Foam on water while slamming

[TRUK71]

Ok so I'm slamming because I can't keep any FC in pool and it's very cloudy. I had a new VSP installed and they didn't turn my salt cell back on and I didn't realize it until it was too late. So I started a slam but now am getting a foam like substance on top of water. I also am raising my cya at same time. Could the foam be a reaction to an organic or a reaction to CH? My CH is at 290, it's usually around 320.

 

[Texas Splash]

Any chance you used Clorox bleach, or perhaps something that says splashless or scented on the label?

 

[TRUK71]

Negative.

 

[mknauss]

Are you running the SWCG?

 

[TRUK71]

Are you running the SWCG?

It's on yes. I can turn off

 

[TRUK71]

The more chlorine I add the worse it gets

 

[mknauss]

Any algaecide added recently?

 

[TRUK71]

Only thing added was a scale inhibitor that wife insisted we added. Bioguard was brand.

 

[mknauss]

Hmm -- not sure but many pool store potions like to foam up.
The SWCG sometimes can create really fine bubbles under certain circumstances. Do you see the cloud coming out of the returns?

 

[TRUK71]

Wife did say she added a bag of fresh n clear. A no chlorine shock. Made of potassium Peroxymonosulfate.

 

[Texas Splash]

Only thing added was a scale inhibitor that wife insisted we added. Bioguard was brand.

MSDS HERE. That could be it.

 

[TRUK71]

Hmm -- not sure but many pool store potions like to foam up.
The SWCG sometimes can create really fine bubbles under certain circumstances. Do you see the cloud coming out of the returns?

I do not see it coming out of the returns.

 

[mknauss]

Wife did say she added a bag of fresh n clear. A no chlorine shock. Made of potassium Peroxymonosulfate.

That's it. Do not test your CC - it will be very high. For awhile.

 

[TRUK71]

That's it. Do not test your CC - it will be very high. For awhile.

So then continue the slam and let the chlorine react with the fresh n clear?

 

[Texas Splash]

One of the rare times you can blame the wife for something and get away with it. Enjoy the moment while it lasts. Happy SLAM!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Don’t know if it’s just the image upload but that looks more like an oil-slick swirl than bubbles.

Does someone like to use lots of lotions/sunblock/hair products/etc before swimming?

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Oh, and never add MPS to a chlorine pool. As Marty said, your CCs will now read persistently high for many weeks. You’re going to have to ignore that reading for a while because it’s a positive interference.

 

[TRUK71]

Oh, and never add MPS to a chlorine pool. As Marty said, your CCs will now read persistently high for many weeks. You’re going to have to ignore that reading for a while because it’s a positive interference.

What is mps?

 

[magiteck]

What is mps?

potassium peroxymonosulfate, non-chlorine shock, aka potassium MonoPerSulfate

 

[JoyfulNoise]

What is mps?

The Fresh n Clear your wife added to the pool.