Cloth Diaper w/portable washer in NYC!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- I bought a portable washer...BEST THING EVER....PERIOD. My diaper routine in my SMALL studio apartment.
Here is the updated video! As of July 2018
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It's cool to see one of these in action for cloth diapering! We use coin operated laundry for our cloth diapers (with 2 babies in cloth diapers!) so I've been looking into buying one of these! Thanks for the video!
Jess Is Blessed ...RUN TO THE AMAZON WEBSITE AND BUY ONE!!lol...omg...I just couldn't be at the laundromat another day!! it's a little more work...but to walk around naked AND wash clothes...was worth every penny.!!
Erica Blake lol! How much was it?
Jess Is Blessed so..It was 120!!!
I have a similar washing machine for either really dirty 9 year old boy clothes or for my cloth feminine hygiene products. I had already decided it would be perfect for cloth diapers too.
You should use the final rinse water for the first rinse of your next load of diapers. Saves time and water, and they'll probably be even cleaner because of the soap and bleach residue in the water.
I just came to comment that. Ugh. Such a waste of water.
I already do this. This was the very beginning of washing the cloth diapers
@@ronalyncasipit you are hilarious!!!🤣🤣
Exactly what i was thinking!💗😊
Turkey baster?! You are so resourceful!
Lottie Ferguson I actually got the idea from someone off amazon!people kept complaining the hose didn't fit😂😂😂
EricaKane ThaFrugista I recently bought a portable washer and that's a great idea! So glad I found this video. What a lifesaver.
Im going out to get one now, thanks qa bunch.
i ordered one yesterday and was wondering about the fitting, so smart of you , a turkey baster , i would have never thought .im gonna use your idea if you dont mind. LOVE your video.thank you
kim sims thanks so much for the love!!!
It's fabulous to know that this product is available to young mothers. I'm impressed.
Colette Morrow yes colette!! I miss you so much!!I would be so miserable with out this. lol.i know I could not have lived back in the day. 😯
This is great! I have a a portable washer too and I've been looking for someone who's also doing cloth diapers. This is perfect! Thank you!💜
Bri Gilmore your welcome!! it is a life saver!! LITERALLY would not still be cloth diapering without it!!
My baby is 13 years out of cloth nappies lol but I use my portable washer to wash my cloth sanitary towels (as well as all my other clothes!).. I add bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to the wash and then vinegar to the rinse also to disinfect them! You don't need much!
Vinegar is also great for softening other clothes as a replacement for softener and bicarb works well for bleaching!
Just some eco friendly alternatives 😁
I have a normal household front-loader washing machine but prefer using the portable one as it saves on time, electricity, detergent and water, plus it's a lot friendlier to clothes! 💚💚
Thanks for that info!
The turkey baster is such a great ideal.
Carl R thanks!!
Thanks for the video!😊 I was wondering how i could drain the water if i used it in the kitchen. But i think i will use it in my tub on top of my shower chair. I am not good with water i can see myself spilling it all over the kitchen floor. Great video!😊💗 I used cotton diapers for 8mths but was to sick to continue so used pampers diapers after. I could've used this machine back then 29.5yrs ago. 💗 they grow up fast! Enjoy every day with the babies!😊💗
Because of this video , My CD journey is successful, and we love it !!! I got my portable brand new girl I paid $45 , in Ca 2023 🙌🏼 yassssssss sis 💃🏻
Yesssss!!!! Live your best life!!! Free of laundry mats!!!
The turkey baster is GENIUS!
Brilliant use of the turkey baster bulb! My washer arrived a few days ago and I'm learning a lot watching portable laundry videos.
Thank you!!
you might actually be able to fit more diapers in there, if you can push down and theres more than 2 to 3 inches of water then u still have room! this washer works like a HE so it needs clothing friction against one another to clean so remember that.
oh wow !! didnt know that!!!
