Does this wash routine sound appropriate?

Re: Does this wash routine sound appropriate?

• Aurora_Borealis member

  November 2012

  Your wash routine sounds fine. You may find that a warm or hot prewash works better than cold, though.

  The sanitize cycle will ruin your elastic, so it's not recommended.

  I've never used vinegar on my diapers. If you use a good detergent, you shouldn't need it.
  

  Tide Ultra powder is a great detergent for diapers (and clothes!). Liquid isn't recommended, especially with synthetic diapers (which Freetimes are) as the binding agents that keep the liquid a liquid can also bind to the diapers resulting in buildup. You can try the F&C powder, but it might not be strong enough - it really depends on your water.
  

  

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• stemms8810 member

  November 2012

  I may be able to help you with a couple of the questions.  I have a front loader but it's an HE.  I do a cold rinse, then warm/cold cycle, then an extra rinse.  I use original powder Tide and I can use it on my other clothes too.  You aren't supposed to use liquid detergent and nothing with fragrance or softners.  I haven't used the sanitize or steam function.  My diapers always come out clean with the cleaning routine I use.

  

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• cwhitloc member

  November 2012

  stemms8810:

  I may be able to help you with a couple of the questions.  I have a front loader but it's an HE.  I do a cold rinse, then warm/cold cycle, then an extra rinse.  I use original powder Tide and I can use it on my other clothes too.  You aren't supposed to use liquid detergent and nothing with fragrance or softners.  I haven't used the sanitize or steam function.  My diapers always come out clean with the cleaning routine I use.

   I used to do a cold rinse and spin before I started developing stink issues.  I now do the quick wash with no spin in cold.  Then a HOT/Cold rinse with extra rinse for the wash setting.  No stink issues ever.  We are almost done using diapers with my toddler. 
  

   Vinegar isn't needed.  The sanitize setting isn't needed either.  It will ruin everything but cotton/natural fiber prefolds. 

   I recommend doing a tub clean once a month (to clean the washer clean) with a cup of bleach.   Also, my HE FL has a little value at the front bottom you unscrew to clean the filter out.  Check that monthly as well and clean off the gunk.
  

   For detergent, I use Dropps (baby kind) and order them on amazon subscribe and save.  I just went ahead and use it for all our laundry to get rid of confusion.  I rarely run out, but if i run a little low, i head to Whole Foods for some Ecos laundry detergent.  Works great as well.  
  

  
  
  
  

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• babymama1212

  November 2012

  cwhitloc:

  stemms8810:

  I may be able to help you with a couple of the questions.  I have a front loader but it's an HE.  I do a cold rinse, then warm/cold cycle, then an extra rinse.  I use original powder Tide and I can use it on my other clothes too.  You aren't supposed to use liquid detergent and nothing with fragrance or softners.  I haven't used the sanitize or steam function.  My diapers always come out clean with the cleaning routine I use.

   I used to do a cold rinse and spin before I started developing stink issues.  I now do the quick wash with no spin in cold.  Then a HOT/Cold rinse with extra rinse for the wash setting.  No stink issues ever.  We are almost done using diapers with my toddler. 
  

   Vinegar isn't needed.  The sanitize setting isn't needed either.  It will ruin everything but cotton/natural fiber prefolds. 

   I recommend doing a tub clean once a month (to clean the washer clean) with a cup of bleach.   Also, my HE FL has a little value at the front bottom you unscrew to clean the filter out.  Check that monthly as well and clean off the gunk.
  

   For detergent, I use Dropps (baby kind) and order them on amazon subscribe and save.  I just went ahead and use it for all our laundry to get rid of confusion.  I rarely run out, but if i run a little low, i head to Whole Foods for some Ecos laundry detergent.  Works great as well.  
  

   

  This is very helpful! Thank you! 

  So it sounds like my wash cycle will work well (at least for now) and I'll make sure to do that tub clean with bleach once an month, along with the filter cleaning.   

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• BrendaLou1969 member

  November 2012

  Don't use the sanitize cycle unless you have a yeast rash issue, then only use It once or twice in my opinion.  Anyway BumGenius Freetime makers cottonbabies recommends bleaching once a month with 1/4 bleach and they don't recommend vinegar.

  If the house ain't burned down and the baby's fed it was a successful day.

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