Musty Diapers

bumpuser5078523 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

Can you sun them outdoors? Fresh air might help

bumpuser5078523 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

Cold should be OK as long as its not wet.

Mandmeesh · April 2014

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

Into+the+Kitty · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

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bumpuser5078523 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

bumpuser5078523 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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 · April 2014

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

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