Pre Filter Socks????????

kel2682 · 08/05/2008, 06:48 AM

Just wondering How you would go about cleaning them I mean the LFS says they bleach them and rinse them well dry andthen rinse them again but doesnt sound like good idea??? I just wonder if Hot water would get rid of all bacteria??? Just wanted some thoughts on this

dkirchoff · 08/05/2008, 06:54 AM

Just buy a couple (like 5) and when you have to change em, put the dirty one inside a bucket with lid until you have like 3 of em dirty and throw the in the wash machine without detergent. I heard people swear by the bleach, but you never know how much residue is still left. And as far as the hot water idea...unless you can spin the detrious out of the sock...leave it to the wash machine to make it clean..

inachu · 08/05/2008, 07:03 AM

cup full of bleach is ok then an extra rinse then let them sit on the window sill in the sun until fully dry.

The sun will break down the cholrine.

I have a small HOT magnum and this how I clean my water polisher.

kel2682 · 08/08/2008, 03:22 PM

How about drying them in the dryer no fabric softner sheets though????????????

sps1-2-b · 08/08/2008, 03:33 PM

I throw mine in the washer with no soap and no bleach, let them air dry. Seems clean. No problems for over a year.

kel2682 · 08/08/2008, 04:52 PM

no doubt I did soak it in bleach but rinsed real well I guess let it air dry

Rysam · 08/08/2008, 08:56 PM

i wash mine in the machine with bleach only, then another wash with just water, then dried in the sun and never had an issue.

08/05/2008, 06:48 AM	#1
kel2682 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CT Posts: 532	Pre Filter Socks???????? Just wondering How you would go about cleaning them I mean the LFS says they bleach them and rinse them well dry andthen rinse them again but doesnt sound like good idea??? I just wonder if Hot water would get rid of all bacteria??? Just wanted some thoughts on this

08/08/2008, 08:56 PM	#7
Rysam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: paradise california Posts: 1,000	i wash mine in the machine with bleach only, then another wash with just water, then dried in the sun and never had an issue. __________________ Josh “Seek advice but use your own common sense” Yiddish Proverb quote “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 135 reef

08/05/2008, 06:54 AM	#2
dkirchoff Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: north Jersey Posts: 561	Just buy a couple (like 5) and when you have to change em, put the dirty one inside a bucket with lid until you have like 3 of em dirty and throw the in the wash machine without detergent. I heard people swear by the bleach, but you never know how much residue is still left. And as far as the hot water idea...unless you can spin the detrious out of the sock...leave it to the wash machine to make it clean..

08/05/2008, 07:03 AM	#3
inachu Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland, metro area Posts: 1,219	cup full of bleach is ok then an extra rinse then let them sit on the window sill in the sun until fully dry. The sun will break down the cholrine. I have a small HOT magnum and this how I clean my water polisher.

08/08/2008, 03:22 PM	#4
kel2682 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CT Posts: 532	How about drying them in the dryer no fabric softner sheets though????????????

08/08/2008, 03:33 PM	#5
sps1-2-b Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 1,248	I throw mine in the washer with no soap and no bleach, let them air dry. Seems clean. No problems for over a year.

08/08/2008, 04:52 PM	#6
kel2682 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CT Posts: 532	no doubt I did soak it in bleach but rinsed real well I guess let it air dry