Pink stuff build-up on shower floor

[NoSPAM!]

On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most pink
build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over when
the water evaporates.

Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how hard
I scrub...

(The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
plastic? That's my best guess.)


Thanks!
Chuck

[Phisherman]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:07:48 GMT, NoSPAM! <nojunk@riaa.com> wrote:

>
>On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
>have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
>where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most pink
>build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over when
>the water evaporates.
>
>Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
>There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how hard
>I scrub...
>
>(The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
>plastic? That's my best guess.)
>
>
>Thanks!
>Chuck


Could be soap, shampoo, or conditioner. Give the after-shower spray a
try--I found most any brand works. Start with a clean shower, then
use the spray everyday. You will have to clean your shower less often
and it will be easy.

[Karen]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:07:48 GMT, NoSPAM! <nojunk@riaa.com> scribbled
in red crayon:
>
>On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
>have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
>where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most
pink
>build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over
when
>the water evaporates.
>
>Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
>There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how
hard
>I scrub...
>
>(The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
>plastic? That's my best guess.)
>
>
>Thanks!
>Chuck

Do you use a self-tanning cream? I have found that certain self-tanners
leave a strange almost rose colored residue when showered off.

[charlie karnes]

"NoSPAM!" wrote:
>
> On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
> have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
> where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most pink
> build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over when
> the water evaporates.
>
> Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
> There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how hard
> I scrub...
>
> (The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
> plastic? That's my best guess.)
>
> Thanks!
> Chuck

it is a form of mold just use bleach.

[noone@yahoo.com]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:07:48 GMT, NoSPAM! <nojunk@riaa.com> wrote:

>
>On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
>have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
>where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most pink
>build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over when
>the water evaporates.
>
>Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
>There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how hard
>I scrub...
>
>(The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
>plastic? That's my best guess.)
>
>
>Thanks!
>Chuck


It's the fluoride in the water. Can't do much more than you are doing
except maybe use a squeegee and dry it off.

Dave in Columbus

[Dorot29701]

There is no fluoride in the water where I live - not yet at least.

The pink stuff appears to be some form of mold. I get it where water has
collected in the bathroom around the tub area or sink where it's dripped...in
the bath that doesn't get lots of use, it is sometimes around the water's edge
in the commode.

Bleach takes care of it.

Dorothy

[Tom Miller]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:54:30 GMT, charlie karnes
<charlie@columbus.rr.com> wrote:

> | "NoSPAM!" wrote:
> | >
> | > On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
> | > have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
> | > where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most pink
> | > build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over when
> | > the water evaporates.
> | >
> | > Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
> | > There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how hard
> | > I scrub...
> | >
> | > (The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
> | > plastic? That's my best guess.)
> | >
> | > Thanks!
> | > Chuck
> |
> | it is a form of mold just use bleach.

I get this in my shower too, mostly in the summer. Definitely a form
of mold. Bleach works, or use a mildewcide.

[Piper]

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:31:25 -0400, Lloyd Randall <broth@eels.net>
scribbled in red crayon:

>In article <iajbkv4li5juc1t76s6gaeo2t8j6jvcp0t@4ax.com>,
> NoSPAM! <nojunk@riaa.com> wrote:
>
>> On my shower floor, I seem to get a strange pink build-up over time that I
>> have to constantly scrub away. There are certain areas on the shower floor
>> where water sits after a shower, and those areas seem to have the most pink
>> build-up, so I'm assuming it's something in the water that's left over when
>> the water evaporates.
>>
>> Has anyone heard of something like this? What is this pink stuff?
>> There are a few spots where I cannot get the pink stuff off no matter how hard
>> I scrub...
>>
>> (The shower floor/walls are not made of tile, but... eh, some kind of hard
>> plastic? That's my best guess.)
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Chuck
>
>It's the famous bacterium Serratia marcescens. It requires almost
>nothing to live. Because of the red color, it's an old favorite for
>experiments. It was thought to be harmless until Operation Sea Spray,
>when the Army burst balloons of it over San Francisco. That caused
>epidemics of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
>
>[Was Operation Ocean Spray the one where they burst balloons of
>cranberries to clear up those urinary tract infections?]
>
>These bacteria usually arrive by air. Remodeling or opening windows can
>get things started. They tend to resist antibiotics because of
>R-factors on plasmids.
>
>They won't grow in chlorinated water but may appear after a homeowner
>installs a charcoal filter to get rid of chlorine. A dilute mixture of
>bleach in water, such as 1 tablespoon per gallon, will kill it.
>
>If a surface has been scratched from scrubbing, that will encourage
>growth and make it hard to clean.

Interesting. Thanks for the information.