Whats this about rainwater being good for nappies?

[QueenOfFlamingEverything]

I keep seeing mentions of hanging nappies ut in the rain and how its good for them - why is this?

I ask because our washing machine runs solely off rainwater collected from the roof, and I wondered if it would be a problem, but it seems the opposite could be true?

Nah - it's just what people who are too lazy to get the washing in when it rains say

I should think it's just a good rinse for them?

I leave mine out sometimes - on purpose obviously

Rain water is considered soft water and doesn't contain the chemicals found in treated water. Although these days it can pick up the many pollutants found in the air.

OOh QueenofFlaminEverything, how did you set your machine up to run off rainwater?

Rainwater is supposed to softed nappies and IME that is true. There have been many occassions when it has rained and I have been too lazy to go bring the nappies in. I leave them out again until they are dry, and they are definatly softer than normal. Wheteher this is because of the rainwater or just the fact they've had an extra rinse to remove detergent build up I'm not sure.

ziggy - we live in a rural community on a shared farm, and we have several 1000 litre water butts that collect rain water off the roofs of the house and barn. Then it gets pumped though a hosepipe into the washing machine, and when one butt gets low we change the pipe over to the next one along.

We don't have mains water at all, only spring water, so we have to save as much as we can for when the spring runs low in summer.

I thought it helped with stains. I have left mine out and they have been rained on, then dried, rained on, then dried and hey presto less stains!
(I am lazy too though!)

haha horsemadgal you do know that at some point they are supposed to go on the baby, right?