My Skimmer won't foam up

[safety4fire]

My skimmer is not foaming up and collecting waste, It used to fill up once every two-three weeks, does any one know why it does nothing now?

[Scavenger]

Without knowing what skimmer you have, we can only guess. A good start would be a thorough cleaning. I know my venturi (aka air intake) sometimes clogs with salt buildup blocking airflow. Hence no foam. Hope that helped.

[niloc16]

while the skimmer is running stick the air tube for the venturi in a big glass of hot water and it will clean out the airline and venturi from salt creep

[Scavenger]

Originally Posted by niloc16

while the skimmer is running stick the air tube for the venturi in a big glass of hot water and it will clean out the airline and venturi from salt creep

Slapping self upside head!! Why haven't I tried that? I've been taking it all apart to clean out manually. Thanks for that tip.

[andresont]

Originally Posted by Scavenger

Slapping self upside head!! Why haven't I tried that? I've been taking it all apart to clean out manually. Thanks for that tip.

Stoping the skimmer for an hour and injecting small ammount (just to fill in the tube and ventury) of vinegar in to ventury works really well too.

[safety4fire]

I will give it try