DIY Filter Socks

rt8169 · Apr 13, 2023

This thread is awesome! I originally used 4" socks and hand washing, but getting them inside out was still a PITA so I went to 7" diameter And even those are annoying. I had been buying my socks from mcmaster-carr which are around $15/each.

My first thought is, do you really need a fully rigid ring at all? Maybe something fairly stuff but flexible enough you could fully sew the sock up and leave a hole to push in from afterwards? I'm thinking like that semi-transparent white poly pipe you can get from home derpot. Then you could just pull the "ring" out and washing would be so much easier.

spacedcowboy · Dec 23, 2023

Not wishing to hijack, but since price and convenience seem to be important factors here, I took a slightly different approach regarding filter socks after having used them for years. I bought 4 of these filter-cups and then bought (about 3 years ago) a 5lb bag of this (normally used to stuff toys, but is 100% polyester). It cost about $20, and I'm almost through it now...

Basically, no mess, just pull the cup out of the hole in the sump-plate, shake it a bit to get rid of the excess water, dump the dirty floss into a bag to go into the bin, stuff a bit more clean stuff in, and replace. Done. I will never go back to filter socks

Ronnell · Dec 30, 2023

rt8169 said:
This thread is awesome! I originally used 4" socks and hand washing, but getting them inside out was still a PITA so I went to 7" diameter And even those are annoying. I had been buying my socks from mcmaster-carr which are around $15/each.

My first thought is, do you really need a fully rigid ring at all? Maybe something fairly stuff but flexible enough you could fully sew the sock up and leave a hole to push in from afterwards? I'm thinking like that semi-transparent white poly pipe you can get from home derpot. Then you could just pull the "ring" out and washing would be so much easier.

Hey RT what I use is a regular flexible airline & it works just as good as a rigid.