About how many loads can be done with the soap nuts and Extreme 18X total? (these will usually be small cloth diaper loads)
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I get 5 to 8 loads out of 8 nuts. The majority of the time I use them on the cloth diapers and baby cloths (also small loads).
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I use 4-5 soap nuts until they start to fall apart. Here's the website: http://www.naturoli.com/soapnuts/directions.html#. Hopefully you'll get the answers you need. If you don't find it here, don't hesitate to call them!
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I have very hard water so I was only able to get 5 loads using 6 nuts. Honestly, I did not use them for my diapers because I didn't think they cleaned very well.
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It says you need 90 but you can make do with a little less. It's actually kind of flexible. You can really make it as big or as small as you want. It does require quite a bit of assembly time as you have to buy rubberbands and roll each diaper individually.
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Sorry, don't know about diapers - that was a long time ago - but what I put in for a load full - I upend the box and go around the load twice - seems to work. I use powder because it is not perfumed and liquid is.
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The soap comes in a container with a small scoop included. There are easy directions to follow on the container. I personally use one scoop per load in my regular washer.
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Scoop comes with soap and one uses a scoop full for a regular load of clothes. Thus, I think a teaspoon full would be enough. Guess you would just need to try and adjust. This is a low sudsing product! Hope this helps!
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I use one TBL per load in top loaders unless the stuff is very dirty. You will think its not enough soap because it's low sudsing but it is enough. The only front loader I ever used it on was a 3- load washer and I used 2 tablespoons and it sudsed like crazy.
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I used this for cloth diapers as well. I added it to my prewash cycle (with detergent) then did a regular wash with detergent then an extra rinse.
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You do not need to let the soap nuts dry or rest in between loads. I wash 6-8 loads in a row. The soap nuts need to be wet to work properly.
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For my cloth diapers, I wash them in a load of homemade powder detergent (1 cup borax, 1 cup washing soda, 1 bar of ivory soap - powdered together in a food processor). Then, I wash them again with a scoop of charlies soap & 1/4 cup white vinegar in the liquid fabric softener area. it works great, and I've experimented with A LOT of different detergents & combinations!
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This is the one I have: Dekor Diaper Plus Diaper Pail It says "580 newborn baby diapers"??? Which is not nearly the case if you do cloth diapers. I don't know about disposables, but with cloth we can barely fit 15-20 dirty diapers.
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If you cd full time, and want to wash no more than every other day, I would recommend starting with 18 on hand. I like 20-24 better, it gives more room for washing-that way you don't have to wait until the last diaper change of the night before washing. A baby should/needs to be changed at least every 2 hours during the day in any diaper-but especially with cd. This may vary with older children. If you have too many diapers it may encourage you to put off washing them to a third or fourth day which will allow for bacteria to grow and a lot of smell to build up in the diapers.
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I have large capacity machine, just one filled scoop (which comes with your Nellie is enough). The natural products in this laundry soap do the job so a little goes a long way!!!! Small loads, medium loads, large loads, heavy duty loads, that one little scoop will do the trick, SERIOUSLY!!!! Now if you have heavy duty soil (example: my son works in outdoor work, gets extremely dirty work clothes, so when I wash his pants for instance, I will use 1-1/2 scoops, and that is because his clothes are that dirty!!!! But otherwise, use 1 scoop. Hope this helps you, let me know if I can be of any further help to you!!! Happy laundering (LOL), at least make it easier on us!!!!! I have large capacity machine, just one filled scoop (which comes with your Nellie is enough). The natural products in this laundry soap do the job so a little goes a long way!!!! Small loads, medium loads, large loads, heavy duty loads, that one little scoop will do the trick, SERIOUSLY!!!! Now if you have heavy duty soil (example: my son works in outdoor work, gets extremely dirty work clothes, so when I wash his pants for instance, I will use 1-1/2 scoops, and that is because his clothes are that dirty!!!! But otherwise, use 1 scoop. Hope this helps you, let me know if I can be of any... » Read More I have large capacity machine, just one filled scoop (which comes with your Nellie is enough). The natural products in this laundry soap do the job so a little goes a long way!!!! Small loads, medium loads, large loads, heavy duty loads, that one little scoop will do the trick, SERIOUSLY!!!! Now if you have heavy duty soil (example: my son works in outdoor work, gets extremely dirty work clothes, so when I wash his pants for instance, I will use 1-1/2 scoops, and that is because his clothes are that dirty!!!! But otherwise, use 1 scoop. Hope this helps you, let me know if I can be of any further help to you!!! Happy laundering (LOL), at least make it easier on us!!!!! « Show Less
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You can put about 3-6 shirts/sweaters, depending on whether you're talking t-shirts or hooded sweatshirts, and then add some socks, washcloths, hand towels. Jeans/pants - You could put 4 in, but sweatpants, I'd put 3, and again add some misc little stuff. With sheets - a fitted & flat queen sheet can go in together, but unfortunately sometimes it seems to cause one of them to somehow get caught over the center "swish" piece. So I typically wash one of them & add a bunch of other small stuff. Not for washing pillows or blankets - though you could toss a throw in. It does a good job, but the thing I hate most about it is if you keep it somewhere when not in use & then wheel it to a sink to hook up to water, the wheeling isn't the most smooth in the world. This is primarily related to the leveling knob on the side, which can pop out of the frame a lot. So if your load is imbalanced with a bigger item (if ya can fit it), that helps level it, but then is a pain in the neck. It cleans well, but it's definitely a moderate size closer to the small side than large. Hope that makes sense!
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I only ran the wash cycle twice and then put them in the dryer. I use a sensitive Tide, there are several to choose from. I didn't use cloth diapers for my first two, but my second two had allergies to disposable diapers and certain soaps. If your little one has a soap allergy I recommend goat's milk soaps and detergents. I love these diaper inserts. They are gentle on baby's skin and very absorbent.
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Yes, as Emily responded. 4x8x4 are best for diapering. 4x6x4 are good as burp cloths, but might be a little thin to be useful as diapers.
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You are supposed to use 2 for a large load. For me, they didn't dissolve very well, and I followed the instructions, and the laundry didn't smell clean. Maybe it would work for you better than it did for me.
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45 loads in a non-high efficiency washer and 90 loads in a HE washer. I never counted the loads but I could go for 2 months in my non-high efficiency washer before I would run out. I wash my cloth diapers every other day