What's your nappy washing routine?

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My mum used to wash terries at 90!

How often do you wash? At what temp? Do you use sanitiser in the wash?

everyother day at 60 with a scoop of Bio D and a little fairy washing powder.

I wash when the bucket is full (every other day) with just powder and a Calgon tablet, at 60.

Every evening, 40 degrees, half a tablet of whatever non-bio we're using. Left to dry overnight on clothes horse.

I wash when my 3 drypail buckets are full, at 60 deg with prewash and a spoonful of nappy soak (sometimes)

oh and obviously a tiny amount of non-bio too

oh and obviously a tiny amount of non-bio too

oh and obviously a tiny amount of non-bio too

I promise I only clicked post once

when the bucket is full, (every other day), at 40deg, with a cold prewash and "super" rinse, with a scant capful of fairy Non bio liquid. Dry pockets overnight on clothes horse and inserts on the radiators.

Occasionally give them a few rinses to remove any build up, and even more occasionally put a drop or two of tea tree oil in the final rinse

so did mine!

dry pail
wash when bucket is full (36-48h)
60C with one tablet of nonbio and a spoonful of Napisan
tumble till nearly dry then air

I only use the Napisan because I was getting staining on my nice white fleecey Bimbles and it's cheaper than Vanish.

I was mine daily at 30 degrees in ecover. Never soak or anyting fancy like that. No stains - 30 degrees seems to do the job

60C with ecoballs and a slug of vinegar, dry pain and wash when the bucket overflows and starts to take over the bathroom floor. I need a bigger bucket!

Every other day when the bucket is overflowing but still contained in the net(yuk I know) with half a full scoop of Ecover non bio, on a 60 wash with prewash program. I don't add powder to the prewash section so it acts as a rinse. My machine is in the cellar so if I forgot then they could end up not washed.

But MrsB Napisan is not good for your nappies or the environment - I urge you to find a friendlier brand

Oh, MrsBadger, a couple of hours in the sun is all you need to remove stains. Much better for nappy and for us.

Dry pail
Wash every 3 days
Cold rinse
40C with small amount of non-bio powder
Occassionally use sanitiser but only because I got some free
Line dry then tumble for 10 mins when nearly dry (or I get cardboard (hemp) nappies).

I use the OneLife sanitiser stuff. More for germs than stains.

36-48hrs (think we must have the same bucket MrsB!)

60 degrees with 1 nonbio tab.

We do the tumbling/airing the other way round though

60, every couple of days, with non-bio. have been using softener but stopped recently. now got crunchy nappies. line dried indoors.

(psst, where d'you put the vinegar? I put it in my softener bit then watched as it all drained out before I'd even pressed go! nappies came out crunchy as ever )

softener?

Is there a reason you can't chuck them in with your normal washing?

No reason at all Umle, just never get around to washing nappies til I have a full load.

too much washing powder umlellala. It builds up causing sore botties, bad smells and I think (someone correct me if I'm wrong)it shortens the life of the nappy

I sometimes add towels to make up a bigger load.

Don't wash with the clothes though because I wash them at 30/40.

PHD, I usually do a separate rinse cycle with just the vinegar.