charliesam wrote:despite only using half the soap when i dip them in water to wash him loads of soap comes out
I think 1/2 dose is too much for nappies to be honest, unles perhaps you have hugely hard water. I've always used 1/2 a tablet (ie 1/4 dose) and I didn't need to do a strip wash for 2 years!!!My nappies always smelt lovely and were clean, may be worth cutting down your powder a bit!
sophie2198 wrote:We are in a hard water area too and use the recommended dose for soft/medium water which is 1 capful of liquid.
A lot of people find that liquid is pretty bad for build up and if you look at a lot of manufacturers instructions on new machines they say not to use it. The washing machine man (can't remember the website) also says not to use it as it leaves a fatty deposit through all the pipes in your machine. So if you are having probs maybe worth changing to powder.
) and clothes are now lovely 
When washing nappies i use a 2rd of the recommended dose for soft/medium water so about 10-15mls of liquid and have never had problems with this. Tbh i would much rather use the liquid and chance having my machine break down then use powder and have yucky clothes/nappies 
