Washing Filter Socks

[JohnnyBlaze561]

How do you wash the 7" filter socks in a washing machine.....and should I worry about my clothes?

Thank you

 

[SeanT]

No need to worry about the clothes.
I have been doing it this way for years without incident.

Turn socks inside out.
Drop in machine.
Add bleach, NO DETERGENT.
Run cycle.
Run second rinse.
Hang to dry.

That's it.

 

[sbeason]

+1 on what SeanT said.

Put in washer with bleach, no detergent. Air dry. Simple and works very effectively.

-Steve

 

[Charlie Davidson]

I am on well water, I pull them out , turn them inside out, pre wash in tub to remove excess. Then one cycle thru washing maching and back into sump .

Worry about clothes? Do not put clothes in with filter socks..

 

[JohnnyBlaze561]

Approximately how much bleach?

 

[corbett_n]

you can't just ring them out in the sink real well?

 

[Charlie Davidson]

Woops, I forgot I use no bleach... socks don't come as white as new, but I really don't care what color they are :lol:

 

[fatcat777]

I do the same thing that seant said with great results.

 

[DarG]

About 3/4 - 1 cup of bleach with the extra large load cycle (assuming it's a top loading machine).

 

[GlassReef]

I also do the 1 cup of bleach thing - in addition I thoroughly rinse the saltwater out of the socks before I put them in the washer. Some folks have warned about problems with rusting the washer after a long period of sock washing.

 

[ChuckLawson]

Bleach, no detergent, extra rinse. I also turn the temperature over to "hot" and run it on one of the longer cycles, then once more through the same cycle with no bleach.

I use 4" socks, and they're tough to turn inside out, so I don't -- they still look just as clean on the inside as the outside.

 

[KJAhp098]

I just throw mine in the wash with no bleach. What does the bleach do besides make it whiter?

 

[JohnnyBlaze561]

Does the bleach kill bacteria?

 

[Charlie Davidson]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15592254#post15592254 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ChuckLawson
Bleach, no detergent, extra rinse. I also turn the temperature over to "hot" and run it on one of the longer cycles, then once more through the same cycle with no bleach.

I use 4" socks, and they're tough to turn inside out, so I don't -- they still look just as clean on the inside as the outside.

I cut the little plastic thing- in the middle- out, it makes it easier to turn inside out. The outside plastic ring is e-nuf to support bag..

 

[SawdustInTank]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15592913#post15592913 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Charlie Davidson
I cut the little plastic thing- in the middle- out, it makes it easier to turn inside out. The outside plastic ring is e-nuf to support bag..

+1 on what Charlie Davidson said.
I cut the plastic middle out too. Like someone else noted on another thread, I use a piece of scrap 1" PVC to help push it inside out.