How do you guys clean your filter socks? Seems to me the washing machine would be the best option, but I am worried that the socks might absorb leftover soap or other bad things?
I do not put soap in the washer and let them dry on a mitten rack :) They sometimes need to be cleaned a couple times but its the easier way indeed. I do not machine dry them to prevent the plastic rims to wear too quickly.
I rinse the machine first
flip the socks
I rinse the socks as much i can too
in the machine once or twice in hot water
then you are good to go
(then my wife tells me to rinse the machine again LOL)
I turn them inside out as I take them from the system...
When I get a few, I run a no soap load to clean the washer, then a no soap load with the socks. I do not use the dryer, but I do run an extra spin cycle.
Works well enuf.
I throw mine in the washer. Bleach and an extra rinse cycle. No problems yet.