Can I clean my filter sock with tap water?

[albertski]

Is it okay to clean the filter sock with tap water instead of RODI water?

 

[DinoMagnet]

No expert but I would say yes long as you rinse thoroughly with RO water. I’ve read people using bleach to fully clean but they thoroughly rinse and dry them out.

 

[MnFish1]

I rinse mine. No issues - I do not rinse them with RODI. I do let them dry.

 

[X-37B]

Is it okay to clean the filter sock with tap water instead of RODI water?

Yes. I used to spray them off outside.
Now I just collect a few and throw them in the washing machine with some bleach and their done.

 

[mfinn]

When I used filter socks, I usually tossed them in the washing machine with light soap and light bleach. Then a short soak in a dechlorinated solution.

 

[Big Smelly fish]

Yes you can, I’ve done it in the past without issues, now I was with bleach in washing machine.

 

[z0mbeh]

I run mine in the washing machine with bleach, extra rinse cycle then make sure they dry completely.

 

[PeterEde]

I run under hot tap water and allow to dry. Even hang outside

 

[Sean Clark]

+1 for just toss them in the washer with bleach and an extra rinse.

 

[Reaper_Six_Four]

Any precautions needed for hand washing? More particularly hand washing socks from tanks that contain Zoas?

 

[blaxsun]

Yes, as long as you let them air dry completely before using. I machine wash mine with Oxiclean then a second cycle without and a cap of Prime in the rinse.

 

[fishface NJ]

Any precautions needed for hand washing? More particularly hand washing socks from tanks that contain Zoas?

no precautions.

Were you trimming zoas under water and a few many have gotten away...possibly in socks?

I also throw mine in the washing machine with bleach and air dry. Much easier than hand washing.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is it okay to clean the filter sock with tap water instead of RODI water?

Ive been for at least 10 years and no issue. To verify, many of us wash the felt socks in a washing machine which is tap water.
I wash in warm water only- No soaps, bleach- Nothing and theyre White

 

[fishguy242]

no precautions.

Where you trimming zoas under water and a few many have gotten away...possibly in socks?

I also throw mine in the washing machine with bleach and air dry. Much easier than hand washing.

same ,soak in bucket 3gals tap,1 gal bleach until have enough to wash in machine,
bleach in washer ,2nd rinse ,then air dry.

 

[PeterEde]

I hand rinse under kitchen tap and dry. Hang on clothes line. Sun UV will kill anything that might be one it.
Have enough to rotate

 

[gbroadbridge]

Is it okay to clean the filter sock with tap water instead of RODI water?

I clean mine in a washing machine with bleach ,rinse well, and let air dry to remove the bleach.

 

[HB AL]

YES, just hang them to dry in the sun. I blast mine with the garden hose with no ill effects since sumps and socks came out.

 

[PatW]

I clean mine with a hose, rinse in RODI and let dry. Many people forego the RODI rinse and they do not seem to have issues.

 

[Dan_P]

Is it okay to clean the filter sock with tap water instead of RODI water?

Sure. The amount of tap water that adheres to the rinsed sock is too small to be of any concern.