Tips, Tricks and FAQ'S

Q. Why do I need this?
A. The Potty Pail™ is a beneficial aid in pre-washing soiled cloth diapers. Whereas other methods like soaking and dunking saturate and engulf the entire diaper in a sea of poop, The Potty Pail™ system allows you to target the removal of poop and urine from baby's diaper to just the soiled area leaving the clean areas of the diaper clean. Why have poop particals permeate the entire diaper if you don't have to?

Q. I already own a Mini-Shower, can I use the Potty Pail™ with my sprayer?
A. You bet! The bucket by itself is an excellent compliment to the Mini-Shower or any other spray hose you may have already in place. With the bucket system, you won't have to bend so far over the toilet or be on your knees and you can spray AND soak your diapers in one location.

Q: Email inquiry asks: I was looking at the Potty Pail as my diaper service just closed and I need to start washing my own diapers. I am curious if the bottom of the pail is flat or if it is angled to encourage drainage. If it is flat how long does it take after use for the pail to be totally dry and is it difficult to get all of the poop bits out of the pail? My other question is regarding where the feet are screwed on around the lower part of the pail. When soaking diapers in the pail does the water leak through those spots? I am a fairly neurotic germ-o-phobe so the ability to clean diapers out of the toilet seems really cool and I would love to not have to soak diapers in the sink but at the same time I would not be really excited about having to clean off poop water residue from the inside or the outside of the pail

A. Thanks for your interest! Here are the answers to your questions. The bucket bottom is flat yet the "feet" are placed at an angle around the bucket to allow the water/diaper contents to easily flow out through the hole into the toilet. Due to the slick nature of the plastic, it's easy to clean off with the sprayer hose, no need to wipe it down by hand. The sprayer hose can accommodate as much or as little water pressure as you need by regulating the valve so when you need to get off some sticky solids, just turn up the volume! Water does not leak out of the sides. If you're doing a long soak, keep the bucket on the toilet and make sure the stopper is in tight. My daughter's 4 now, and we still use the sprayer to rinse out her portable potty bowl as well as use it as a portable utility "sink" for cleaning up after paint projects and nasties that we don't want/can't go down the kitchen sink. The Potty Pail isn't just for cloth diapers! .

A. You can make something similar but will have trouble finding all the parts contained within our system. If you can't afford our system we encourage you to make this yourself. Our real goal is to get as many people as possible to use cloth diapers.

A. Once placed snugly into the hole in bottom of bucket, the rubber stopper allows you to add water/suds to the bucket and do a quick cover or diaper wash without wasting water necessary for a small washing machine load. It's also handy to soak particularly stinky or soiled diapers. We recommend you do this while bucket is on the toilet, do NOT use the stopper off the toilet for it may pop out and you will then have a mess to clean up.

* Thanks to suggestions from Potty Pail™ owners, we implemented this feature recently!

A. There are many reasons why this may occur. Natural fiber dipes (prefolds/fitteds in cotton or hemp) may need a shot of an anti-bacterial product to remove build-up (we recommend Bac-Out).

A. Yes we guarantee The Potty Pail Sprayer Hose against defects for as long as you own it. We will send you the new parts to repair the sprayer hose free of charge or you can pay the shipping costs each way and we will repair it for you free of charge.

Q. What if my bathroom is so small I don't have any room to have the bucket by the toilet?

A. We suggest you store in the tub or shower stall. Once the dipes have dripped "dry" just place bucket on drip tray and move to desired location.