navsav Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Having a foam issue - any ideas how to fix this without draining my tub? PH and ALk are ok so I am not sure what elase to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARRYRAY Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Just buy some anti-foam, add a capful, it disappears instantly, for some reason I seem to get this alot when the temperature changes radically like wintertime, but maybe I just notice it then. Really its that easy just a few drops and it will go away.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoneedsavacation Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 If the water is too soft, it makes the foaming problem worse, but I adjusted my calcium hardness and we still use anti-foam almost every time. Other things that were suggested to me (all tried BTW) are -- clean the filter, shower before entering to remove cosmetics/lotions, don't wash swimsuits with soap/detergent, just rinse, use an ezymatic preparation to break down any soap scum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navsav Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 If the water is too soft, it makes the foaming problem worse, but I adjusted my calcium hardness and we still use anti-foam almost every time. Other things that were suggested to me (all tried BTW) are -- clean the filter, shower before entering to remove cosmetics/lotions, don't wash swimsuits with soap/detergent, just rinse, use an ezymatic preparation to break down any soap scum. Thanks for the responses - I as just hesitant to add the foam stuff since I thought adding more chems to the spa would caus eother issues. Have you had any consequences when adding the anti-foam. Does it mess with your water chemistry? I live out in AZ so my water is acutally very hard and ph usually moves up very fast. I will pick up that foam stuff and give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoneedsavacation Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 I think the antifoam is pretty neutral stuff. I don't notice any difference in how the chemistry behaves when I do or don't use it. FWIW. I'm not a chem expert, just a newbie-in-training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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