Washing filter socks?

[smellslikeTUNA]

Like the title says, can you do this?

 

[Allmost]

options are :

power wash.


bleach [rinse well after]

or get a bunch, and exchange them, and when a bunch are dirty, do a load in washing machine, with no soap. I do 2 rounds, to get any soup residue out.

 

[Cantgrowdidly]

I have 2. Change it out,chunk it in the washer by itself no soap. Repeat

 

[Cantgrowdidly]

Oh, and air dry

 

[Fizz71]

I have 2. Change it out,chunk it in the washer by itself no soap. Repeat

+1...although I use a little bleach.

I wash one while I use another so it's air drying for over a week before it's used. I was going to buy a bunch so I wasn't running the washer for 1 friggin' sock, but I haven't yet.

 

[jrp1588]

I usually just spray them out with a hose on the jet setting. works fine for me.

 

[Cantgrowdidly]

I forgot to mention I turn it inside out. Those things would stink to high he'll if you let them sit around.

 

[ski360]

I always just turn it inside out wash it with the water hose, and then throw it in the wash machine with a little bit of bleach.

 

[maymania6]

I take my socks outside and set my water hose sprayer to the JET setting. I spray the outside really good, then turn it inside out and spray again. Takes about 5 minutes to get it totally clean. I have also thrown them in the washer, but they tend to come out smelling a bit like fabric softner (even though I dont add soap or softner to the sock wash). I assume its residual from washer use, and I dont feel super comfortable putting them in the tank like that.

 

[maymania6]

I forgot to mention I turn it inside out. Those things would stink to high he'll if you let them sit around.

Oh my gosh, yes. I made the mistake once of letting 3-4 dirty socks soak in a bucket of water for a few days and the stench was overwhelming!

 

[Fizz71]

If you hang them it's not as bad...they dry out pretty quick. But then again I kept them in my basement.

 

[carolgyrl1]

I bought about 12 of them from bulk reef supply for $4.80 each,200 micron, I wait till a lot are dirty, toss them inthe wash with a little bit of bleach, and let air dry. they are great!!

 

[snorvich]

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or get a bunch, and exchange them, and when a bunch are dirty, do a load in washing machine, with no soap. I do 2 rounds, to get any soup residue out.

Best IMO

 

[Sport507]

I always turn mine wrong side out and wear it in the shower like a sock cap. Comes out squeaky clean just like me.:smurf:

 

[vegastyle]

Ffter 6 months of turning felt socks inside out and washing, I switched to mesh from BRS and it's so much easier to rinse out

 

[smellslikeTUNA]

thx for all the replies guys, just thinking if I can do this with filter socks can I also do this with media bags (e.g. the one holding carbon in my sump)?

 

[jr_casteel1999]

with my filter socks i always just put them in the washer with 1 cup of bleach and put it on 2 rinse cycles. they come out looking brand new.

 

[FNHFan]

Yep, I wash mine once a week...I have at least a dozen of them that I rotate through. I use water and bleach in the washing machine, then I let it dry out for a few days so there's no chlorine residue. Never have had a problem due to it.

 

[SirReefer]

Another thing that works is turning them inside out rinsing it out and just hit it against either concrete or in ur shower floor and u see all the balck and brown from the filter run out, soak it again and repeat the process like 2 -3 times it works great for me. Only reason I do that is because if the lady catches me throwing it in the laundry , I wont hear the end of it.

 

[smellslikeTUNA]

Another thing that works is turning them inside out rinsing it out and just hit it against either concrete or in ur shower floor and u see all the balck and brown from the filter run out, soak it again and repeat the process like 2 -3 times it works great for me. Only reason I do that is because if the lady catches me throwing it in the laundry , I wont hear the end of it.

you need to up your levels of sneakiness