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slakker 03-10-2012 05:56 PM
I just rinse it well then hot water wash in the machine...

HaZRaTTy 03-10-2012 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Cubeman (Post 692103)
Inside out in the washing machine by themselves. Just warm water with the extra rinse cycle. Once they are dry I take them outside and beat them with a hard piece of tubing which seems to remove some extra dirt particles and makes me feel good :twised:
LOL

tim the toolman 03-10-2012 11:27 PM
Turn them inside as soon as I remove them. Shake out all the pods into a spare bucket. Dump that into a coffee filter then back into the fuge. Then wash the socks In bleach and double rinse hang to dry.

lastlight 03-11-2012 05:24 AM
I was soaking mine in enough water to cover them in an ice cream pail with a generous amount of bleach for a few days. All 3 socks have disintegrated in the past week so maybe I used too much?

I was holding one of them letting it drain into my sump and the side blew out! That was not pretty...

bignose 03-11-2012 05:45 AM
I will use bleach from now on my socks are turning dark and nasty. What about media bags that have velcro?

Cal_stir 03-11-2012 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lastlight (Post 692338)
I was soaking mine in enough water to cover them in an ice cream pail with a generous amount of bleach for a few days. All 3 socks have disintegrated in the past week so maybe I used too much?

I was holding one of them letting it drain into my sump and the side blew out! That was not pretty...
I use @ 1/2 cup of bleach in @ 2 litres water, sometimes soak @ 5 days, never had a problem, I use felt 100 micron.
I get the wife to sew them with heavy duty thread when they are new, even the welded ones.

ILIKECOUGARS 03-11-2012 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bignose (Post 692346)
I will use bleach from now on my socks are turning dark and nasty. What about that have Velcro?
I throw the media bags with Velcro in the same wash with the filter socks.

lastlight 03-11-2012 03:55 PM
mine were 100 micron mesh and i've just replaced with 200 micron felt. I would suspect felt bags are more durable but still I'm thinking I was using too much bleach.


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