Skimmer Socks - Thoughts???

[CarlD]

I've been using them for 3 years. They work great and reduce the number of times you backwash. I replace the sock about once a month--cheap enough!

[NWMNMom]

We use them too and love the "polishing" it does by getting the finer crap out of the water. FYI - you need to check them often to be sure they don't clog up - not much gets through those buggers and they can quickly clog up enough to change pump pressure if there is pollen or other junk floating around.

[AnnaK]

I've been using them for 3 years. They work great and reduce the number of times you backwash. I replace the sock about once a month--cheap enough!

Once a MONTH? I change mine daily. Of course, I get a lot of dog hair in the pool but even without the dogs, like a few days ago, I had something like a gazillion flying ants in there. Must have been a hatch. And during pollen season it got disgustingly full of yellow pasty gunk.

Changing the sock is part of my daily routine. I rinse it off with the hose, hang it over a fence post, and put another one in the basket. Once amonth? Man, you have CLEAN water!

[fission7x]

Excellent ideas!
Thanks!!

[CarlD]

Once a MONTH? I change mine daily. Of course, I get a lot of dog hair in the pool but even without the dogs, like a few days ago, I had something like a gazillion flying ants in there. Must have been a hatch. And during pollen season it got disgustingly full of yellow pasty gunk.

Changing the sock is part of my daily routine. I rinse it off with the hose, hang it over a fence post, and put another one in the basket. Once amonth? Man, you have CLEAN water!

I didn't say I CLEAN it once a month--I said I REPLACE it once a month. I CLEAN it every single day, and in late May early June twice a day (heavy pollen). After a month it gets pretty worn out and I throw it away. Why do you bother to dry it on the fence post?

[salinda]

It definitely cleans, but the pool was getting too high maintenance and as a busy mom I can't check this daily. I have a micron cartridge filter and my water was pretty clean without this, so I removed mine.

[dawndenise]

Of course, I get a lot of dog hair in the pool but even without the dogs, like a few days ago, I had something like a gazillion flying ants in there. Must have been a hatch. And during pollen season it got disgustingly full of yellow pasty gunk.

And if it's not dog hair or flying ants, it's spiders, June bugs, or worse! It also helps to keep my pump strainer basket cleaner. Wouldn't have a pool without skimmer sox.

[Spensar]

How tough are they, can you toss a few into the washer with the towels?

[AnnaK]

Sorry, Carl, I misunderstood what you had said.

I hang mine on the fence post by way of easy storage.

Sure, Spensar, you can wash them in the machine. They're like white knee-high ladies's socks.

[ScottS]

How tough are they, can you toss a few into the washer with the towels?

While they are pretty tough I think this would run the risk of causing more damage to them than it would be good. As they get some age on them they slowly start to degrade and become brittle.

You don't have to overcomplicate the skimmer sock. I leave the sock on the skimmer basket, turn it upside down, shake loose (pluck or pull) the bugs off, rinse it clean with the hose, and turn it back over. The sock is now clean and ready to go.