CD-How do you dry them?

[txrangersfan]

How do you prefer to dry your CD?

Hanging-indoors
Hanging-outdoors
Dryer

I know it's good to sun them, but does drying them outside with every wash wear them out?

 

[misspriss]

Probably drying outside would be better than putting in the dryer every wash.

That being said, I use the dryer every time. I'm in the US though, we use dryers a lot more here, I have learned (on this board!).

ETA: I use all natural fiber stuff, all cotton actually. Mostly flats and a few AIO. I dry the covers too, and the wet bags. I tried hang drying covers, they didn't dry very fast at all. We really have to battle the humidity here.

I couldn't imagine the time it would take to hang dry them all. But I work full time. Just getting the diapers washed and dried in the dryer is an accomplishment.

 

[wishuwerehere]

Having chosen to use cloth for environmental reasons i try not to use the drier! When it's rainy and i have washing coming out the wazoo (which admittedly is quite often atm) i use it, but largely i dry on an indoor airer then outside when it's nice.

 

[Rachel_C]

In winter I tend to give them 20 minutes in the dryer on low heat then hang them on airers. The dryer softens them a bit and makes them warm so they dry quicker when I take them out. In summer I hang them outside with an occasional quick tumble if they need softening. Tumbling will age them much faster though - materials like bamboo really don't like it even on cool. Even one short blast in the dryer will stop OBV being silky and you can't get that back.

If I ever needed things drying quickly, I'd put them in the dryer with wool dryer balls to speed up the drying.

Obviously covers never need tumbling as they'll air dry in a couple of hours while inserts tumble. I never tumble AIOs either.

 

[wish4baby]

I prefer to hang them to dry outside. If I have plenty of clean diapers & its rainy or cloudy, I'll hang them inside. Last resort is the dryer, on low.

 

[sheldonsmommy]

I hang mine inside, I have a little drying rack. I'm hoping it will extend their lives a bit

 

[txrangersfan]

Thanks everyone! Do you guys know if drying outdoor a majority of the time wears them out early? Indoors would be easy so maybe I'll alternate.
How often do you guys sun them?

 

[Rachel_C]

No, drying outdoors won't be any different to drying indoors unless the sun is reaching extreme temps! If you hang them in direct sunlight I suppose you may find some colours fade a bit if you leave them for ages but that won't affect how the nappies work.

Little and often works best for sunning - if you dry them in the natural light every time you wash, they'll stay whiter than if you only do it once a week.

Tumble drying will definitely shorten the life of nappies.

 

[txrangersfan]

No, drying outdoors won't be any different to drying indoors unless the sun is reaching extreme temps! If you hang them in direct sunlight I suppose you may find some colours fade a bit if you leave them for ages but that won't affect how the nappies work.

Little and often works best for sunning - if you dry them in the natural light every time you wash, they'll stay whiter than if you only do it once a week.

Tumble drying will definitely shorten the life of nappies.

Thanks!

 

[doggylover]

I air dry everything, always. Inside in wet weather, and outdoors in dry weather.

 

[mh_ccl]

I've got three different brand of cloth diapers (Glow Bug, Alva and Diaper Rite) and all of them have care tags that specify using the dryer on low. I do plan to put them out in the sun when I can, but I live in an area that is usually rainy in the summer. I do have a rack that I can use to hang them indoors, but it would take ages to dry that way. I usually throw them on the rack for an initial dry, then put them all in the dryer to finish up.

 

[emsy]

I try to hang them out on the line whenever i can, but if i cant i have a lakeland heated airer that i throw them on inside.