?? Cleaning filter sock ??

[Slingshot]

What's the best way to clean the filter sock/ I know that I can wash it in the washing machine but am not sure if I should put any bleach in with it. I can set machine for a double rinse cycle....

Dave

[reefergeorge]

Sound like you already know how. I don't use any bleach, but others use a splash with no problems.
I also turn them inside out.

[talksalt]

Wash with bleach in cycle then wash again without. No harm done and my levels are fine.

[Slingshot]

Thanks for the re-assurance.....

Cheers,
Dave

[Konadog]

If you use bleach, just be sure to rinse well and let it dry completely. Once dry, it shouldn't smell like bleach and you will be fine. Bleach breaks down quickly.

[mspad]

I have been using the filter sock for years. I wash them in my washer with a little bleach and have had no problems. I also keep two extra sets, and when they are all dirty, I do a group washing.

[benjabba]

My waching machine has resavoires for fabric softner and detergent. These are automatically added when a load of laundry is added. Will this affect the socks?

[uscharalph]

Don't use any detergent or fabric softener.

[jccash]

How often do you change your sock? I also wash with a little bleach but I rinse at least three times. I have two socks and have been changing a sock about every four days or so…

[scott058]

Go to Home Depot and get a spray nozzel for your hose. Spray them till they turn white again then let dry. All I have ever done and works just fine with no worries

[papagimp]

No washer/dryer here, i just soak mine in a bucket of bleach water for a couple days, rinse well, then let em air dry another day. Works just fine for me.

[BCreefmaker]

bleach works the best i find. just make sure your rinse it and let it dry well.

[jccash]

How often do you change the sock?

[Bkndsdl]

I change mine when it doesn't filter anymore, where the return water is flowing over the top.

I turn mine inside out, throw it in the washer along w/2 full caps of bleach, then let it air dry. I have two and swap them out about twice a week.

[Nanz]

• Turn it inside out.
• Collect Pods in sock and put them in Refugium
• Wash with Bleach and rinse
• Wash with 1/2 cap of Prime and rinse
• Let Air dry

[benjabba]

Not to hijack your thread but I had already washed two of the socks before I remembered the resevoire. Do you guys think if I soak them in bleach water for a couple days then rinse well and air dry them the socks will be ok?