 | Hair Products - Residue from shampoo, gel, hair spray and
mouse will all cause foaming. If you use a lot of these products, you
may want to consider showering before you use your spa. If you have long
hair, consider wearing your hair in a pony tail or hiding it in a
baseball cap while using your spa to minimize the amount of contact your
hair has with the water. |
| Deodorant & Lotions - Products you put on your skin also
cause foaming. Showering before you use your hot tub will wash these
products off your body. If you do not want to shower before hottubbing,
try using a little less deodorant and do not apply lotion to your skin
if you know you will be using your hot tub. It is a better idea to use
lotion and skin creams after you use your spa. |
| Laundry Soap Residue - If you use soap when you wash your
bathing suits, the residue will cause foaming. The washing machine rinse
cycle will never completely get all of the soap out so consider washing
your bathing suit more often, but with no soap in the machine. |
| Cheap Chemicals or Excessive Chemical Use - Chemicals bought
at a discount type store often have fillers in them. These fillers
dilute the chemical effectiveness and often cause foaming. Try to buy
your chemicals from a trusted hot tub store because most hot tub stores
carry higher quality chemicals than what you find at a hardware store.
Also, read the instructions on the chemical bottles and try to follow
them as close as you can. Adding too much of some products can cause
foaming. |
| Spilling Drinks In Your Hot Tub - Be careful not to spill
anything you are drinking in your spa, as some drinks can also cause
foaming. (While we are on the subject, use plastic glasses instead of
glass. Broken glass can be dangerous in a hot tub and will leave you
with a big mess to clean up!) |
| High Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) - A high amount of
dissolved solids in the water will cause foaming. The level of dissolved
solids increases every time you add chemicals. The TDS also increases
from all of the soap products mentioned in this article and from
particles flaking off your skin. The only way to reduce the TDS is to
replace your spa water with fresh water every 3 months. It is also
important to clean your filter every month by soaking it in a good
filter cartridge
cleaning solution and replacing the filter every year. |
If any of the above suggestions seem unreasonable to you, there is no need
to worry because foam will not harm you or your spa. It is just a little
annoying and there is a solution. Just add a tiny squirt of
foam out to the
surface of the water and the foam will disappear in a couple of seconds!
Do not add more than 1/2 teaspoon of foam out at a time. If you add too
much, you may actually cause more foam.
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