Diaper Swappers

Believer318 · 07-21-2012, 11:26 PM

I'm soooooo sick of my Front loader. I've changed my stash multiple times b/c it will not clean the diapers well enough and I'm about to have a baby (which means two in diapers) and I've had it. We're getting a top loader and I'm looking for advice. Please tell me what is your favorite and why!! Thanks so much!!!

BirthdayMama · 07-21-2012, 11:34 PM

Absolutely adore my mom's Fisher & Paykel. Huge capacity, and it gets all my dipes clean in one (admittedly long) cycle. I had a home birth a few weeks ago, and sent my sheets and laundry home with my mom, who washed everything without doing any stain pretreatment, and all of it came back clean, including one of DD1's shirts that had grape popsicle all over it.

momma_dna · 07-22-2012, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BirthdayMama

Absolutely adore my mom's Fisher & Paykel. Huge capacity, and it gets all my dipes clean in one (admittedly long) cycle. I had a home birth a few weeks ago, and sent my sheets and laundry home with my mom, who washed everything without doing any stain pretreatment, and all of it came back clean, including one of DD1's shirts that had grape popsicle all over it.

What detergent do you/she use?

We just got a new to us, but used F&P I like it minus the fact that it won't allow me to fill the washer with only hot water. This really bothers me, because I like to turn off the cold water when filling the washer for diaper laundry.. When you start the washer it will put hot water on the laundry a few times to "get them to the temperature" and then fill the basin with cooler water. Well when I turned off the cold water to try and get it to fill with only hot, it doesn't fill at all :/ I read the manual and this is how the washer operates on all cycles. I'm thinking about calling the company and asking if there is a way to get it to fill with only hot water.

lynn97 · 07-22-2012, 09:21 AM

I have an LG Waves Series that I love. It's a HE TL and does great with our clothes and diapers. It has and extra water feature (called water plus) and has great capacity b/c it doesn't have an agitator. It also has a button which allows you to add up to two extra rinses to your wash cycle or just rinse and spin. It will do warm rinses with certain settings as well. I do have to turn off the cold water while it fills as it mixes cold with hot (I think nearly all of the new HE washers do this). I use original Tide liquid.

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momma_dna · 07-23-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by momma_dna

What detergent do you/she use?

We just got a new to us, but used F&P I like it minus the fact that it won't allow me to fill the washer with only hot water. This really bothers me, because I like to turn off the cold water when filling the washer for diaper laundry.. When you start the washer it will put hot water on the laundry a few times to "get them to the temperature" and then fill the basin with cooler water. Well when I turned off the cold water to try and get it to fill with only hot, it doesn't fill at all :/ I read the manual and this is how the washer operates on all cycles. I'm thinking about calling the company and asking if there is a way to get it to fill with only hot water.

I figured out how to wash with all hot water filling up the basin! Yay! Okay, I admit I didn't figure it out on my own and did call F&P

Basically you set the machine like its doing a wash to clean the washer.

dannic · 07-23-2012, 04:05 PM

erlyjo · 07-23-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Believer318

I'm soooooo sick of my Front loader. I've changed my stash multiple times b/c it will not clean the diapers well enough and I'm about to have a baby (which means two in diapers) and I've had it. We're getting a top loader and I'm looking for advice. Please tell me what is your favorite and why!! Thanks so much!!!

Lol! This was me a few months ago. I ended up ditching my LG front loader and getting a non-HE top-loading Speed Queen. I

it!!! Yes, it uses more water, but because of that it is actually getting my dipes CLEAN. Plus, they are made in the USA and have a fantastic warranty. I can't recommend them enough!

amykins04 · 07-23-2012, 08:24 PM

I just got non-he GE TL last week and so far I love it. I didn't want or need anything too fancy but this has all the options I wanted and then some, plus it's super quiet. It was on sale for 569 at Sears.

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Believer318 · 07-23-2012, 11:11 PM

Thanks for the recommendations. I think I'm going to have to get a non-HE to get my diapers clean!

Xanders · 07-24-2012, 06:13 AM

I have a non-HE TL by Whirlpool & while I don't love it, it cleans diapers really well! So, if you don't mind possibly getting holes in your cottons, it's not bad.

It does have a lid lock & there aren't hot rinse options, but it uses water & is around $400-500.

07-21-2012, 11:26 PM	#1
Believer318 Registered Users Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 392 My Mood:	BEST washing machine?? I'm soooooo sick of my Front loader. I've changed my stash multiple times b/c it will not clean the diapers well enough and I'm about to have a baby (which means two in diapers) and I've had it. We're getting a top loader and I'm looking for advice. Please tell me what is your favorite and why!! Thanks so much!!! __________________ Trisha, Jesus loving, wife to Jacob, SAHM to Asher 5 Jaella 3.5 , Salem 2.5 , Adalai 1 and baby on the way due in September!!

07-21-2012, 11:34 PM	#2
BirthdayMama Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,081 Ratings: 11 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Absolutely adore my mom's Fisher & Paykel. Huge capacity, and it gets all my dipes clean in one (admittedly long) cycle. I had a home birth a few weeks ago, and sent my sheets and laundry home with my mom, who washed everything without doing any stain pretreatment, and all of it came back clean, including one of DD1's shirts that had grape popsicle all over it. __________________ Rebecca, married to J (12/07), DD1 Anna (11/09) and DD2 Ada born at home 7/2/12

07-23-2012, 04:05 PM	#6
dannic Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,733 Ratings: 1 Feedback: 100%	Re: BEST washing machine??

07-23-2012, 08:24 PM	#8
amykins04 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SE WI Posts: 702 Ratings: 39 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	I just got non-he GE TL last week and so far I love it. I didn't want or need anything too fancy but this has all the options I wanted and then some, plus it's super quiet. It was on sale for 569 at Sears. Sent from my LGL55C using DS Forum __________________ Married to an amazing husband, E [4.25.2009], SAHM to A [8.31.11] We are a cd'ing, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, anti-vaxxing, organic eating family! Please visit my eBay store, The Thrifty Monkey Boutique!

07-23-2012, 11:11 PM	#9
Believer318 Registered Users Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 392 My Mood:	Re: BEST washing machine?? Thanks for the recommendations. I think I'm going to have to get a non-HE to get my diapers clean! __________________ Trisha, Jesus loving, wife to Jacob, SAHM to Asher 5 Jaella 3.5 , Salem 2.5 , Adalai 1 and baby on the way due in September!!