Hello all,
Thought I'd post a new topic on a new but seemingly rare problem. I pulled my light niche today to replace the bulb (incidentally all it needed was a bulb - yay) and LOTS of flaky brown/white tissue like stuff came out of the niche. It seemed like an absolute ton! It coated both the niche and the housing. When pulled from the pool it was white and slimy. Very nasty. I assume white tissue mold. My assumption is that when the light is powered up, it causes water circulation which would allow the hot water to escape from the top holes and draw cold water in through the bottom holes. The woman that lived here had some financial issues and the light bulb was burned out - perhaps for years - so this cycling of water never happened. That's how I assume the mold grew.
My numbers:
FC 0
CC 3-5 (though MPS is affecting it)
PH 7.4
TA 130
CH 350
CYA 60
Temp 70
As you guys have read in other threads, my crystal clear algae and ammonia free pool still refuses to hold an FC level despite a very high CC level on DPD and FAS-DPD tests (registers 0 on OTO test). I've been simply operating on a maintenance dose of chlorine that mirrors what others do - 2 qt 6% per day for my ~~ 20,000 gallon pool. My treatment for this mold was to clean it as best I could by vacuuming up all the pieces, and cleaning the niche the best I can. Then I dosed it with 2.5gal of 12.5% as well as 4 pounds of MPS. That *should* be one heck of a shock. I was wondering if anyone could comment on how dangerous this stuff is if it becomes a problem. Despite how cold the water was today, it was nice to swim in it once I got fully immersed.
Pics!
The housing is coated in the slime - as is the cord and everything else not seeing light.
The niche is actually light colored - this is before cleaning
Better pic of the mold.
Thought I'd post a new topic on a new but seemingly rare problem. I pulled my light niche today to replace the bulb (incidentally all it needed was a bulb - yay) and LOTS of flaky brown/white tissue like stuff came out of the niche. It seemed like an absolute ton! It coated both the niche and the housing. When pulled from the pool it was white and slimy. Very nasty. I assume white tissue mold. My assumption is that when the light is powered up, it causes water circulation which would allow the hot water to escape from the top holes and draw cold water in through the bottom holes. The woman that lived here had some financial issues and the light bulb was burned out - perhaps for years - so this cycling of water never happened. That's how I assume the mold grew.
My numbers:
FC 0
CC 3-5 (though MPS is affecting it)
PH 7.4
TA 130
CH 350
CYA 60
Temp 70
As you guys have read in other threads, my crystal clear algae and ammonia free pool still refuses to hold an FC level despite a very high CC level on DPD and FAS-DPD tests (registers 0 on OTO test). I've been simply operating on a maintenance dose of chlorine that mirrors what others do - 2 qt 6% per day for my ~~ 20,000 gallon pool. My treatment for this mold was to clean it as best I could by vacuuming up all the pieces, and cleaning the niche the best I can. Then I dosed it with 2.5gal of 12.5% as well as 4 pounds of MPS. That *should* be one heck of a shock. I was wondering if anyone could comment on how dangerous this stuff is if it becomes a problem. Despite how cold the water was today, it was nice to swim in it once I got fully immersed.
Pics!
The housing is coated in the slime - as is the cord and everything else not seeing light.
The niche is actually light colored - this is before cleaning
Better pic of the mold.
