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Black mould on rising main
greatgimpo
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Our rising main runs horizontal above the floor for about 2 metres in the cloakroom. If the door is kept shut, black mould appears on the pipe. If we want to keep the door closed, what's the best way to stop the mould? If I apply anti-mould paint to the pipe, then insulate with grey pipe foam and box it in would it stop the mould or would it continue growing but this time unseen?
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It's just condensation. The rising main has cold water running through (obviously), and the difference in temperture causes moisture in the atmosphere to condense. The spores that cause black mould are all around us and will start to grow and multiply.
Just clean it down and insulate. Anti fungal paint sn't necessary.Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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