Musty Diapers

bumpuser5078523

I know CD questions are boring. Sorry!!

My diapers are musty. I thought it was because I'm not quick enough to get them dried. I have been better about it, but they are still stale. I even did a wash with bleach added.

My routine hasn't changed. HE FL.

-Warm rinse and spin.
-Hot wash with a teaspoon of tide and a teaspoon of oxyclean. Extra water, extra rinse.
-Same wash as above but no detergent and warm wash and warm rinse.

There are soap bubbles in my first load, none in my rinse cycles.

Should I add more tide? Whenever I do this, I have to rinse extra.

Chichigo

Can you sun them outdoors? Fresh air might help

bumpuser5078523

Right now it's still kinda cold. I am hoping we get nicer weather around Mother's Day. I live in Montana, so our nice weather is only three or four months long, if that.

Chichigo

Cold should be OK as long as its not wet.

Mandmeesh

I say musty=not clean. I'd add a little more detergent

Into+the+Kitty

Mandmeesh said:

I say musty=not clean. I'd add a little more detergent

+1 ...When I got a musty smell it was too long between washes/too long left in the washer/not enough detergent.

bumpuser5078523

Thanks guys! I will use more and see how they smell.

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bumpuser5078523

I cut it back to where I was getting enough suds, but not too much. I wash every other day and don't CD at night. So there is only like 10 diapers. Mostly pockets, bamboo inserts and covers.

I put in a tablespoon of tide. There are so many suds, I'm regretting it.

I don't know why I'm just now having issues. I have been using the same routine for months.

unaveragejane

When did you mast clean your washer? Mine gets really musty and gross around the seal and can make clothes smell funky.

bumpuser5078523

It wasn't that long ago, but I will do it after this load. Our regular clothes smell fine. I'm hoping extra soap will help. I'm rinsing them now. If I need two rinse washes, it will be worth it if they smell fresh.

bumpuser5078523

How many rinses do you do after the wash? Is it normal to do quite a few?

Right now I do a normal wash, warm/warm, with extra water and an extra warm rinse.

My detergent wash also has an extra cold rinse.

jcwinsto

FWIW, my diapers were smelling what I would call musty the other day.  I never would have called it barnyard but I used a little squirt of Bac Out in the wash and it immediatly solved the problem.

bumpuser5078523

I will get some if this doesn't work. I always forget about Bac Out.