You have the best video on how to use a mini washer. I just bought one and am waiting for it to arrive. I bought mine off the walmart website. I just hope it works. Your turkey baster idea is inspiring. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
jetaboveclouds omg!! thank you so much!!! I hate the black on the sides but I tried to be informative as possible! enjoy your mini washer! I sure am!
I bought one I just got it this is the best one machine for anybody and PS I love when you say it's almost time guys keep up the good work I know you'll do ballet dancing
jasper anderson yay!! it's great right?!?
The turkey baster! That's amazing 😂😂
Thank you!!! it helped!
Thank you for posting this I just got mine and was trying to figure out how it works(the directions were hard to read) and I only got it because I'm cloth diapering and can't run to my mother in law every time so this was really helpful
Zaire Langford your welcome!! Please tell me if your experience!!
EricaKane ThaFrugista do you have to move the drain? My spinner side leaks.
Zaire Langford no you don't have to move it to drain but you need to drain the water that comes off the clothes while spinning
I’m living the exact same life 😂 I do our laundry at our in-laws too! But was not about that life with cloth diapers!
@@_pandacecelya_ hopefully you get a washer dryer for home soon that year was rough for me lol
I like the turkey Baster idea
Drain in the toilet, it flushes itself when it gets too full.. Use the lid of the toilet to hold drain hose in place.
That’s a great tip thank you!
Good tip!
oh my gosh what a great idea.. that turkey baster!
thanks !!
Oh my god I've been searching for 2 YEARS on hacks for this damn hose to hook up correctly😭😂 thank you!
Your welcome! I know it's late but I'm glad I could help! I've never experienced the build up either...have you?
THANK YOU! I'm getting this machine on Friday, and have been researching it like crazy. I love your fix with the turkey baster, that's perfect! I'm also curious, what is your machine on? it's about the height of your bucket, but study enough not to spin itself off? lol Thank you!
Erica Royer hello!I'm so sorry I'm so late commenting! I have it on an air mattress box. It doesn't usually spin too much as long as the clothes in the spin dry is evenly distributed. But I also kept the cardboard on the bottom to make a flat base
Thank you so much for posting...Nice clear demonstration and clear video (:
Hey! Love the video :) could you use the water from your last rinse of the first load as the first rinse for the second load of diapers? Might save you some time and water!
Sinead Vaughan i actually do!! That routine has def been updated! It saves alot of time Thanks so much reminding me!
EricaKane ThaFrugista oh that's great! I love the turkey baster too- genius 😊
Good idea! Thanks for that!
Thank you for the demo...it really help .Im enjoy my machine
I wish my faucet opening was small enough to fit a turkey baster! I have a fancy schmancy one that is really big at the end and the end is actually a sprayer nozzle that you can pull out too. Im in a rental so I can't just change it. I was thinking i can detach the end, it unscrews and the tube is pretty narrow. I don't have little ones anymore but this video may have convinced me that i could have used cloth diapers. It looks so easy. I just had a hard time thinking of 💩 in my washer. I would have a machine that I only dedicated for diapers in that case.
notebookluvr hello!!! Noooooo don't take apart.. if you can just manuever the washer so that the sprayer hangs over and fill up the washer!!i have recently moved and have that as well!!im going to be making a updated one soon! Goodluck!
Holy crap good idea with the baster
I have the same machine it works really well
Hi, Erica, I was glad to see that you didn't cram the washer to overfull with the diapers or whatever you would wash. I have cringed when watching some other videos of people using this same machine. They have stuffed as much adult-size clothing in there as I would put into a normal sized washing machine. The clothes can't possibly move around in the water to be cleaned well, and it's hard on the little machine. I'm wondering if that may be the reason that some are having trouble with their machine breaking down not long after they start using it. Just a few things at a time and you don't have to set the timer for so long and things will be nice and clean. You don't even have to let the water out each time, just do something next that it wouldn't matter.....like socks ,dust cloths etc. I don't throw reasonably clean water away. You did a great video, I enjoyed it a lot, and you do a good job washing baby's diapers. Good mommy! The baster was such a smart idea.......leave it to a woman, right? :]
Trenchant Sometimes thank you so much !! Yes I noticed that people did put alot in there and I tried experimenting with how much can swish around. Its portable so i imagine it doesn't take much to burn the motor out.
