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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: Vinny on August 11, 2005, 08:59:39 pm

Title: Another stupid question from this newbie!!
Post by: Vinny on August 11, 2005, 08:59:39 pm

What type of reaction would a body and swim suit that has been in Baqua have on a chlorine based system with enzymes? (if any)

I had foam up-the-wazoo and I don't know why. 2 nights ago my son went in there for about 20 min and I put 2 teaspoons of dichlor, tonight he got in after tubbing and swimming in Baqua, stayed in for about 5 min and I got in 20 min later and cloudiness and FOAM!! I was scooping it out with a pool skimmer. So I shocked with the dichlor/MPS shock I have and added 2 more teaspoons for good measure!

What's going on? ???

I guess after 4 or 5 water changes, I'll get the hang of this! -LOL

Title: Re: Another stupid question from this newbie!!
Post by: Dog_Pound on August 11, 2005, 10:29:42 pm

Vinny from what I read, if you/your son/anyone that uses the spa...if there is soap residue on his/her clothing, it will make a lot of foam :o

Hope that helps..

Title: Re: Another stupid question from this newbie!!
Post by: Vinny on August 12, 2005, 07:02:48 am

The funny thing is I THINK (I just assumed, I have to ask him) he was wearing the same suit from the Baqua spa. If that was the case the other spa would have foamed - that's what got me puzzled - maybe he didn't wear the same suit!

Something was definitely in the water - after shocking and adding 2 tspns of dichlor last night, this morning I only had about 3 PPM chlorine. Last week after only shocking and waiting a little longer to measure, I had at least 5 PPM.

The mystery continues ...

Title: Re: Another stupid question from this newbie!!
Post by: Brewman on August 12, 2005, 08:35:02 am

We switched from Baqua to Brilliance and used the same suits, didn't have any problems.  
Brilliance is chlorine free Bromine, so it's not exactly the same situation as you describe.  

I keep a bottle of de-foamer on hand for emergencies.  
I only have had to add it maybe twice in the past couple years, and I wouldn't use it as a solution to an ongoing problem, but it works great for a quick fix.  A teeny capful works.  

Brewman

Title: Re: Another stupid question from this newbie!!
Post by: Vinny on August 13, 2005, 10:52:06 pm

I found out my son changed into another suit before going into my tub so ... the foaming was probably from a "clean" suit that didn't get all the detergent rinsed from it!

Maybe I could sell the idea of putting a 3 HP pump with a few jets into a washing machine to Maytag - it truely would mean clean cloths - LOL!!