strip wash front loader

[kel72]

in the last couple of weeks my nappies have taken on a bit of a smell, i read a great post here on washing
http://www.bubhub.com.au/community/forums/showthread.php?t=281768&highlight=smell

so to those of you who use front loaders - what do you do?
my "rinse" cycle takes 45mins so i don't do that (seems wasteful of water), my wash cycle auto adjusts the water level so i can't make it a large load ifkwim? i normally do a 1 hour wash, should i do a 2hr wash instead?
and i normally just wash in with our normal clothes so should i do a seperate wash for them as the norm?

Any thoughts from front loader users would be great, thanks :)

[aardvark]

I've never had my nappies smell, and I use a front loader.

I always do a separate load, use the prewash cycle first so that the nappies wash in cleaner water, then a hot wash on the longest cycle, rinsing is mandatory here (skin conditions) then line dry of preference.

I'm talking about flats though.

[Zalia]

All my washes take 2hrs, thats the normal settings (no extra pre or post rinse) but it washes pretty thoroughly. I've had occasional smell issues but thats more to do with drying inside in melbourne.

I wash the nappies separately because I'm not very good at cleaning the poo off and I have enough in each load not to need to combine.

I'd try the longer wash a few times and see if if makes a difference.

[jag5000]

hi,

just wanted to add that even though the cycle is longer, front loaders actually use less water than top loaders. I wouldn't be quite so worried about doing a strip wash in a front loader.. esp if it's only once in a while.

I have a front loader that I like a lot.. except for how long the cycles take!! drives me mental!!

[kel72]

yes i hate how long it takes, i normally do the fast wash which reduces the 2hr to 1hr, looks like i will have to do that today (damm melb weather), and just realised after a couple of mentions above i can do the pre-rinse, didn't realise that!

i find it funny how you can do the same thing for so long, then suddenly they have beome smelly, makes no sense to me!

[trin_007]

I normally pre-rinse mine in a bucket of water just to get the initial wee & poo off, and to saturate them before they go into the machine.

I use my cold cotton cycle, with the 'rinse plus' feature to make sure all the detergent is out, with 1000rpm spin , and then the time save - this takes a total of 1hr 42 mins.

If they are a bit smelly I chuck in some Canesten rinse.

[SpottySocks]

I don't know about front loaders, but we had problems with smell a couple of months ago and I think it was most likely down to lack of sunlight. The drought has well and truly broken here in Tassie and for a month or more I had very little opportunity to hang my nappies outside in the sun. Someone on here recommended Canestan Rinse and it freshened up our nappies instantly. I started using it once a week and the smell has gone. Now that we are getting some clear sunny days I've pretty much stopped using it - just when I know I'm not going to be able to get them outside in the sun.

[kel72]

I don't know about front loaders, but we had problems with smell a couple of months ago and I think it was most likely down to lack of sunlight. The drought has well and truly broken here in Tassie and for a month or more I had very little opportunity to hang my nappies outside in the sun. Someone on here recommended Canestan Rinse and it freshened up our nappies instantly. I started using it once a week and the smell has gone. Now that we are getting some clear sunny days I've pretty much stopped using it - just when I know I'm not going to be able to get them outside in the sun.

Agree on the sunlight thing too, and i used the canestan today along with a 2.5hr wash and they already smell much better! Looks like i will be doing a seperate wash for them all from now on :(, much easier when in with everything else