question about foaming agent and ds it.

Chlorine is a high ph (alkaline).

Chris, what are you trying to do?

Unless you are using a system that adds air like an air compressor foamer, you really don't need much of a foaming agent like Sodium Lauryl Sulfate.

Foaming agent works best when the chemicals are air-entrained or air-agitated so the foaming agent gets to work.

Just adding foaming agent to your chemicals won't really help much for longer dwell time or cling.

If you had a foamer that uses air, put more dawn soap and it will get thicker suds.

If you had a foamer that uses compressed air and added a foaming agent, you can make the foam less-wet and more dry so it gets thicker like shaving cream but remember the more soap or foaming agent you add, the less your other chemicals will work.

Hope this helps.
 
ccobb said:
I don't see a need for foam on house wash, hoods now that is a different story.
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+10

I have not had the need to foam any houses yet because the housewash mix does a great job but there have been some buildings that I wanted to foam but I got the house wash mix to work, just had to shoot up high and good dwell time.

I understand about the vent hood cleaning, you want it to stick there to keep on working.
 
Sodium Hypochlorite requires a different type of foaming agent than sodium hydroxide and they both require a different agent than acid. Most any detergent you buy will have some form of foaming agent in it. Some have more than others. Foaming agents are used to add dwell time and to allow you to see the chemical on the surface so you know that you are rinsing it all off.
 
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