Cleaning Filter Sock in Dishwasher

floydie83 · 03/18/2010, 01:18 PM

I live in an apartment and share laundry. Thus I don't know what goes into it. I was thinking about cleaning my filter socks in the dishwasher. I would not used detergent or rinse agent or the heated dry cycle.

Just run it through take out let dry. I think this would be pretty effective. Maybe I could rinse in a little bleach first, before the dishwasher?

Any thoughts? Has anyone tried this?

Powdermonkey · 03/18/2010, 01:49 PM

I would be concerned about the left over detergent but I have read others using washing machines. Im curious myself.

Fizz71 · 03/18/2010, 02:05 PM

There's no agitation in a dishwasher so I don't know if it would be any better than rinsing it off with the sprayer on a faucet.

Vin7250 · 03/18/2010, 02:45 PM

def. use the washer: a little bleach, soak it for a few hours then run it through a few spin cycles let it air dry. If it smells like chlorine (bleach) continue to spin it in just water.

JimmyK · 03/18/2010, 03:00 PM

I do not see why it would hurt to try. Presoak with bleach and run it until smell is gone like said above. If it does not get clean you know it does not work. Run the rinse cycle before you wash sock if you are concerned their is something left over you don't want in the sock.

lougotzz · 03/18/2010, 03:10 PM

Your gonna put that filter sock where your dishes go?

floydie83 · 03/18/2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lougotzz

Your gonna put that filter sock where your dishes go?

You going to put that filter sock where your clothes go?!

DivineStler · 03/18/2010, 05:37 PM

How often do you all change/clean your socks?

floydie83 · 03/18/2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DivineStler

How often do you all change/clean your socks?

every few days

Reefposer · 03/18/2010, 05:50 PM

Am the only one who doesn't get the bleaching thing? What is that getting everyone (besides a very white sock) over people who just rinse them out and call it a day? A lot of people soak the socks in bleach and water but don't use the washing machine... is that really more effective than a good rinse and letting them dry for a few days? Some people say hit them with the hose. I don't run filter socks but am going to give them a try but I see them ending up in the trash if I have to bleach them.

fatdaddy · 03/18/2010, 05:54 PM

I have several socks, so air out the washed one for a week. Even better if you can do it outside in the sun.

Re: dish washer: try it. Reefing isn't fun unless you're constantly experimenting. I suspect you'll need a good soak first. I hose mine off outside and then my washer has a 30 minute soak cycle.

tspors · 03/18/2010, 05:59 PM

I wash all my filters in the wash machine. I use Bleech or vinegar.

brycerb · 03/18/2010, 06:44 PM

X2 on washing machine. I just through them in on the express cycle, Just water.

lordofthereef · 03/18/2010, 07:04 PM

I use an apartment shared laundry myself. Seeing that you are not putting any detergent in to begin with, any detergent left over after just a water/bleach wash is going to be incredibly little to none IMO.

jc-reef · 03/18/2010, 07:18 PM

I use filter pads (similar to a sock); when I have enough I hose them off outside and throw into washer, add a little 'plain' bleach, wash hot, rise cold. Let air dry for at least a day (chlorine will evaporate)....good to go!

Number2 · 03/18/2010, 09:07 PM

I just put them in the washing machine with no soap at all. I am concerned about residual detergent. They still get clean.

The dishwasher would sterilize them though whereas a clothes washer would not unless you use bleach.

N-dog · 03/18/2010, 09:32 PM

i rinse mine with hot ro/di water

crodger · 09/27/2010, 02:56 PM

i just rinse mine but they do not come too clean, I have just started replacing them ever 3 mo or so

leeit2me · 09/27/2010, 03:34 PM

Why use a washer to wash one filter sock???? I don't think you would want to mix that with your clothes either.. LOL.

Do it the old fashion way, get your hands wet.. takes couple of minutes to wash it by hand.. Its like washing yours hands folks!. Just keep rinsing it till there isn't any brown water anymore. Hang it to air dry. Save on electric, water.....

Whisperer · 09/27/2010, 03:47 PM

I wash several times in the sink by hand then wash them in the front loading washing machine in a quick wash mode and high spin then I turn each sock inside out and wash again. I use washing soda on both cycles.

trb · 09/27/2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by leeit2me

Why use a washer to wash one filter sock???? I don't think you would want to mix that with your clothes either.. LOL.

Do it the old fashion way, get your hands wet.. takes couple of minutes to wash it by hand.. Its like washing yours hands folks!. Just keep rinsing it till there isn't any brown water anymore. Hang it to air dry. Save on electric, water.....

LOL! People wash baby clothes and cloth diapers and vomit in washing machines all the time, that's way nastier than a little fish poo!

I've washed them in a water hose when I only had like 2 of them, but that just cleaned the heavy stuff and got them a bit lighter in color. Now that I have 4 socks, I wash 3 at a time in the washer, a double cycle with nothing added.

Toadally · 10/11/2010, 01:55 PM

Washing machine, bleach, rinse (2) times and air dry....

albano · 10/11/2010, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lougotzz

Your gonna put that filter sock where your dishes go?

+1

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Originally Posted by Toadally

Washing machine, bleach, rinse (2) times and air dry....

That's the Ticket!

aquaman05 · 10/11/2010, 02:09 PM

How about putting them on your feet and jumping into the pool swim around for about 30 mins. YOu probably have access to a pool....lol

Toadally · 10/11/2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman05

How about putting them on your feet and jumping into the pool swim around for about 30 mins. YOu probably have access to a pool....lol

That should work too!

