Washing Filter Socks

JohnnyBlaze561 · 08/24/2009, 10:44 PM

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

Thank you

SeanT · 08/24/2009, 11:06 PM

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 · 08/25/2009, 05:15 AM

+1 on what SeanT said.

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

-Steve

Charlie Davidson · 08/25/2009, 05:30 AM

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 · 08/25/2009, 07:47 AM

Approximately how much bleach?

corbett_n · 08/25/2009, 08:07 AM

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

Charlie Davidson · 08/25/2009, 09:00 AM

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

fatcat777 · 08/25/2009, 09:07 AM

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

DarG · 08/25/2009, 09:15 AM

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

GlassReef · 08/25/2009, 10:56 AM

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 · 08/25/2009, 02:37 PM

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 · 08/25/2009, 04:26 PM

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

JohnnyBlaze561 · 08/25/2009, 04:27 PM

Does the bleach kill bacteria?

Charlie Davidson · 08/25/2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted 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 · 08/25/2009, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted 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.

08/24/2009, 10:44 PM	#1
JohnnyBlaze561 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 43	Washing Filter Socks How do you wash the 7" filter socks in a washing machine.....and should I worry about my clothes? Thank you __________________ Sean Orr Current Tank Info: 210 All Glass

08/24/2009, 11:06 PM	#2
SeanT Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 13,860	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. __________________ My tank was cool. Current Tank Info: Barebottom (the tank not me...at least not at the moment).

08/25/2009, 05:30 AM	#4
Charlie Davidson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Deltaville , Va Posts: 10,977	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.. __________________ Richmond Reef Club Current Tank Info: Doing without for a while :)

08/25/2009, 07:47 AM	#5
JohnnyBlaze561 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 43	Approximately how much bleach? __________________ Sean Orr Current Tank Info: 210 All Glass

08/25/2009, 09:00 AM	#7
Charlie Davidson Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Deltaville , Va Posts: 10,977	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 __________________ Richmond Reef Club Current Tank Info: Doing without for a while :)

08/25/2009, 05:15 AM	#3
sbeason Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lake St Louis, MO Posts: 1,391	+1 on what SeanT said. Put in washer with bleach, no detergent. Air dry. Simple and works very effectively. -Steve

08/25/2009, 08:07 AM	#6
corbett_n Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SC Posts: 1,271	you can't just ring them out in the sink real well?

08/25/2009, 09:07 AM	#8
fatcat777 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 22	I do the same thing that seant said with great results.

08/25/2009, 09:15 AM	#9
DarG Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,515	About 3/4 - 1 cup of bleach with the extra large load cycle (assuming it's a top loading machine).

08/25/2009, 10:56 AM	#10
GlassReef Got Reef Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Weeki Wachee, Florida Posts: 2,501	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. __________________ Tom No matter how much you try to push the envelope, it remains stationary.

08/25/2009, 02:37 PM	#11
ChuckLawson Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 383	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.

08/25/2009, 04:26 PM	#12
KJAhp098 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,156	I just throw mine in the wash with no bleach. What does the bleach do besides make it whiter? __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: Marineland 150DD

08/25/2009, 04:27 PM	#13
JohnnyBlaze561 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 43	Does the bleach kill bacteria? __________________ Sean Orr Current Tank Info: 210 All Glass