To squirt your nappies clean
Mostly solids just roll off the stay-dry linings of nappies, but every now and then they need a hand. Not my hand, thanks, but a medium-pressure stream of water that goes straight into the toilet. There are devices on the market designed for exactly this purpose, or you can build your own. DIY is much cheaper and it comes with the satisfaction that only “do it yourself” projects have.
Lets go shopping
Take a trip to your local hardware store or somewhere that sells plumbing and gardening supplies. I went to one that rhymes with cunnings. There you’ll find a trigger sink spray, that comes with the long flexible hose ($18). Sold separately is a kind of double adapter that fits it to the water source of the toilet (sorry, didn’t notice the price). That’s one way of doing it.
But if you want a more pimped-up spray gun: troll the gardening aisle for a trigger spray attachment, or a pistol nozzle. Mine cost $4, and looks like a weapon Lara Croft might wield.
Wander over to the plumbing section. You’ll find a flexible hose for $10. Ask the plumbing guru to help you with the attachments (a threaded pipe nipple $1.80, plus a double adapter thingy).
Take it home and put it all together: there you have it: a DIY spray gun, under $20.
Hi, I’m Lara: mum, wife, and maker of Extremely Nappies.
Hey Lara can you show a closer pic of where and how the hose is attached to the water supply?
xx ej
I’ll send some pics to your email Elvira.
Hey Lara,
Do you know if you could attach this type of hose thing to the bath faucet/tap? We don’t have external plumbing on our toilet, so there’d be nowhere to connect it to!
Yes Heather, there are a few different ways to connect, and several types of adapters to fit your water source. Know what you have, then search for what you need: it should all come together.