Washing filter socks

revenant · Sep 19, 2020

So... I guess to re-use the socks toss them in the washer with no soap?? What’s the preferred method here? Thanks.

Peace River · Sep 19, 2020

There are lots of ways that are used to clean filter socks. Here is a link that you may find helpful:

QUESTION OF THE DAY - Shoo-Wee Dirty Socks! Are you cleaning your filter socks good enough?

Ok this is a question is more for me than anyone at this point because I'm always wondering if I am getting my filter socks clean enough! I'm always wondering did I rinse good enough, should I take a water hose to them, should I throw in the washer, should I add bleach, or maybe I should do all...

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KWT · Sep 19, 2020

I wash mine by hand in the sink, no soap. Will be interested in what others do.

Jay Hemdal · Sep 19, 2020

I use 7% hydrogen peroxide on some, but run the really dirty ones in bleach through a washing machine, then soak in sodium thiosulfate.
Jay

Pistondog · Sep 19, 2020

revenant said:
So... I guess to re-use the socks toss them in the washer with no soap?? What’s the preferred method here? Thanks.

I used to power wash them. Took them out a year ago.

jimc40 · Sep 19, 2020

I have a washer just for socks. I wash them in bleach on hot then run 2 more times on hot no bleach then air dry

KrisReef · Sep 19, 2020

revenant said:
So... I guess to re-use the socks toss them in the washer with no soap?? What’s the preferred method here? Thanks.

How ever you wash them I would recommend a quick rinse with fresh water first to get the majority of the crude off. I use a bucket with bleach/water and let them soak (a few at a time) and then rinse and air dry. When they are dry the bleach smell should be gone. I rinse them in salt water right before I reuse them just to be sure.

revenant · Sep 19, 2020

jimc40 said:
I have a washer just for socks. I wash them in bleach on hot then run 2 more times on hot no bleach then air dry

Wow... dedicated!!

revenant · Sep 19, 2020

KrisReef said:
How ever you wash them I would recommend a quick rinse with fresh water first to get the majority of the crude off. I use a bucket with bleach/water and let them soak (a few at a time) and then rinse and air dry. When they are dry the bleach smell should be gone. I rinse them in salt water right before I reuse them just to be sure.

Noted. I’ll do the same. Thanks much.

revenant · Sep 19, 2020

Peace River said:
There are lots of ways that are used to clean filter socks. Here is a link that you may find helpful:

QUESTION OF THE DAY - Shoo-Wee Dirty Socks! Are you cleaning your filter socks good enough?

Ok this is a question is more for me than anyone at this point because I'm always wondering if I am getting my filter socks clean enough! I'm always wondering did I rinse good enough, should I take a water hose to them, should I throw in the washer, should I add bleach, or maybe I should do all...

www.reef2reef.com

Thanks... wow.. loads of options here.. might try by hand at first... maybe machine with a tiny bit of bleach later.. then dry and rinse well.. thanks everyone!!

Tiki Reef Joshua · Sep 19, 2020

Wash on hot, double rinse with a cap full of bleach and a half cup vinegar. All I do.

Tiki Reef Joshua · Sep 19, 2020

After a gross rinse in utility sink

jimc40 · Sep 19, 2020

revenant said:
Wow... dedicated!!

When I bought new washer dryer I hooked up old one in basement just for socks. It’s the easiest way to deal with nasty 7 inch socks and no longer have to put them in washer we wash clothes in or have to worry about soap contamination.

revenant · Sep 20, 2020

Thanks for all of the information wow. This community is the best. I’m going to just wash them in the sink to start with ... with a tiny bit of bleach and maybe vinegar too.. just to start with.. I don’t want to put these in my washer lol. Yet..