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Originally Posted by Tangster  With cleaning it just rinse it no need to use soap or bursh and use cool water hot water can and will crack the glue joints . I hold mine under a tap and just use my fingers and or the sprayhose . |
I agree. That's exactly how I clean mine. I've found with cold water or hot, nothing will remove the fatty residue from the plastic.
From experience with plastic containers and washing dishes, I know that plastic and fats have a special affinity for one another, and you can even wash a plastic container in the dishwasher with caustic soap, and the next day after it dries, the fat comes out of the plastic and it's still greasy. Anyone ever experience this? There is no removing fat from plastic permanently and completely.
Cold water will slow the inevitable deterioration of the acrylic, in my opinion, hot water will speed the process of pitting, crazing and hazing.
And I would think to never, ever use soap.
Oh, and to address the original question, I've never heard of pouring hot water into the skimmer during operation either. If it did cut the oils from the acrylic where are those oils going to go? Eventually; right back into the skimmer!
