Help Needed with Skimmer

Plandauesq · Aug 25, 2019

I have an ASM skimmer that's been working fine for 2 years. In the past few days, I have noticed that I am not getting any foam. Everything seems to be working properly? I changed the impeller, cleaned everything, still no foam? Anyone know the fix here? I will post a pic as well.

jda · Aug 25, 2019

Probably salt creek buildup in the silicone air tube or venturi. Did you clean that really good? I like to let water run through mine for a while and let it all dissolve.

Plandauesq · Aug 28, 2019

jda said:
Probably salt creek buildup in the silicone air tube or venturi. Did you clean that really good? I like to let water run through mine for a while and let it all dissolve.

Do you take the pump out of the tank and run it in a bucket?

Kyuss414 · Aug 28, 2019

Plandauesq said:
Do you take the pump out of the tank and run it in a bucket?

Should be able to take the venturi off the intake of the skimmer pump. The small nipple the air hose attaches to is usually where the build-up occurs, clogging it. I just run mine under some warm water in the sink for a bit then rinse it in RO before slapping it back on the pump.