cleaning filter socks?

cj7eagle · #1 09/14/2007, 01:05 PM

how do you clean them?

I just threw mine in the wash with some bleach.

I hate to do just a load of laundry for two filter socks, but i would rather do that than wash the things by hand.

Would you rinse them with dechlorinator after washing them?

rs1831 · #2 09/14/2007, 01:34 PM

I wouldn't use bleach. I just turn them inside out and then wash them on hot without any kind of cleaner.

cj7eagle · #3 09/14/2007, 02:00 PM

how come you would not use bleach? I thought many people used bleach for cleaning equipment and such. Just as long as it was thoroughly rinsed and dried afterwards.

petoonia · #4 09/14/2007, 02:06 PM

I use bleach on mine. I don't use the washing machine anymore because it damages the plastic rings on the top of my filter socks. I rinse mine out really well. Then I soak them in bleach for about 30-60 minutes. Then I rinse them thoroughly, and allow them to dry completely.

old salty · #5 09/14/2007, 02:07 PM

I throw them in the laundry with a cup of bleach; the bleach is there to disinfect the sock, not to clean it. With a rinse cycle and an air drying, there is no residual bleach.

cj7eagle · #6 09/14/2007, 02:11 PM

thanks, I just wanted to make sure what i was doing wasnt messing anything up.

rs1831 · #7 09/14/2007, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by old salty
I throw them in the laundry with a cup of bleach; the bleach is there to disinfect the sock, not to clean it. With a rinse cycle and an air drying, there is no residual bleach.

Great...good to know.