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| hey all, i have been using a kitchen trashcan as a diaper pale ever since we started cding a year ago. the only problem is that i do not want people mistaking it for a regular trashcan when i have the lid closed and throw pads in it or something. not only that, but i am sick of having to rince every single diaper but if i do not, after a while, an odor just eminates the bathroom. when i have the trashcan closed and when i open it to throw another diaper in, the smell is horrible because of coarse, i do not have anything to absorb the odor with. the only thing that i am wondering about is wont a closed tightly diaper pail make odors set into the fabric? so what do you guys think? regular trashcan? or ME diaper pail? |
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My experience: I use a pail-sized wet bag. It has an elastic draw-string closure, and I hang it from the changing table in my living room. Once I introduce solids, I'll move the bag a door knob near the diaper sprayer. A couple of times a month I throw the bag in the laundry with my diapers, inside out. If needed, I salvage a plastic grocery bag for the dirty diapers until the wet bag dries (and then I throw away the plastic bag). I haven't had any trouble with odors except when I am standing right over it. The PUL fabric bunches up around the drawstring, so technically the bag cannot close completely. At the same time, I only have to open it just enough to dump in a new diaper, so not a lot of "stink" gets out. Also, keeping it in a larger room makes it easier for whatever odors do escape to dissapate.
Other thoughts: The debate lives on and on about whether an open pail or a sealed pail is better at aleviating odors. Personally, I think it sounds like a lot of work to rinse out every single diaper you use, especially since doing so isn't eliminating the stink. Have you tried using a wet bag pail liner? That sort of barrier would theoretically protect your pail from perma-stink. Plus, you could keep the bag cinched closed and the lid down between uses. |
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| i have thought of it, but have not been able to afford one, at least, until now. i have been looking at MEs wet bags and the deluxe ones, can you give me an idea which is which so that i can compare? |
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Personally if I had to choose between an official diaper pail and a wet bag I would chose the wet bag. At least the wet bag can be washed, plus it's more practical on the road.
When I was diapering I had an official diaper pail (that I got locally - this was before ME had diaper pails available) with a wet bag inside. I think that's the perfect combination, at least it worked great for us. The wet bag does sometimes sweat a bit. It doesn't get totally wet but if I had a lot of wet diapers in there (poopy diapers that got really wet when rinsing) then the bag would sometimes get a bit damp on the outside. With the pail this wasn't an issue, plus the lid closed nicely, keeping odors inside. We had our pail in the living room (only space in our old house) so it was important that we not have odors. The only time we ever smelled anything was if we opened the lid and stood right over it. I never rinsed any diapers (except poopy ones of course) and I never had an odor filter or deo-disc.
I never had any problems with odors setting into the fabric, I don't think that's an issue. I've never heard of that being an issue and until recently pretty much everyone had a tightly closed pail. I think it's a new 'thing' to have an open pail and they it's because it prevents pail odors by having better air flow on top of the diapers (I've never heard anyone say it prevents odors in the fabric itself). Some swear by it but I figured my closed pail was working fine so why mess with it.
For the trashcan you could always label it so that others would see 'diapers only' on the lid or something like that. Wouldn't help if you're thinking you'll get mixed up but it would help for others.
Karen. |
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| I use a regular plastic trash pail (20L?) with the ME mesh bags. I just take the mesh bag down to the wash with the diapers in there. I do not notice any stink. The other option is the Bummis large wetbag - I have grandma use these with a pail that I pick up every night with DS. I have not tried the ME large weetbag so I don't know how big they are. I've only tried the small one which is nice for the diaper bag. |
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The ME diaper pail has a carbon filter in the lid to allow air flow.
I rinse the soiled and heavily peed in diapers only and after two days, I don't get a terrible wall of stinkyness when I open it up.
I really like the lockable handles to lock the lid on for when I use a wet pail. This helps ensure the safty of my children.
Also, no one who know's what's inside is going to mistake it for a garbage bin  |
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We have one of those tall stainless steel trash cans with the motion sensor lid (got it at Costco) that we use as our diaper pail. I have two cloth liners that I alternate to use in the pail. The liner always goes in the laundry with the diapers and I put my spare one in to use with the next batch. I use a diaper sprayer on the poopy diapers but don't do anything to the others, they just go straight in the pail. We don't have any stink issues at all.
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Aldyn, we use the same thing! I love how it opens automatically- although I sometimes find myself waving the clothes over the laundry hamper waiting for it to open!! 
We have one of the bummis drawstring wetbags to go in it. I wish I had a second one but am making do with the one for now.
We got a little stick-on carbon filter (simple human brand) and stuck it on the underside of the lid to help deal with possible odors, and so far so good! (dd is only 3.5 mos) |
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