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Kirby Mold???
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Post# 285259   6/18/2014 at 16:26 (3,571 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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I've intended to ask this question of Forum readers and then forget! 

 

I'm currently working on my Kirby 511.  Inside the Em-Tor is a white substance that I assume is mold.  This is not the first time I've seen it.  I've seen it in other areas, but it's almost always in the Em-Tor.  I scrub as much away as I can and spray it with bleach too as a precaution.  But it never goes away. 

 

Is it indeed mold?  If so, how can I get rid of it?


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Post# 285262 , Reply# 1   6/18/2014 at 16:36 (3,571 days old) by ralph123 (Little Rock, AR)        

I'm no expert, but it looks like the metal is oxidizing. I wouldn't think it would be mold.

Post# 285267 , Reply# 2   6/18/2014 at 17:03 (3,571 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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Oxidation!  That's it!


Post# 285274 , Reply# 3   6/18/2014 at 17:54 (3,571 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE )        
Oxidized metal

Just take some steel wool to it. Comes right off

Post# 285304 , Reply# 4   6/18/2014 at 21:07 (3,571 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)        

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Thats what happens to aluminum, on iron it rusts, on aluminum it corrodes and turns this white scale.


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