I love my costway portable twin tub washer and spin dryer it does a great job. The only issue I have is that it's alittle loud. Does anyone have that issue.
Such a great idea, the baster !!!! AWESOME !!!!
thanks!!
Turkey baster was genius 🤯
Thanks!!
Omg I have one to and I shove the water thing all weird but this is the smartest thing ever with the turkey baser i just started cloth diapers but I use the machine for my cloth too
Is sooooo amazing for cloth diapers
EricaKane ThaFrugista it really is !
Oh my God turkey baster that is so genius
Yessss.. amazing right?!
Hi Erika
Thank you for the great idea with respect to the turkey baster. I have a question what is it that you have the washer sitting on ? That is my problem. I have one sitting on a folding table which makes it very loud. I could use the same set up as you I think if I could figure that out. Also when you are filling it up how long does it take you to fill up the washer with that small hose
A mattress box.lol
So glad there are people like you out there that have made this type of video! I’m due with my first in a couple days and we live in an apartment so we got this exact portable washer and are planning on cloth diapering! This was so helpful. Can you tell me how long it takes for the cloth diapers to fully dry once you hang them? And how much detergent do you use?? Another question…when you do the 2 soap cycles, do you use the same water?
I'm soooo sorry I'm just responding! Sometimes I would reuse it but depends on how dirty they are. They would typically dry overnight. Are you still doing this? Let me know so can help!
I thought you were going to let the water run on the spin side for a little while to rinse the diapers further.
Get you taller table like a microwave stand with cabinet and wheels at target or Overstock or Wal-Mart then you get 2 hair bands link them together clip the band to hose one end band 1 the second band to the kitchen faucet knob their you have it good drain.great video do it hold lots if clothing can wash complete bedsheets at once
I've been trying to find something and no one has anything to connect the tiny water hose to my sink, is that really just a turkey baster? And that's all? I'm asking in all seriousness, B/C I'm still unable to use my portable washer
Yes just a Turkey baster from the dollar store
Turkey baster is a great choice. I ended up getting a rinsaroo and cutting the end piece off to fit where my inlet is.
You should just do this in the tub instead the the kitchen so you dont have to worry about bucket draining.
Mareya Cannenta I tried that.. ...the tub is too small
Everything’s fine but how is she going to drain the water it’s too low it’s got to drain down hill tho
Matt Molesworth hey Matt! Thanks for the comment! It's low enough to where I can still drain it using a bucket. So glad your liking it, mine is still working and I'm loving it!
Why do you take the clothes out only to fill the water up anyway, but then do twice the amount of work by having to put them back in? Can you just let it drain, then refill for rinsing?
Hey so there's a line that you are supposed to fill it up to... and the clothes tend to soak up some of the water causing you to overfill it. I tried doing that but had to drain some of the water during the cycle cuz it was splashing. But thats just me... do whatever works best for! 🙂
Have you ever tried washing more than that? Washing every day is something I'm trying to avoid. I'm thinking about purchasing that as well.
yourmom102938 I try not to put too much in for fear of stressing the machine out
Hi What stand are you using for your washer? Would love to get one like it for mine. Thank you.
I am just using the box that an air mattress came in 🤣
I hope it's still going strong for you! 😁
Yes it is! Just had to wash a bunch of pee pee clothes this week
I really loved you description, I have a question, I got mine yesterday and use it un low capacity, but now I use it in medium capacity and it starts leaking 😭 is leaking it looks like it shake to much and thats makes the water come out, does this happen to you????
Only If it's very full! But it usually doesn't leak
EricaKane ThaFrugista thank you for answer! I figured it out now and I just balance the water and clothes and works fantastic! I love it!
This was very helpful. Thank you!
I'm glad I could help!!! It's still going strong. Just used it yesterday for peepee sheets😆
Hi just wondering how long did you go between wash days?
