Dry pail vs. wet pail

lifesadance

I generally use a wet pail for my dipes.  I got a couple GroVias and a Happy Heiney yesterday (thanks to the ecobabyoutlet sale) and both list in their instructions to put them in a dry pail.  Will putting them in a wet pail hurt them? 

What type (wet or dry) of pail do you use and why?

Dr.Loretta

Dry. Wet is heavy and a potential drowning hazard. I just use a plastic trashcan and a pillowcase liner.

tokenhoser

I use a dry pail because a wet pail seems really gross and hard to deal with, especially with my front loader washer.

I wash every day or two... no problems so far.

SuperCuteBenz

Dry.

I thought wet pails were a thing of the past.

Quizzle

SuperCuteBenz:

Dry.

I thought wet pails were a thing of the past.

 

This.

 

I have enough trouble getting my diapers into my front-loader as it is when mny liner is being cranky, I can't imagine using a wet pail.

 

I do sometimes spray down gross diapers before throwing them in the pail, but that's it.

Quizzle

SuperCuteBenz:

Dry.

I thought wet pails were a thing of the past.

 

This.

 

I have enough trouble getting my diapers into my front-loader as it is when mny liner is being cranky, I can't imagine using a wet pail.

 

I do sometimes spray down gross diapers before throwing them in the pail, but that's it.

ananas19

Another dry pail user here. Our diapers always get clean with our wash routine, so I've never thought they needed the extra soak time provided by a wet pail.

chloe081

Also a wet pail creates an environment for bacteria to multiply and exacerbates problems with stink so I've read. 

StellarStina26

Dry. I do a pillowcase in a plastic trashcan.  Best thing advice I read on here.

Nature Lover

I've never even heard of a wet pail! You have to switch right away!  That sounds like a real PITA! We use a stainless steel kitchen trash can with a foot pedal, with a pail liner inside.  It looks pretty/ultra mod - but the real reason we use it was I had an extra one and that was better than spending the bucks on something new!  I have heard some people on here say that a hanging dry bag is a better option though because you don't get teh pail stink since the smells can escape into the air.

lifesadance

Am I the only one that uses a wet pail?  I use dry sometimes, like when I'm too lazy to go get the wet pail from the basement laundry room if I've left it down there the night before. )

Maybe I'll try out using a dry pail for a while and see how it goes, just for fun.  When I started CDing, a couple people recommended the wet pail so I just went with it.  Ours is an old PVA bucket with a really tight snap on lid and we keep it in the bathroom with the lid on and door closed so that DS doesn't get to it.  I haven't had issues with smell or bacteria or rashes, so I don't know if there is any truth to those ideas (but maybe for some others it is).  I fill it halfway with water and add about a 1/4-1/2 Tbsp. Charlie's Soap for the soak.  Our laundry tub is right next to the washer so I just dump the water and then pour the dipes into the washer (top loader -- we're old school).  So far it works for us but hey, maybe I'll find that the dry is easier and keeps my dipes just as clean.  

Thanks for the input ladies.