Skimmer Socks - Thoughts???

[CarlD]

Launder them? Why bother? They are usually 3 for $5 or 4 for $8 and once a month when I've rinsed them at least 30 times and the weave starts getting more open I discard the current one for a new one with a tight weave again.

[Phillbo]

I'm really starting to appreciate the total lack of bugs in the desert .... but I do think i'll get a couple socks for when my friends bring their dogs over with them.

[fission7x]

Well, it's been 24 hours with skimmer socks in use.
WOW! Talk about bugs and debris!
About a thousand flying ants that would have made their way right to the filter!
It's off to the store tomorrow to get another set.
Change 'em, then wash them. Repeat the next day.

Thanks Y'all!!

[shadowman]

Well, we may have a short pool season up here in Oregon, but I'm glad we don't have the bugs. All I get is a dozen crickets a week or so and a few clumsy bees. I think I'll try the skimmer sock in the spring though, we do have tons of pollen.

[KurtV]

I just use knee-highs. Wal-Mart has a box of six pairs for about a buck and a half here. They don't last as long as the skimmer socks and I don't think they're quite as fine a mesh, but I get a week or so out of each and my wife picks them up at the grocery instead of us having to make a special trip to a pool store (though I think some Wal-Marts carry the skimmer socks).

[CarlD]

In celebration of the 4th of July, this morning I tossed the old skimmer sock and put in a new one.

Sorry I didn't invite you all over to party...

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[cschnurr]

I started using a skimmer sock this year. Initially, I was having some sealant applied to the concrete deck so I wanted to minimizes any of the sealant getting to my sand filter. But when I saw all the gunk it caught, I will continue to use them.

My pool has a vacuum port on the side pool wall that by-passes the skimmer when vacuuming. I'm considering putting a sock on my pump filter as well. Any thoughts?