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Posted by Abe on August 25, 2005, 4:44 am
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>My wife and I ended up getting water in our basement twice this season
>because the sump pump couldn't run with a power outage during heavy
>rains. Only about .25" of rain, but enough to cover the whole basement.
>we threw most of what got wet out. But I recently realized we missed a
>few things. I threw them out and noticed there is a couple greenish
>looking marks on the concrete floor where the items sat. Kinda looks
>like it could've been drawn with a pen or crayon. Could this fungus of
>some kind.
>I had the AC running and two dehumidifiers running nonstop. It's very
>cool and dry the last couple of days so I have the windows open in the
>basement. the smell isn't as bad but it's still there.
>I am reading that I should use a mixture of bleach/water to clean the
>floor. My wife is eight months pregnant and we don't want those fumes.
> Is there something else that's safe or will simply airing it out do
>the trick of getting rid of all the smell?
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Airing out alone will not help. The continuing smell indicates you
still have active mold. i can't imagine that a 50/50 bleach/water
solution would harm your baby in any way if you keep your wife out of
the basement and use good ventilation.
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>because the sump pump couldn't run with a power outage during heavy
>rains. Only about .25" of rain, but enough to cover the whole basement.
>we threw most of what got wet out. But I recently realized we missed a
>few things. I threw them out and noticed there is a couple greenish
>looking marks on the concrete floor where the items sat. Kinda looks
>like it could've been drawn with a pen or crayon. Could this fungus of
>some kind.
>I had the AC running and two dehumidifiers running nonstop. It's very
>cool and dry the last couple of days so I have the windows open in the
>basement. the smell isn't as bad but it's still there.
>I am reading that I should use a mixture of bleach/water to clean the
>floor. My wife is eight months pregnant and we don't want those fumes.
> Is there something else that's safe or will simply airing it out do
>the trick of getting rid of all the smell?