Thread Number: 56663
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Cleaning Soiled Diapers in a SQ Front Loader |
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Post# 789824 , Reply# 1   10/20/2014 at 17:25 (3,475 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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products like borax, ammonia, and oxi-clean will work wonders on whites, especially diapers....BUT, you must do an extended SOAK, preferred overnight, up to 24 hrs, most times with the warmest water and double the detergent for the soak.....this is where a wringer machine comes in handy big time
just about the only thing that will clean them in one cycle is bleach, and for some stains, such as diapers, that is a requirement....this also falls true for spillage into some clothing as well..... of course a head start of baking soda and borax in the diaper pail will start working right away..... if your concerned about bleach on the clothing, you don't have to use the full amount......plus add an extra rinse, or run through a whole cycle afterwards with just clear water..... all in all, I do have the whitest whites!... |
Post# 789829 , Reply# 2   10/20/2014 at 18:37 (3,475 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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I might suggest using a hot start method. Start the machine on your regular cycle set for a hot wash. Let the machine fill completely, tumble a couple of time in either direction. Then, stop the machine, set it to spin and pump that water away. Repeat this routine one more time before letting it sit till the door unlocks. Open the door quickly and dump your detergent formula inside the steaming load of diapers. Close the door and start the machine on regular. This will give the hottest wash possible by preheating the clothing and machine while flushing loose soils down the drain so your detergent does not have to deal with it as well. Results should be greatly improved.
Malcolm |
Post# 789835 , Reply# 3   10/20/2014 at 19:27 (3,475 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 789836 , Reply# 4   10/20/2014 at 19:40 (3,475 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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I always put 25-30 in the washer at a time [ you can probably wash almost twice as many in this washer per load ] and ran the machine through a cold rinse and spin cycle to rinse out remaining soil.
Then run a hot wash cycle with the extra rinse selected, you should use chlorine bleach and a better detergent [ all is not a great detergent ] if any detergent or bleach smell remain run the rinse and spin cycle again. I think you will be far more pleased with the result, I have had a SQ FL washer for 9 years now and love it. |
Post# 789844 , Reply# 5   10/20/2014 at 20:53 (3,475 days old) by julianweber (Rome, GA)   |   | |
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Thanks for the responses. John, do you have a recommendation for a fragrance free detergent you like better? |
Post# 789932 , Reply# 6   10/21/2014 at 14:13 (3,474 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 789958 , Reply# 7   10/21/2014 at 18:17 (3,474 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 790284 , Reply# 10   10/23/2014 at 16:57 (3,472 days old) by alr2903 (TN)   |   | |
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Please take Yogi's advice and Rinse, Rinse, Rinse. |
Post# 790326 , Reply# 12   10/23/2014 at 21:20 (3,472 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains )   |   | |
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My Sister had the same problem with her 3 boys.Nothing worked until I bought her 10 pounds of Trisodium Phosphate and 10 pounds of Sodium triphosphate. The last one Sodium Triphosphate is the one you want.You can buy T.S.P. in hardware stores but I have only found the other on Ebay.. I was wondering why the T.S.P. at Home Depot did not work well..It takes really hot water to make it work and it does not bond with the minerals as well. They say it hurts the water ways but human waste contains more phosphates than detergents.. The Sodium Triphospahate is not cheap but a little goes a long way... Your also using a front loader so it would work better for you... That Savogran TSP is not the same close but nope not it... The link I sent ya is what you want it works wonders... CLICK HERE TO GO TO volsboy1's LINK on eBay |
Post# 790475 , Reply# 13   10/24/2014 at 20:06 (3,471 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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One - Chlorine bleaching activity takes place within five minutes or less with higher water temperatures equaling less time. Any stains not removed within that period likely will not be shifted with chlorine bleach and longer contact time merely results in textile degradation. This is why commercial laundries run a short "rinse" cycle with chlorine bleach *after* the main wash cycle. In fact the mantra used there is "wash cycle is for cleaning and a bleach cycle for whitening".
Two - The residue stains seen on diapers above are the same as the infamous marks commonly found on male undergarments. In both instances it is the bile and other components of stool that cause such stains. The other worry is that stool reflects largely what has been consumed. Beets, green leafy veggies, carrots, curry, etc... any or all foods that can produce stains before going down, will do so when they exit the other end. These marks are notorious for being hard to shift totally for even after the best laundering/bleaching process some yellow or green can still be seen even if only faintly. Again ask any housewife or mother of boys, and or anyone who does laundry for say a hospital or nursing facility and they will tell you about stool stains. If you often examine bed linen from the latter two closely you'll often see faint tell tale marks from previous stool stains, same as with undergarments. In all instances the best method is to deal with things before the spot sets. Stool should be removed soon after contact with any textile. Diapers should be flushed/rinsed until all loose deposits are removed and as much of the underlying staining as possible while fresh. Then diapers can be left in a soaking bucket until enough for a full load is reached. Ideally diaper laundry should be done daily regardless of full load or not. The longer stool residue remains on fabrics the more difficult it will be to shift totally. How one washes diapers will largely depend upon laundry equipment available and their capabilities. If one has a modern front loader capable of reaching temps of 140F or beyond then a pre-wash (cool to warm water) followed by a hot to boil wash with a good oxygen based bleach detergent (or added on it's own) should produce acceptable results. You want to start with a cold or warm wash to ensure enzyme activity breaks down the various protein stains found in urine and feces. Dreft is quite good for laundering diapers (you can add oxygen bleach) because while a very strong detergent (to cope with baby goo and spew stains) it also rinses cleanly. If one is going non-bio then that method all be ensures an increase in detergent and bleaching will be needed to cope with stain removal. In the old days women pre-soaked/washed diapers then boiled on the range. Again depending upon the nature of the staining this may or may not have resulted in total removal. It did cope with sanitizing however. Should one decide to go with LCB it is important to have multiple rinses. That is the load needs to be rinsed until no detectable scent of bleach remains. If you can still smell LCB on textiles the stuff is still there and can bother skin as well as continue working upon textiles which leads to increased damage. After bleached laundry is well rinsed white vinegar can be added to a final rinse to "sour" and "anti-chlor" the load. Sadly even with the most elaborate and best laundry routines stool stains will never shift totally. Commercial laundries/diaper services will save up such soiled loads and run a "reclaim" cycle. This involves using *VERY* strong chlorine bleaching with higher pH levels than normal. Theory being there is nothing ventured, nothing gained. That is if the stains do not come out enough to return items to service they go where they would have in the first place, the rag/seconds bin. Indeed many diaper services have "seconds" that they sell off as rags or whatever purposes because they are too stained for first class use. Between the frequent and often harsh laundering required and the frequency of it that you understand why large stores of diapers are needed. After awhile the things simply aren't fit for use because they are in tatters and or too stained to be decent. |
Post# 790538 , Reply# 14   10/25/2014 at 09:55 (3,470 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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First of all, Kudos to you for using cloth diapers. When I was cleaning up restaurants you would not believe how many Pampers and Huggies I had to pick up, the amount is incredible.
After the kid is potty trained, the diapers make excellent cloths for car care, home cleaning and you will find a lot of uses for them. But please, after this is all over, do as Dr. Ruth would say: youuuse a contwaceptive! |
Post# 792485 , Reply# 19   11/7/2014 at 07:55 (3,457 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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And potty train the child at the earliest opportunity. |
Post# 792489 , Reply# 20   11/7/2014 at 08:28 (3,457 days old) by tennblondie78 (Bowling Green, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 792923 , Reply# 23   11/9/2014 at 13:42 (3,455 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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