How to Get an Exploded Diaper Out of a Washer

Accidentally washing a disposable diaper in the washing machine will result in an upsetting surprise when you open the lid of your washer. You expect to find clean and fresh-smelling clothes, but instead you find shrapnel from the absorbent layers of the diaper as it disintegrated during the wash cycle. Get an exploded diaper out of a washer with a careful and thorough cleaning process.

Laundry basket
Vinyl gloves
Bucket
Chlorine bleach

Instructions

- 1
  Put on a pair of vinyl gloves then remove the wet clothing from the washing machine and place the items in a laundry basket. You will find small pieces of gel from the exploded diaper covering the clothing.
- 2
  Scoop out the remnants of the exploded diaper from the washing machine. Remove the gel pieces from the inside of the washer and put them in a bucket. Make sure that you remove every piece of the disposable diaper from the washtub.
- 3
  Fill the bleach dispenser of your washing machine or pour 1/2-cup of chlorine bleach into the washtub. Set the water temperature to hot and start a wash cycle. Add an extra rinse cycle to the wash cycle if possible. Wait for the washing machine to progress through the entire cycle.
- 4
  Open the washer and examine the tub. If you see additional pieces of gel from the diaper, remove them by hand.
- 5
  Add additional bleach and repeat the wash cycle if you found a significant amount of gel pieces after running the first cycle.
- 6
  Shake out the clothing items you washed with the diaper outside. Shake each item vigorously to remove as much gel as you can from the clothing.
- 7
  Rewash the clothing in the washing machine as normal.

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