MarinCountySpa Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 My mom and I recently tried our hand at draining, cleaning, and refilling our Hotsprings Jetsetter portable spa ourselves. When we added the chlorine just now and turned on the jets, we got a lot of bubbling (see photos). (The bubbles seemed different than foam, though maybe not!) We also cleaned the filters, and the instructions on the filter cleaner indicated there may be some foaming, and if so, to add anti-foamer. (The instructions indicated, though, that the foam might be because the filters were not rinsed enough, and we rinsed the heck out of them!) What I'm wondering is if we need to treat the water with anti-foamer, or if it is normal to bubble initially after cleaning. My thought was that perhaps overnight the chlorine needed to somehow settle... or maybe we were wrong to turn the jets on after adding the chlorine? (We cleaned the tub with baking soda and water.) Appreciate any advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cusser Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 When one drains a hot tub, cannot get ALL the water out, some residual stays in the plumbing. As a chemist in the soap and detergent industry, it takes very little surfactant (surface active agent such as soap from fats from bathers' skin or detergent) to make foam like that. I'd try a little silicone anti-foam. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinCountySpa Posted September 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 5 hours ago, Cusser said: When one drains a hot tub, cannot get ALL the water out, some residual stays in the plumbing. As a chemist in the soap and detergent industry, it takes very little surfactant (surface active agent such as soap from fats from bathers' skin or detergent) to make foam like that. I'd try a little silicone anti-foam. Thank you, Cusser! I wll try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchett Posted September 5, 2021 Report Share Posted September 5, 2021 Jetsetter ❤️ - best three seater in the market IMO haha On 9/4/2021 at 12:58 AM, MarinCountySpa said: We also cleaned the filters, and the instructions on the filter cleaner indicated there may be some foaming I'm betting this is where the foaming issues came from. I've had suds issues when I didn't adequately flush my filters after cleaning (although that was before I invented a widget to powerclean my filters..... can't wait to share this widget with the market - it's been extremely effective for my needs cleaning the TriX filters monthly) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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