It used to take 2 cycles in my old dryer to completely dry my cloth diapers. In fact, my cloth diaper laundry became the bottlekneck of laundry day. Now my Duet spins my diapers so fast in the washing machine it takes only one 1-hour cycle to completely dry them.
Washing my cloth diapers is super easy with my Duet. At first I was kinda scared about using an HE machine. I’ve heard that HE front loaders cause ammonia stink in cloth diapers because they don’t use enough water, thus not cleaning the diapers completely.
First, I created my own cycle. This is my favorite feature by far!
I just went through and set it to:
*Hard Water *High Soil level
*Hot Temp *Extra Rinse
*High spin
All of this makes the cycle last 2 hours, but my diapers are washed thoroughly and I don’t have to set it for an extra rinse manually! Plus, with the high spin at the end it takes less time to dry them.
My only confusion at this point is the detergent dispenser. I can’t use the Precision Dispense because that puts too much detergent on my diapers (not to mention I don’t like using liquid detergent on my diapers). But when I put powder in the tray where it says, “Put powder detergent here,” sometimes the cycle will end and there will still be detergent in the tray. This does not happen every time, so I don’t know why it happens at all. I’ll keep you posted if I figure out why it does this. I could easily remedy this by just putting the detergent in the drum with my diapers, but why would they say “put powder detergent here” if it doesn’t use it all? (And I am only using 2 T of detergent too, not overfilling it by any means)
Otherwise, my diapers are super clean! I have had this set for a mont now without any stink. I am enjoying them!
I wrote this review while participating in a test-drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Whirlpool and received a complimentary Whirlpool Duet washer and dryer to facilitate my review.
I’m REALLY worried about stink. How did this trick your washer into using more water? I’d love for you to get back to me by email. I think my diapers are getting eaten by my old machine, we’ve just been looking desperately to replace it, but no one has gotten a new machine recently…. or at least no one will admit to it.
Wow, you used to go through so much with washing and drying your cloth diapers – kudos to you for that, first of all. Second, these washer and dryer sets by Whirlpool are sounding nicer and nicer. I hope they hold up for you well! 🙂
Diapers are super hard to clean so I’m really glad you’ve found a cycle that will do the job for you. I hope you figure out what the detergent situation is all about.
congrats to you for figuring out a front loader and diapers! I got so annoyed with mine that I made my husband buy me a second hand top loader:) Now I am in love with my cloth diapers again!
That is awesome that the spin cycle gets so much water out! That must be pretty great for towel loads too. I hope you can figure the detergent thing out.
I am actually getting ready to sell my front loaders bc I’m expecting baby number 3 and I’m horrified of dealing w the diaper stench bc of my front loaders. It’s going to be good old top loaders. Please email me or tweet me and let me know how you’ve tricked the washer into adding more water. Part of the problem with these smart washers is that they barely use water
For those using Whirlpool Duet machines, an efficient way to reduce drying time for clothdiapers is to select a higher spin speed during the wash cycle. This helps remove more water initially, ensuring they dry faster afterward. If you encounter any issues with your appliance or need assistance beyond Whirlpool, you might want to contact frigidaire for support options.