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10/27/2014, 08:35 AM
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When I use bleach to wash the filter sock , skimmer stops foaming
What can i do ? Anyone ?
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10/27/2014, 08:54 AM
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Did you do a 2nd rinse
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10/27/2014, 09:02 AM
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I actually get the opposite effect where my skimmer foams extra for a couple of hours after I put a new sock in.
I wash my filter socks with bleach and then hang them out to dry far at least 3 days. Are you washing them and then putting them right back on?
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10/27/2014, 03:36 PM
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10/27/2014, 03:38 PM
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Then I'm not sure why that's happening, make sure you are not using bleach mixed with a fabric softener or color safe bleach, use regular chlorine bleach.
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10/27/2014, 06:59 PM
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+1 My skimmer foams more with a clean sock added. I put them through the dryer and they air out on the basement floor a day or two before I start using them. Use bleach/concentrated bleach and soak them for about half an hour. Is it possible you are getting a soap residue from the previous load?
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10/27/2014, 08:30 PM
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i just soak it in the bleach for 1 day before washing with tap water but in the washer
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10/27/2014, 08:35 PM
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Most people use too much soap in their washing machine. The industry has you guys using 2-4x what you should be using. Take a shirt, put it in the sink, do you get foam? Too much soap and terrible for your skin! It cakes up like chicken grease inside the washer.
I run my whites with half soap, extra rinse, and bleach for the load before my filter socks. Filter socks get bleach only and luckily my washer has an option for a 3rd rinse  Your problems come from surfacants left in the washer.
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10/27/2014, 11:59 PM
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sorry just to clarify i did not use the washer
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10/28/2014, 07:32 AM
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Use hydrogen peroxide not bleach, Cleans better, and no residual crap in the socks after
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10/28/2014, 07:37 AM
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10/28/2014, 08:36 PM
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When I use bleach to wash the filter sock , skimmer stops foaming
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No use it in the wash just like bleach. Most grocery stores sell this stuff called "bleach for unbleachables". Or "green bleach". It's hydrogen peroxide Found it http://www.presidentschoice.ca/en_CA...each19519.html Last edited by 4Hummer; 10/28/2014 at 08:50 PM. |
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10/28/2014, 08:54 PM
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Bleach works fine... Just make sure it is just bleach. I use my washing machine with an extra rinse cycle. I never have a change when using a new sock
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10/28/2014, 09:09 PM
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10/29/2014, 08:21 AM
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I think most experience their skimmer going a little crazy when replacing socks. Someone recently suggested rinsing the sock in some salt water before reusing it. Haven't tried it yet though.
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10/29/2014, 04:34 PM
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I am confused. If there's bleach residual in filter sock, wouldn't it cause a skimmer foam more?
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10/29/2014, 04:50 PM
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For what ever reason I changed to a brand new filter socks after rinsing and soaking in rodi, the skimmer started foaming as it should
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