ive been experimenting with various household substances.
Chitosan which is apparently one of the main ingredients in a well known USA anti foaming agent.
I tried various combinations of Chitosan and Acetic Acid, none of which worked.
I couldn't see any difference what so ever, so I purchased a small bottle of the particular anti foaming solution, which i finally managed to find in the UK at an over inflated price.
I wasn't impressed, to the point, I was rather dissapointed, as I was hoping this was the miracle cure people had said it was.
I next experimented with silicone spray (we sell this at work), this really worked to combat the foaming, but it was rather messy cleaning the skimmer area. So no better than the commercially avialable anti foams, other than really cost effective.
Having ran out of Silicone spray, and no official anti foam left last weekend, I had 2 choices.
Dump the water and refill or come up with an alternative. ( the foaming was that bad)
I scoured my chemicals cupboard, under the kitchen sink and in my garage, and came up with........
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Cheap car polish.
Contains a blend of silicones, bees wax and nonionic surficants.
One small cap full and every bit of the foam vanished in an instant.
I was worried that it might smell, but no smells, no water discoloration, just a small amount of scum to clear from the Scum Bug sponges.
Nothing in the filters.
This stuff costs about £1.50 or $2.00 on the local sunday market.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Plan-Eco-Car-Polish-500ML-/400610932076?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item5d4645b56cOf course, I can't advocate using car polish, and to be truthful, I can't imagine that i'll be using it again, but i will continue with my experiments.
(thats just the way i am !!)