Newbie Question “what is adding a sock” to the skimmer

[tphaggerty]

They seem to. I generally turn them inside out, shake them off (outside the pool area of course), stick my hand inside and swish them both in a clean bucket of water. Then I empty the bucket, refill and really swish and squeeze and pick off any remaining stuff. Then I let them air dry for a least a day - this really seems to be the key to having them continue to work. I've thought about adding a bit of bleach to the last soak, but instead I'm going to throw them in the wash with my Pool Rover bag at some point. So far, they seem to hold up pretty well.

I'm rotating 3 sets now (started with 2 before I started using the socks full time).

[waterbear]

I keep empting them, turning them inside out and washing them in the utiltiy sink and then let them dry. I keep them in rotation until they tear and then I toss them.

[virangos]

I have a D.E. filter and use the socks from the pool store when I vaccum.
Really catches the crud and saves me from having to clean and recharge the filter during and after vaccuming. Nylons work good to.

[CarlD]

Boy, compared to you folks I must seem like a neanderthal!

I have been using the same sock since the beginning of May--and it's now June. I rinse it when it's dirty in a bucket till it's clean then back in the skimmer. Why dry it? It LIVES in water. I figure I will use this one till it doesn't rinse, or gets a hole, or the elastic no longer keeps it on the skimmer, then I'll switch. It's not that I'm cheap, I just haven't seen a reason to replace it yet.

I even add chlorine, baking soda and Borax through it.