Kunzite
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Kunzite|1321038956|3059728 said:PG - We have the same wash routine nearly! We also have a front loading HE machine and do 50 minute cold rinse no detergent, 70 minute hot wash with extra hot rinse, and 50 minute hot wash no detergent. When we were on vacation a few weeks ago I was washing in my sister's top loading machine so I thought I could get away with doing shorter cycles (quick rinse loads) but found that my diapers weren't getting as clean as I liked them. So that makes me reluctant to change our system. If you find a shorter routine please let me know! We literally start diapers the second we walk in the door on wash days so they're in the dryer by the time we want to go to bed. We wash every two days, but have 23 diapers so we could probably go three days if we needed to for some reason. One thing we do to help is on non-wash days we run the day's diapers through a cold rinse at the end of the day and then throw them back in the pail. That way none of the diapers go more than one day while sitting dirty. Maybe something to think about if you want to go longer between washes? We did prefolds/covers with our LO for the first few months and will with our second as well. You go through so many diapers at first that it was the more economic route, plus they fit so much better than OS. Be sure to report back on the Tide! Is is liquid or powder? I try not to use liquid in our washer because I read that it contributes to stink in front loading machines.