Filter socks, and front-end-loader washing machine ??

Delphinus · #1 10-22-2009, 05:01 AM

So our dryer kicked the bucket last week, so now we have a new washer and dryer.

I did my first filter sock in the washer tonight. A cup of bleach and it didn't clean the sock at all.

Sooooo .. um ... does anyone else have a front-end-loader washer and has happened to solve this problem ?? Any advices?

mark · #2 10-22-2009, 05:28 AM

have a front loader, works perfect on my 3 socks at a time, with ~1/4 cup of bleach, normal cycle.

Reefer Rob · #3 10-22-2009, 05:47 AM

Front load washer, heavy soil cycle, hot water, no bleach, good to go.

Delphinus · #4 10-22-2009, 05:55 AM

Ok thanks. I guess I'll have to queue up the socks and do a couple at a time. I'm trying again right now with two of them in a "whitest whites" cycle (which seems to be hot water and extra long). I just took one of the clean ones and tossed it in there so that it'd have something to tumble against. The first attempt was with an "express wash" cycle by itself, which really didn't do much.

Thanks for the suggestions!

randallino · #5 10-22-2009, 06:07 AM

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Front load washer, heavy soil cycle, hot water, no bleach, good to go.

Ditto

Interior_Reef · #6 10-22-2009, 06:09 AM

I find turning the sump sock inside out before throwin in the washer helps too.

Leah · #7 10-22-2009, 12:36 PM

Men that can use a washing machine, wow!

fishytime · #8 10-22-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Men that can use a washing machine, wow!

Ya its amazing what we do for our hobby huh?

Leah · #9 10-22-2009, 01:24 PM

he he I figured there had to be a catch!

wickedfrags · #10 10-22-2009, 02:19 PM

Try a the Heavy Wash cycle, with a warm water wash and warm water rinse and this should get them clean.

I would not recommend the use of bleach at all given the amount of time and money we spend trying to keep chlorine out of our tanks. I have managed to get my filter socks clean for over 3 years without bleach. I imagine bleach is also harder on the filter socks themselves. I have never repalced a filter sock to date.