To put a wash on at this time?

[NoTeaForMe]

I live in a terraced house and have just put a load of washing in the machine and turned it on without looking at the time. Have now realised the time and am wondering if my neighbours will hate me?

[wowfudge]

Is the washer against a party wall and is there a bedroom through that party wall?

[Snuffalo]

That’s life in a terrace. Lots of people wash at night for cheaper energy. It would be nice if you could manage not to have the washer on a shared wall but most people don’t have options.

[Stormwhale]

I would be pretty annoyed if your machine is loud when it spins. How long is the wash program? It will be finished quite late surely.

[NoTeaForMe]

It’s not on a shared wall and is downstairs so not near any bedrooms. I’ve just come upstairs and it’s barely noticeable at the moment but it isn’t doing the spin yet I sipped. It will be finished in about an hour.

[NoTeaForMe]

sipped should say suppose

[PhilomenaButterfly]

YANBU. I just have.

[Bobbycat121]

really do people care about this?! Mines on every night, 11/12 sometimes.

[Bobbycat121]

mines on now and im putting on another one after it finishes

[Damntheman]

So long as you're not going to sleep while it's running I'd say you're fine :) running laundry and dish washers while asleep or out is a fire hazard.

[IncrediblySadToo]

My neighbours have theirs on about 3am, it does wake me up, but that’s life, they’re not doing it solely to annoy me. Though it’s kind of ironic as I no longer put mine on after 9pm as they said they could hear it spinning...🤣. I think I’m being a bit of a mug 😖😂

[Glitterblue]

YABU - purely because my washing machine has been broken since the weekend and I'm just jealous because I can't use mine 😂😂

But being serious I'd say no, as long as it's not joined onto a bedroom or anything.

[anniehm]

I put mine on at night as it's cheaper, I'm detached but I can't hear it upstairs anyway, the advantage of an older home (about the only one, it's a money pit!)

[Florescentadolescent]

Why is it cheaper to run at night?

[Clown77]

Can you not put your washing on a quick wash?

[SrSteveOskowski]

@Bobbycat121, I'm shocked too that this is actually a 'thing' It's honestly something I'd never even give a thought too. Not at 9.30pm anyway, 2am maybe, but otherwise definitely not.

[Gunpowder]

IncrediblySad you must tell them! That’s really unfair otherwise.

OP I think it’s fine to make any normal noise like that before 11 and after 7. I wouldn’t bat an eyelid at a washing machine going in at 9.30.

[Chouetted]

I do it all the time, no-one's ever complained, and I've never heard my neighbour's, so I suppose it must not be an issue.

Washing machines are really quiet nowadays, even on spin!

[Notcontent]

Well, I wouldn’t, because the sound insulation in my house is not great...

[ScruffGin]

Florescentadolescent
Why is it cheaper to run at night?

Some people are on economic 7 or similar, two meters and the electricity used at night is substantially cheaper.

[OutingOutlander]

I put mine on regularly as I head to bed, around 20pm and I live in an upstairs flat! Never had a complaint and the neighbour is far louder with parties anyway 😒

[OutingOutlander]

10pm! Sorry, very, very tired.

[happyhillock]

I do my washing all the time at night, electricity cheaper after 7pm .

[SneakyGremlins]

My tenancy agreement says I can make reasonable noise between 7AM and 11PM. I figure a washing machine comes under that.

[ShabbyAbby]

I put mine on when I go to bed. My old machine had a timer, and now it's a habit. Nobody has ever said anything

[e1y1]

Some people are on economic 7 or similar, two meters and the electricity used at night is substantially cheaper

But the downside to this is the day rate is dearer - more than a standard rate on a non economy 7 tariff.

For most people now, economy 7/10/12 just doesn't pay off (unless you have electric storage heating)