Bum Genius Diapering

I did not have hard water, but this website has some helpful suggestions http://www.theclothdiaperwhisperer.com/2008/12/could-you-...

The other thing I can think of is that hard water sometimes makes it more difficult to get the diapers clean and a high efficiency washer uses less water, so you may have to do an extra rinse before each load.

I have an He machine, and harder water, but we use prefolds. However in 8 months, never a problem and I've never had to strip them. I do 2 wash cycles, on heavy soil because it adds more water to the machine, and an extra rinse cycle for BOTH cycles. First is baking soda and vinegar, no soap, second cycle is 7th gen. just because my son is allergic to EVERYTHING else on the market.

No smells, no stains, it hasn't hurt my prorap or plastic pull on covers and no leaks (unless dad doesn't put the cover all the way on, or sometimes on at all LOL)

I live in AZ, use Bum Genius and have hard water. Mine are fine but I use Melaleuca's laundry detergent which is great at getting rid of smells. You can also try using baking soda in your laundry too. That's what I used to use before using Melaleuca.

I used happy heiney diapers but I had a few bum genius. I didn't get a HE washer because I was told you need more water to wash cloth diapers & HE didn't fit the bill. There is a product that helped a great deal with the smell. It is an all natural cleaning product available @ Whole Foods. It's called EndBack. Every time you take off a dirty or wet diaper, give a spray. I had the BumGenius brand spray first. It did nothing for the smell. EndBack worked.

I use vinegar to get the smell out. Works on stinky workout gear, too. I personally think our diapers are fine (BG AIOs) with the occasional use of vinegar.