03/18/2010, 01:18 PM	#1
floydie83 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 287	Cleaning Filter Sock in Dishwasher I live in an apartment and share laundry. Thus I don't know what goes into it. I was thinking about cleaning my filter socks in the dishwasher. I would not used detergent or rinse agent or the heated dry cycle. Just run it through take out let dry. I think this would be pretty effective. Maybe I could rinse in a little bleach first, before the dishwasher? Any thoughts? Has anyone tried this?

03/18/2010, 05:54 PM	#11
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	I have several socks, so air out the washed one for a week. Even better if you can do it outside in the sun. Re: dish washer: try it. Reefing isn't fun unless you're constantly experimenting. I suspect you'll need a good soak first. I hose mine off outside and then my washer has a 30 minute soak cycle. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

03/18/2010, 05:59 PM	#12
tspors Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Appleton, WI. USA Posts: 774	I wash all my filters in the wash machine. I use Bleech or vinegar. __________________ Everything is Good with Moderation. Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Oceanic, 30g Sump, Gen-X PCX-150 2250 gph, Red Sea Clasic Turbo Skimmer, 18w Turbo Twist UV, Ocean Clear Filter w/live rock, Several Buckets,

03/18/2010, 06:44 PM	#13
brycerb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Isle of wight, VA Posts: 541	X2 on washing machine. I just through them in on the express cycle, Just water. __________________ -Luckily, my wife is reef safe so I can use my normal income for this hobby. -My cichlids love RO waste! Current Tank Info: 7.5 gallon box with water in it.

03/18/2010, 07:04 PM	#14
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	I use an apartment shared laundry myself. Seeing that you are not putting any detergent in to begin with, any detergent left over after just a water/bleach wash is going to be incredibly little to none IMO. __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

03/18/2010, 01:49 PM	#2
Powdermonkey Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Westslope CO Posts: 219	I would be concerned about the left over detergent but I have read others using washing machines. Im curious myself.

03/18/2010, 02:05 PM	#3
Fizz71 FragSwapper Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 5,800	There's no agitation in a dishwasher so I don't know if it would be any better than rinsing it off with the sprayer on a faucet.

03/18/2010, 02:45 PM	#4
Vin7250 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut "The Big East" Posts: 1,144	def. use the washer: a little bleach, soak it for a few hours then run it through a few spin cycles let it air dry. If it smells like chlorine (bleach) continue to spin it in just water.

03/18/2010, 03:00 PM	#5
JimmyK Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hillsboro, OR Posts: 80	I do not see why it would hurt to try. Presoak with bleach and run it until smell is gone like said above. If it does not get clean you know it does not work. Run the rinse cycle before you wash sock if you are concerned their is something left over you don't want in the sock.

03/18/2010, 03:10 PM	#6
lougotzz Moved On Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,524	Your gonna put that filter sock where your dishes go?

03/18/2010, 05:37 PM	#8
DivineStler Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 636	How often do you all change/clean your socks?

03/18/2010, 05:50 PM	#10
Reefposer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 77	Am the only one who doesn't get the bleaching thing? What is that getting everyone (besides a very white sock) over people who just rinse them out and call it a day? A lot of people soak the socks in bleach and water but don't use the washing machine... is that really more effective than a good rinse and letting them dry for a few days? Some people say hit them with the hose. I don't run filter socks but am going to give them a try but I see them ending up in the trash if I have to bleach them.

03/18/2010, 07:18 PM	#15
jc-reef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida Posts: 969	I use filter pads (similar to a sock); when I have enough I hose them off outside and throw into washer, add a little 'plain' bleach, wash hot, rise cold. Let air dry for at least a day (chlorine will evaporate)....good to go!

03/18/2010, 09:07 PM	#16
Number2 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: highland, Ca Posts: 104	I just put them in the washing machine with no soap at all. I am concerned about residual detergent. They still get clean. The dishwasher would sterilize them though whereas a clothes washer would not unless you use bleach.

03/18/2010, 09:32 PM	#17
N-dog Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 314	i rinse mine with hot ro/di water

09/27/2010, 02:56 PM	#18
crodger Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 50	i just rinse mine but they do not come too clean, I have just started replacing them ever 3 mo or so

09/27/2010, 03:34 PM	#19
leeit2me Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bklyn,ny Posts: 241	Why use a washer to wash one filter sock???? I don't think you would want to mix that with your clothes either.. LOL. Do it the old fashion way, get your hands wet.. takes couple of minutes to wash it by hand.. Its like washing yours hands folks!. Just keep rinsing it till there isn't any brown water anymore. Hang it to air dry. Save on electric, water.....

09/27/2010, 03:47 PM	#20
Whisperer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 4,020	I wash several times in the sink by hand then wash them in the front loading washing machine in a quick wash mode and high spin then I turn each sock inside out and wash again. I use washing soda on both cycles. __________________ The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. --------- No one is born with intellect and age guarantees wisdom to no one. Current Tank Info: 120G reef, 30G sump, 10G QT tank

10/11/2010, 01:55 PM	#22
Toadally Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mount Holly, NC Posts: 986	Washing machine, bleach, rinse (2) times and air dry.... __________________ _Michael "Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?" Reef Aquarium Society of Charlotte (RASOC) Treasurer Current Tank Info: 57gal. Illuminata, Bubble Magus Skimmer, Tek Elite 6x39w, 40gal. Breeder, 2x A150w Kessil LED

10/11/2010, 02:09 PM	#24
aquaman05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 722	How about putting them on your feet and jumping into the pool swim around for about 30 mins. YOu probably have access to a pool....lol