A couple days to a week lol
Hi, I was wondering if you still have the machine. I recently purchased one and when using for the first time, noticed there was something like a "spark" underneath the washing timer dial (it can be see only when the lights are off). Then it died. The seller refunded me and everything and I decided to give it another try, so I ordered a second one that I just tried a moment ago... it does the same thing!! So, I just wanted to know if I should be concerned of this one also dying on me or if it is something normal...
Crazy Hair Lady I think that's normal!!
Would it be too much to turn yours on in the dark and confirm this for me? Like I said, the first one died immediately after this, so I am worried the second one is also damaged.
BUY THE DELLA portable washing machine instead SAME SIZE, PRICE AND IT HAS A BUILT IN drain WATER PUMP! I wish someone would of told me before I bought mine with gravity drain.
Thank you for sharing the turkey baster idea.
you welcome!!
Love my NYC, just don't miss it being that it's to expensive live in
Adoboman Goyaman i want to move sooo bad!!
I’m thinking about getting one, but quick question does thing machine get the stains out because that’s something I’m concern about. Thank you
Esmie Salazar if it's hard stains you may need an agent to get stains out . It not a commercial washer but it got poop out of diapers ...so ..maybe?
I have 3 kids and we own a farm so our clothes are dirty! I just do a pre stain soak in the sink, or bath tub ! Dishwashing liquid and oxi clean works wonders
I got mine in the bathroom and I drain it into the tub and the water comes from where the showerhead is I connected a tube I got went I went to Lowe’s and got I set it over the Other tube that came with the machinetwo chairs were set up a little higher in the water I want straight down into the machine and the bottom part drains straight into the tub
Matt Molesworth nice!!! ...my bathroom is too small for that kind of setup
Dnt no if u said it but what is the name of this machine plz
Its Costco portable washer
Is your machine noisy
Its not too bad!
about ready to purchase the same washer off Amazon. had a question though. I was wondering how long you've had it for and if it still works. just want to make sure I'm not wasting money.
aaron adkins I have had this since January and yes it still works!
You didn't drain before putting the diapers in the spinner?
Elizabeth Salvage not if im reusing the water from the last rinse cycle
I went got me a turkey baster that's a good idea thank you
Yessssss !
What's the name of the Washer ??
i believe cosco
So what exactly was that stuff on the sink at the beginning im hoping it isnt what i thought bc thats disgusting... I could be assuming but seriously
Idk what your referring to? But perhaps its where I had a rusty brillo pad...I didnt wash poop diapers in this one.
Lol yes brillo pad lol sry
I know this video is from 3years ago. I'm just wondering how or if the washer is doing
Its still kicking! Lol
What did you sit the washer on?
Naimah Salahuddin a random box i had lying around
You don't put them in the sun or dryer? Isn't that where the germs die??
No they will die with bleach alone. You can sun bleach them for stains but the diapers you do not put in the dryer it ruins the elastics on the diapers and basically brakes them down. You can dry the inserts though.
I do sometimes! Or I'll add bleach in the water. Depends
I know i would use more soap just a smidge
I was at first ..but then had to do more rinse cycles to get it out
@@4165erica what kind of detergent do you use and how much? I'm STRUGGLING so effing bad with a wash routine for my 24lb one. Like SO bad.
@@kellie5138 I have a 20 lbs and was in the same boat. I would use no more than a tsp of soap. I was using 2 tsp at first and boy was I rinsing forever. Learned my lesson.
Hi, great video. I just bought a washer and was curious how good it would be at washing cloth diapers. Would you mind sharing what brand you use? I'm still trying to decide. My baby is 5 months and I'm tired of spending endless money on disposables.
chazb hello!I use this brand called qtpie from Amazon! I have been trying to respond to you for a couple of days.so sorry for late response
No worries, thanks for getting back to me. My machine and diapers will be coming this week. Got my fingers crossed, lol
chazb remember also.... it's a process. Lol..and it takes time to develop a routine. Please... always use enough soap when cleaning diapers! I'm going to make an updated video of my wash routine just need to get the energy. Lol
I was potty trained the second I came home from the hospital lmaooooo. 🤗
Should you not fill the water to the top level when the close are in?
