Each diaper brand has it's own washing recommendations. This is especially important when it comes to keeping the diaper under the diaper brand's warranty. Here are several helpful cleaning steps that apply to most cloth diapers: If you are using a wet pail, place the dirty diaper directly in there until washing time. If you are using a dry pail, then shake or rinse the poop out of the diaper and liner; peed-on liners go straight in the pail. Choose a heavy or durable wash cycle and add detergent. Run a pre-rinse (shorter) cycle so that your main wash will not be overloaded with soiled water. Run the wash cycle. Dry the diapers in a machine or air dry. Whether you cloth diaper full time or part-time, we've got the best cloth diapers and disposable diapers reviewed for you. We've also reviewed all the top natural diaper choices.