We started out
hand washing our diapers. It was a pain in the butt to say the least. Grateful
that I know how to do it when in a pinch, but after two months straight of
washing diapers in buckets in the bath tub I had enough. Following an
interesting conversation with my dad I decided to look up old fashion wringer
washers. Have you ever had those strange World Wide Web phenomenon’s where you
start out looking at one product and before you realize what happened you get
thrown into a world you never knew existed? That is something I am actually
thanking my lucky stars for. My stumbling lead me on to portable washing
machines, smaller than a portable dishwasher with a just shy of seven gallon
drum capacity.
Haier is the
only brand I’ve ever used and have no reasons not to continue. She is a trusty
little gal I bought off craigslist. Never knowing they existed they sure are
popular with the crowd that knows they are out there. Barely buying this before
someone else snatched it I could not wait to get it home and wash my set of
diapers hands free!! Happy Dance!!
The picture does not show her hoses and plug
in but they do exist. Watch out not all portable washers use regular outlets,
but this one does. The upper left knob is to adjust the water level, and that space
to the right of the knob is where you screw on the hose that easily attaches to
your sink with the little faucet adapter. Can you see the round disc looking
thing on the back bottom right for some reason they put that on one side and
the other side is where the drain hose pops out. So they can push the hose
through whatever side they want, not sure why it matters.
Controls are
super easy. She has a quick wash, heavy wash, just wash, rinse and spin
setting. Hit the program select button until the light hits the setting you
want and choose your water level and hit start. Turn the water faucet on and Ta
Da you are off and running. She has washed dirty kids clothes, sheets,
blankets, when we are running low on undergarments or if the kids got sick,
favorite teddy bear gets dirty to she’s washed that also.
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Our
four year old showing off the size of our newest Haier washer.
What is your wash routine for diapers in this little
girl?
You won’t
believe how tiny the amount of detergent you need. Our detergent of choice and
absolute favorite is Rockin Green. Ready for it? It will knock your socks off!
1 ¼ teaspoon! Yes it honestly is plenty!
Most
understand you do a cold wash, hot wash, and another cold wash to rinse it out.
With this washer being so small we wash every day or day and a half to make
sure there is plenty of room for a good swishing action in the drum.
To start it’s
a cold quick wash, which means a cold swish with no detergent then it drains
and does a rinse cycle.
Second, the
hot wash is run on the regular wash setting with detergent, it rinses a few times
automatically.
Last another
cold quick wash to make sure everything is rinsed properly.
Once
everything is done I smell them to make sure they don’t stink still which typically
means the washer was to full to get a good swish.
To dry we use
a drying rack in front of our sliding glass door to get some sunshine on them.
Next day when
I go to hang the next load the previous days wash is dry and ready to be put
away.
I apologize
for the crummy picture quality, of course my camera broke for no apparent reason.
Grrr!!
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