Hot washes
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Topic: Hot washes
Posted By: mummy_becks
Subject: Hot washes
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 9:22pm
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Are these ok for nappies??? And are they good for nappies??? I now have free hot water (turned my hot water off at the switch board and now heating it with the chippy - free wood) so thought I might try a hot wash but want to make sure it is good and ok for the nappies. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
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Posted By: kiwivic
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 10:22pm
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The only time I've done a hot wash was when I was stripping my nappies, I'm not sure what regular hot washes would do to the long-term wear of your nappies. Probably best to contact the manufacturer to be on the safe side. ------------- 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 7:58am
| If you have minky naps hot washes aren't good for the fabric. Recommended by who I get my minky from. |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 1:21pm
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I have always washed my nappies at 60C and they seem to be fine ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 2:39pm
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I only have Fuzzis so i have just checked the FuzziBunz website and it says:
Washing/Drying your FuzziBunz™: First, run a cold rinse or soak cycle with no detergent. Second, run a hot cycle with detergent. Do not use bleach. Third, if your hot wash is not automatically followed by a cold rinse, run a cold rinse cycle. This step only necessary with a particularly dirty load. Tumble dry the diapers in dryer on low or hang to dry. Do not use fabric softener or pure soap*. Never dry on high heat. I usually cold rinse and then warm wash. If they are yucky or every few months I hot wash them. -------------   
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 5:22pm
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We usually do a hot wash with our fuzzis. Our machine starts off with a hot wash and rinses in cold after that. No probs in terms of them breaking down. -------------  |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 7:36pm
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Sweet I will try it out on the weekend. But I won't do the Minky ones on your advise thanks Stac. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |