href="#comment-1243" rel="nofollow">@Rich </a> rich i am having the same problem did you find a solution@Rich

]]> By: Rich http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool/comment-page-1#comment-1243 Rich Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:08:42 +0000 http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool#comment-1243 I am having the same exact problem. I have tried all the different solutions but none have worked. I am at the point of thinking about pulling the vinyl liner and having someone come in and treat the vermiculite behind the liner or replacing it outright. Vermiculite is used in potting soil to help stimulate plant growth. It is also used extensively in pool walls before laying down the liner. Yes, I have scrubbed, I have shocked;quadruple the levels; I have put in twice the algecide just for BLACK Algea. It reduces for a day or so and then comes back with a vengence. With the unusual amount of rain we have had, I am thinking the vermiculite under the vinyl liner is acting as the ultimate breeding place for this black mold. Many pool service companies in the South Jersey area have heard of this. They suggest seeing if it comes back next year - and hope it doesnt rain as much. I'm of the opinion that this will conitnue with the climate changing. I am looking for a pool service company that has removed the vinyl liner, dug up the vermiculite and replaced it with another backing material? Have you found anything that worked????? I am having the same exact problem. I have tried all the different solutions but none have worked. I am at the point of thinking about pulling the vinyl liner and having someone come in and treat the vermiculite behind the liner or replacing it outright. Vermiculite is used in potting soil to help stimulate plant growth. It is also used extensively in pool walls before laying down the liner. Yes, I have scrubbed, I have shocked;quadruple the levels; I have put in twice the algecide just for BLACK Algea. It reduces for a day or so and then comes back with a vengence. With the unusual amount of rain we have had, I am thinking the vermiculite under the vinyl liner is acting as the ultimate breeding place for this black mold. Many pool service companies in the South Jersey area have heard of this. They suggest seeing if it comes back next year – and hope it doesnt rain as much. I’m of the opinion that this will conitnue with the climate changing. I am looking for a pool service company that has removed the vinyl liner, dug up the vermiculite and replaced it with another backing material?

Have you found anything that worked?????

]]> By: j http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool/comment-page-1#comment-940 j Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:46:26 +0000 http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool#comment-940 i have a vinyl liner pool (inground) and i was told that the mold is most likely coming from behind the liner.water gets behind the liner when it rains, and it has been raining alot,and it is staining it on the outside and it is coming threw to the inside making it look like black algae. i was told it would spread and there is nothing i could do about it.has any one ever heard of this problem? email me @ dummluck1@aol.com i have a vinyl liner pool (inground) and i was told that the mold is most likely coming from behind the liner.water gets behind the liner when it rains, and it has been raining alot,and it is staining it on the outside and it is coming threw to the inside making it look like black algae. i was told it would spread and there is nothing i could do about it.has any one ever heard of this problem? email me @ dummluck1@aol.com

]]> By: Dr. Hot Tub Wilmington NC http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool/comment-page-1#comment-288 Dr. Hot Tub Wilmington NC Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:36:36 +0000 http://www.blackmold.biz/how-can-i-get-rid-of-black-mold-in-my-swimming-pool#comment-288 Nice answers but if you have a vinyl liner pool you can't do what either of the good answers suggested. Yes no matter what you need to brush and brush and destroy the upper crust of the spot but use an algaecide created to treat it. It will have a high dose of Copper in it to kill the algae. The bad news is that you also need to buy a quart of a metal control to keep any staining to your pool from happening. Of course lowering your pH will help greatly to the 7.2 range. I would not recommend putting a chlorine stick or tablet on any pool surface. Nice answers but if you have a vinyl liner pool you can’t do what either of the good answers suggested. Yes no matter what you need to brush and brush and destroy the upper crust of the spot but use an algaecide created to treat it. It will have a high dose of Copper in it to kill the algae. The bad news is that you also need to buy a quart of a metal control to keep any staining to your pool from happening.

Of course lowering your pH will help greatly to the 7.2 range. I would not recommend putting a chlorine stick or tablet on any pool surface.

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