Below is the breakdown of the cost for washing diapers in the Diaper Pin household. There are many factors that change from home to home that we have detailed below. Refer to the list so you can intelligently adjust our numbers to match your methods.

The cost of cloth and disposable diapers is also affected by the size of the child. If you want to calculate your total savings from birth through potty training, it is best to split up your calculations into 2 or 3 levels to get an accurate number.

• different washing methods (wet pail vs. dry pail, soak vs. no soak)
• drying methods (machine dry vs. air dry)
• cost of heat, water and electricity (electric powered dryer vs. gas powered dryer, coin operated machines)
• capacity and efficiency of washer and dryers

• All washes included doublers and liners (used mostly at night-time) we did not itemize this in our estimates.
• washing: wet pail, soak, hot wash, extra rinse.
• drying methods: mostly air dry and occasional machine dry.
• energy: our dryer is powered by gas and electricity
• capacity and efficiency: extra large capacity Kenmore washer. The dryer is Whirlpool. Both machines are 5 years old. Diaper Pin washes between 25 to 30 diapers per load.