Cleaning Filter Socks

kaseykagan

kaseykagan

Member
We have added filter socks to our sump. After running them for about 2 weeks I removed one of the 2 to clean with just warm water. After placing it back in the sump it continues now to overflow. I took it out and cleaned again and about 15 minutes later it is overflowing again! Whats going on? I am afraid now to clean the other one! What do I do to prevent this and did I do something wrong? All I did was turn it inside out and rinsed with warm water! :help:
 
divetroop

divetroop

Member
I have 200 micron filter sock. It gets pretty filthy after two weeks with a brown film. I clean the filter sock using a water hose. I attached a high pressure nozzle to the water hose. It really cleans the sock vey well. It takes me about 5-10 minutes to clean it. Looks like new afterwards. Pretty easy.
 
atcone

atcone

New Member
I clean mine in the washer when the wifes not home, I put it on the small load setting hot water both wash and rinse and about a 1/2 cup of bleach NO SOAP!!!! sometime I rinse twice to make sure the bleach is gone. been using this method for two years they come out like new.
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

Active Member
Yep Atcone got the cleaning method down!!!!!!! I can't believe you guys can go 2 weeks without cleaning them.....I swap them out a min of every 2 days.....
 
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