Dry Pail Question

[chely7425]

I know I have been posting a lot today... but I have another question!! Currently we use a dry pail, with a wet bag as a liner. I think I might ditch the wetbag and just dump straight from the pail to the washer, then wipe out the pail... but is there anything I can stick in there to help with the smell? I was every couple days so it isn't like they are just sitting there stagnating...

[ChetMC]

Smell

We use 5 gallon pails for diapers and don't have a liner. We have used these things called "perky pucks" to help with the smell before, but honestly, I found that leaving the lid off the pail was what helped the most. The diapers just dry out and don't stink at all.

[michelleklu]

There are little citrus discs that are popular for dry pails and a lot of WAHMs make their own deodorizing powders. We used to use both and I liked the powders better. Now, we have a bathroom connected to our room and we keep the diapers in a laundry bag hanging from the towel rod in there. It doesn't smell or anything, but its just diapers with pee because we EC and catch all the poops.

I loved this in "Satsumi Twist."

[lauren]

After dumping the contents into the laundry, I used to soak the inside of the container with some hot water and borax for about a half hour and this helped a lot.

[chely7425]

Thanks for the rec!! I think I will try some of that... the smell doesn't bother me much but it definitely bothers DH so I figure it can't hurt to try something!!

[sunnymw]

I just sprinkle Borax in the bottom, or if I'm out, 4-5 drops of TTO.

I also leave the lid off

[chely7425]

DH would freak if I left the lid of the pail!! He seems to think the diapers should be in some sort of airlock...

[janerose]

Maybe a little baking soda in the bottom of the pail?

We do a dry pail without a liner & I've honestly never noticed it stinks that bad. When we're CD FT I wash about every other day.

Frankly, I think the wet bags I have hanging on a hook right next to the changing table stink way worse. They're the type with the pretty exterior material, waterproof layer inside & a zipper all along the top. Maybe it's just because we don't CD all the time, but now when I put wet ones in them by the end of the day the whole room smells like pee.

So now I just toss the wet dipes into the pail in the bathroom. Problem solved.

[EmmalinesMom]

I've used Citrus Circles for years and it's helped with any smells that might come up.

[Ruthie's momma]

I use a dry pail w/o a liner. After I drop the dipes and wipes into the washing machine, I rinse out the pail w/ water. If it has a stink, I spritz with either diluted Bac-Out or a diluted bleach water solution.

[michelleklu]

Originally Posted by janerose

Maybe a little baking soda in the bottom of the pail?

Yeah, the powder stuff I suggested is mostly baking soda, but it smells sooo good. Also, we use cloth wipes and we spray them with a mixture of water, tea tree oil, and grapeseed oil and our bathroom mostly smells like that now. The tea tree oil really helps.

Oh, and I stopped using the citrus discs because the smell was too strong for me and I'd always forget to take them out when I went to wash! The baking soda actually helps to get your diapers cleaner.

[Ifluffedthree]

I had used a pail for my dd and saved it and used it along with another again for two in diapers 10+ years later -- no liner, straight dump into washer.

A little piece of Micro fleece with a drop or two of my fav essential oil was a cheap fix and smell good trick with me. Do your homework on Lavender if you have a boy though, I think there could be some possible flags. I liked citrus, grapefruit, orange, lemon, or lemongrass or lavender.