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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / September 2005WAY otp: does anyone have a clue what this is?
i've been excited about the fact that my "new" house (1986) has a whirlpool tub, but so far, i've been unable to use it. first the water was rusty. over the course of filling and emptying the tub for a few days, it cleared. i was getting ready to clean the tub with bleach (as in the instructions) and upon filling the tub, i saw two areas on the bottom that looked like little pools of sand. i drained the tub, but the pools remained, for the most part. i picked up some of the "sand" and it looks like. . . insect eggs, maybe? very tiny, almost as small as a grain of sand, mostly white, some tan and some black. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!! they're perfectly round and they roll around like little bits of mercury. i vacuumed them out of the bottom of the tub (once the tub was dry), then did the clean the tub with bleach thing. well, they are still there, much reduced in number, but i can't bring myself to take a bath in the tub. (and i really, really want to!) they cling to the sides of the tub as well as the bottom. does anyone know what this is, and better yet, how i can get rid of it? diane My guess is that you've have been visited by mosquitoes. I'd get them out of there at all costs now before they hatch. Gloves and newsprint would be tools of the trade for me. I could be all dry! (Can say wet because that's what they're attracted to.) Good luck! Vickie B. My guess is that you've have been visited by mosquitoes. I'd get them out of there at all costs now before they hatch. Gloves and newsprint would be tools of the trade for me. I could be all dry! (Can say wet because that's what they're attracted to.) Good luck! Vickie B. ugh, vickie, i hope you're wrong. i looked up pictures of mosquito eggs and they don't look anything liked these. these are tiny little perfectly round orbs. ickyickyicky. diane the plot thickens, or thins or whatever. whatever they are, they're coming out of the cold water tap in the bathtub. and since they sink, we're not sure now if they are eggs. would eggs float or sink? very weird. diane Sounds to me as though your water supply is contaminated. Where does it come from? Is it chlorinated ? If it is from a storage tank. Have a look and see if anything is living in there. If it is from a main water supply contact your water company and get them clean/decontaminate the pipes. Peter Call Orkin or some other exterminator. You don't want those things leaving the tub area and heading into the rest of the house. Actually, here there is a company called Waltham Pest and sometimes you can send them dead [contained] bugs to identify. You have something like that there? Want me to ask my friend Jack? Duckie > the plot thickens, or thins or whatever. whatever they are, they're > coming out of the cold water tap in the bathtub. and since they sink, > we're not sure now if they are eggs. would eggs float or sink? very > weird. > > diane  Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) The only thing I know about eggs is that when they sink, they are fresh. If they float, get rid of them immediately. But that's regular eggs. If they are coming out of the tap, you need to have someone inspect the source of your water. I'd call a professional fast. Carole > the plot thickens, or thins or whatever. whatever they are, they're > coming out of the cold water tap in the bathtub. and since they sink, > we're not sure now if they are eggs. would eggs float or sink? very > weird. > > diane Let me try a few suggestions. Are you quite sure what you are seeing is biological. When my parents lived in western North Carolina, they had fine powdered granite that would settle out of their water. Not so you would notice in a glass but enough to see on the bottom of a white container such as a tub. It was harmless, though they did start using a filter on their drinking water. A Britta or something like that. The non uniform colors sounds like that. Here where I live there are government environmental safety office, state federal county whatever. They will likely have an answer if this is something common to where you live. And they will have tests run on a sample of water you supply for just about everything from what sort of plant food you need you use or what plants you can grow to safety and purity tests. Since it isn't Monday yet, its probably a good time to meet your new neighbors and find out if this is familiar to them. Jo > i've been excited about the fact that my "new" house (1986) has a > whirlpool tub, but so far, i've been unable to use it. first the water [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > diane new idea: i'm wondering (from websearch) if this might be resin and carbon "beads" from the water treatment system. it's a very old system and there's nothing in the booklet that comes with it about using carbon or resin, but i'm wondering. . . i was walking the dogs tonight when i got an icky taste in my mouth and crunched down on something. spit it on my palm and . . . it was a dead little bug! i figured the eggs are hatching in my tummy and coming into my mouth. . . nightmare time. diane > new idea: i'm wondering (from websearch) if this might be resin and > carbon "beads" from the water treatment system. it's a very old system [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > diane One extremely overactive and likely exhausted writers imagination coming right up huh? But I'd be drinking bottled water anyway. Jo >i was walking the dogs tonight when i got an icky taste in my mouth and >crunched down on something. spit it on my palm and . . . it was a dead >little bug! i figured the eggs are hatching in my tummy and coming into >my mouth. . . nightmare time. Think on the bright side, Diane, there may be a book in this. :-) --- Joan > new idea: i'm wondering (from websearch) if this might be resin and > carbon "beads" from the water treatment system. it's a very old system [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > diane Diane, have you been reading "Harry Potter"? :-) Are you sure that little bug didn't fly up your nose or into your mouth as you were walking? Carole Well, Diane has the water folks been out yet? I'm waiting anxiously for an update! Vickie B. > Well, Diane has the water folks been out yet? I'm waiting anxiously > for an update! > > Vickie B. I'm secretly curious too... oh oops not secretly anymore oh well :-) Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ mystery solved! 1) the house has a water softener filled with teeny resin beads. 2) for some reason, the water pressure in the house shot up above 100 psi, forcing the resin into the water. they look just like tiny bug eggs. plumber said we're lucky pipes didn't blow apart at that pressure. 3) plumber installed a thingy that keeps the water pressure at 50 psi. 4) we keep our fingers crossed this is solved 5) from my websearch, i learned a whole lot of things i didn't need to know about bug eggs. :-) diane > mystery solved! > 1) the house has a water softener filled with teeny resin beads. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > diane Ever think of writing a Stephen King type novel? You could use all that research :-)))) > mystery solved! > 1) the house has a water softener filled with teeny resin beads. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > diane Heck if I can convince Charlie all my computer stuff and updates is business related, you can chalk up any internet stuff as work research right? Jo phew!!! Glad that is over. Duckie > mystery solved! > 1) the house has a water softener filled with teeny resin beads. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) So glad you found out what it was, Diane. Wow, that was some water pressure. Gwen > mystery solved! > 1) the house has a water softener filled with teeny resin beads. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > diane Glad you found out what the problem was. I hope all is going well with you now. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > i've been excited about the fact that my "new" house (1986) has a > whirlpool tub, but so far, i've been unable to use it. first the water [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > diane |
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