Another Ammonia post :(

michellepeanut

So I have never stripped our diapers (used about 3 months), and we're starting to get some ammonia. It's particularly noticeable in her ON.

This is our routine:

cold wash with extra rinse (no detergent)

hot wash 1tbsp hard rock rockin green with an extra rinse

 

What should I do? A dawn strip? How do I do it? TIA

michellepeanut

Oh and we have hard water.

kimberly_ann81

The only thing I do differently is during the rinse cycle I have a liquid fabric softener ball with vinegar in it.

jb2rn

We have very hard water. I used a little more detergent, and dried them in the sun and it did help. I also took the plastic lid off my pail to air it out a bit more.

BrendaLou1969

I agree with the initial warm rinse, also I recommend RLR over dawn for stripping and it is HE safe.  Just wash the diapers then run them through a wash cycle with RLR and rinse rinse rinse.   I've heard of quite a few people having issues with Rockngreen and hard water.  Goodluck.  Oh, RLR is the name of the product not an abbreviation.  Alot of cloth diaper stores online sell it I also think Ace Hardware carries it.

michellepeanut

Do you think I should try a different detergent? Or is this just because three months without a strip in hard water is too long?