What washer is best for cloth diapers

Speed Queens are very popular in the cloth diapering community and are also recommended by Karen, the owner of Green Mountain Diapers. It is incredibly helpful for figuring out a good wash routine. I reached out to Speed Queen and they told me the TC5 model is what they recommend for cloth diapers.

This American made top-loader is their classic model and has an agitator, pre-soak, extra rinse, and deep fill options, all of which are very nice features to have for a cloth diaper wash routine.

Another nice feature of the TC5 is the no-lock lid. You can open the lid up at any time during the cycle and check to make sure your diapers are agitating properly and have enough water.

This allows you to throw extra diapers or additional laundry into the wash at any point. The Whirlpool 4. Be sure to have a picture of your control panel and model number handy! Example of a front loading HE machine. All front loading machines are treated as HE machines whether they explicitly state HE or n. Spraying the poop off the diapers before putting them in the pail helps a lot so you need fewer cycles so it will take less time. Using the soak cycle can also help because time in water is helpful too.

So you see, there are so many, many ways to do all of this. You will come up with your own method over time. Flats are the very best for easy washing, and prefolds are the next best and also very good for difficult washing situations, too. Avoid polyester and stay-dry diapers because they are very difficult to wash. Polyester stay-dry fabrics and microfiber are notoriously stinky and hard to clean. Cotton washes best. It washes better than hemp and bamboo, too. Karen's thoughts: My perfect washer doesn't exist but the closest thing is a Speed Queen top loader.

I want to be able to control the water level. I don't want a crazy-fast spin cycle that rips apart laundry, causes the washers to break and may even be dangerous should the machine break while spinning so fast. I'd like to be able to pre-program my cloth diaper cycle so I have one button to press and then walk away. This way I don't have to re-start the washer later which sometimes I don't manage to do right away, which slows down the washing process.

A one-button cloth diaper program would enable any family member to start the diaper load. Wouldn't that be nice. Overall, Speed Queen top loader, any model, is the best machine that I know of, hands down. If all of my customers owned a Speed Queen Top Load washer, my job supporting customers would be easier because there wouldn't be as many washing problems. I can't recall a customer ever calling and saying, "I can't get my diapers clean in my Speed Queen", but I get calls from customers with front load washers and HE top load washers who are having washing issues regularly.

It is possible to get diapers clean in any machine, but it's faster and easier in a top loader that actually has water in it. Here is the basic outline of all wash routines. Step 1. Somehow you need to get the pee and poop off the diapers so that your main wash is not full of soiled water. If you use hot water during this stay, stains are likely to set. During your main wash cycle , you can still use cold water if you wish, but hot water really gets your cloth diaper spotless clean.

Contrary to popular belief, hot water does not damage the diapers. A dryer will be more likely to cause damage to the elastic than in a hot water wash. After the hot wash, if your machine has an extra rinse option, make use of it, but once again, cold water is your friend at this point.

The greater amount of water you're putting through the diapers, the less residues stay. The mistake that most parents who use cloth diapers is not washing diapers daily.

Beside that you may running out of clean diapers for your baby, and fail to change your baby as soon as he wets, stool on the diapers start to smell, stains set, which makes it harder to wash. The covers would dry in hours but the inserts may take more than 8 hours to dry when hung dry. Yes, generally cloth diapers can go in the dryer, but on a low heat setting. However, if your cloth diapers contain waterproofing, elastic, or Velcro, it is a no-no to put them in the dryer since heat can stretch elastic and Velcro.

My friend who has a baby learned it the hard way. She dried all of her AIO diapers on the high heat setting for about 60 minutes after every wash. And 6 month laters, the elastic and the Aplix fasteners failed completely and she needed to spend a fortune to replace the broken diapers. The most simple and straightforward way to check is to smell them. If they smell of urine or poop, then wash it again. Using powder or liquid detergent is just a preference thing. Each kind has their own pros and cons according to parents.

Liquid detergent is easy to dissolve and get to the dirty parts of the diapers and inserts. However, most liquid detergents contain additives that make the gel substance stick together.

Power is generally cheaper and more eco friendly thanks to the cardboard box. Cloth diapers are a blessing to new parents, who have tight budgets and still care for the environment. However, taking care of cloth diapers is a pain in the neck. Cloth diapers are not something you can neglect without facing the consequences of making them unusable. They save you time, labour and help take care of your cloth diapers for the years to come.

Thank you for reading. See you in the next post. Then a portable washer is a perfect match for you. They are small and have short cycles so you can do your laundry daily without worrying about the electrical bills. Giantex Full-Automatic 1. Pros Compact design with good capacity Clean well Automatically filling and draining Has individual wash, rinse, spin settings Multiple cleaning settings and water level settings. Cons Unnecessary loud beep noise when it finishes Instruction manual can be improved.

Verdict Cloth diapering moms can trust this reliable and powerful washer to wash baby clothes. Pros Cheap price Lightweight and small enough to be placed in a bathtub Clean well Energy-efficient Can fit a single king size sheet or throw blanket in washer tub Short wash time Spin the clothes almost dry.

Cons Spinner basket is small Hoses are short Gravity drain.