skimmer socks & backwashing

[CarlD]

Imagine a cross between a Mr.Coffee filter and a piece of panty-hose. You put it in your skimmer as a first filter. It catches an AMAZING amount of junk, finer than you'd expect.

I use them repeatedly, rinsing them out until they don't rinse (and start holding water) or they rip. I'm on my third so far this summer--just bin'd the 2nd this morning. They aren't expensive.

[SUNNYDAYS]

Thanks CarlD!!

I have read about them on this site and was thinking about giving them a shot. I just wasn't sure how they held up or when it would be time to replace.

[Longgrove]

Great product. First year and I am still on my first set. Amazing the amount of "stuff" they catch. I just dump the basket and hose off the sock as it hangs inverted... then pop the basket/sock back into the skimmer. Anybody try washing them?

[The Raddish]

Great product. First year and I am still on my first set. Amazing the amount of "stuff" they catch. I just dump the basket and hose off the sock as it hangs inverted... then pop the basket/sock back into the skimmer. Anybody try washing them?

I do the exact same thing. I usually do this in the evenings before adding bleach. About an hour later, the pump shuts off for the night with a clean skimmer. This helps keep the nasties out of my filter for when the pump kicks back on in the morning.

I'm still on my first sock, it's been used about a month now and has only been rinsed off daily, no washing yet. Perhaps I'll throw it in the washer with the next load of whites and see what happens.

Now if I could only find a decent weight to keep the basket from floating away...

[cwstnsko]

... Now if I could only find a decent weight to keep the basket from floating away...

Is there something wrong with your rock I have a river rock about the size of tennis ball that goes right in my skimmer (usually inside the sock, but sometimes between the sock and the basket. I use a rock with some curve to it so it doesn't block much of the basket.

[medvampire]

I have 5 that I wash and reuse. Rotate each day and when 4 are dirty I cary in and wash with a little dish washing liquid making sure I rinse very well. I do my pool in the am when I get off work and change socks each day.
Steve