MK MK hello! Some people advise not to.. but I do sometimes
Love it yes indeed is great
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Do you ever have detergent build up?
Sometimes but I just do a strip with dawn and bleach.
Hi! I have this very machine on the way to me. I'm wondering if you can tell me if your machine is still in working order? As I read through more and more reviews, I am becoming nervous, because, it appears after a month or two (sometimes less) either the motor to the agitator goes or the spinner (reading more about the spinner than the agitator) stops working completely. Thanks in advance.
Blue Moon Pads nope.. my machine is still going strong. however i make sure to dry it out completely and don't overstuff it.
Thanks for the reply and good to hear yours is still going. I have a smaller washer by Auauna (it's a pretty purple) and I baby the thing...rinse it after use, dry it out, leave the lids open, etc. I really, really hope we don't get a "dud" from Costway...fingers crossed :-)
Blue Moon Pads a purple washer.... post the link👇👇👇
This isn't the seller I purchased from and this CERTAINLY is not what I paid (so don't spend this if you ever decide on one...shop around) I paid only $69 with FREE shipping. But here's the one I have and I love it, I just need something a little bigger and that's the only reason I'm going with this one you have www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-8-9lbs-Portable-Washing-Machine-Compact-Washer-Spin-Dryer-RV-Dorm-Laundry-/222530036968?hash=item33cfd2e4e8:g:g4cAAOSw0OBYKd5T
Blue Moon Pads thanks so much!
Do you ever have inserts get stuck under the agitator?
Kirsten McMillan ...the agitator doesn't have prongs . Its flat so the worst it that the clothes will get caught together
have you tried using it in the bathroom? make it easier to drain
The bathroom is super tiny!!!
What is the name of the washer
Costo 11 lb portable washer
What do you have it on top of? I need some sort of pedestal?
L Hill its sitting on top of a air mattress box so it can drain properly
EricaKane ThaFrugista hi what brand air mattress box?
What make and model is this machine? Thanks.
Sandra McMillan I'm not Sure. I got off amazon
Kudos on the turkey baster!
Why is everyone have their cord by the water to close to the sink 🤤😨
mrsstrawberryluv1 that's the only option... the cord is not long and has to be grounded so.. nothing bad had happened so far .. thank God
What did you use for the stand?
Rie Smith the box from my air mattress. Lol
Is your machine still operating?
Yes it is!!!👌👌👌
Yes!
Erica... take that plastic film off that washer.
R. DaNell I think it helps to keep it clean. lol
It bugged me to 😂😂😂
I've had mine for over a year and I still have the plastic on too!
Is this the 17.6 lbs portable machine?
sania barb this is the 11 lb machine
What is your machine on?
Its sitting on an air mattress box
How long you been u used your protable wash machine
I still use it.
@@4165erica how much clothes you can put in it
@@makeinmorgan8021 it depends. I just judge it by how it spins..if it seems like it struggling i add more water or take clothes out. But overall its an 11lb washer
What do u select to do the rinse?
sania barb you select the rinse button
does it use a lot of energy
No it does not! I have been washing every other day and the bill has remained around the same price.
Do u do normal washes as well other then just cloth diapers.. like clothes for ur fam :)
Has it held up?
RainbowTea yes ! It's still going!
Hi 👐 were buy this amazing machine... 😍😍
Sugarplum LaNenaLinda I got this off amazon!
What is it called?
Kasey Campbell it's called a portable washer or mini washer
Was that poop in the sink @1:22 ??
P. Sherman Fortytwo Wallaby Lane omg!!! I laughed soooooo hard when I read this!! No it's not poop ..I had just washed the dishes when I started and little copper brillo pads had rusted and fell in the sink leaving all that orange gunk. I decided to ignore it and keep on with the video. Lol
What brand is this?
i believe cosco?