Washing survey

[DebitheScot]

I had a discussion with someone at work about this (yes I know I live a sad life) and it got me thinking about what is 'normal' so I thought I'd do a survey.

Roughly how many loads of washing a week do you do and how many people live in your house?

I do 2 or 3 and there's 3 of us (2 adults, 1 18month old).

[belgo]

2 adults 2 small children

4 washes a week.

[Nbg]

I now do one load every other day.

There are 2 adults and 2 children 4 and 1.

[Scoobi6]

2 adults, 1 baby in reusables and weaning (aarg!)

5-7 washes a week, 1-2 of which are nappies

[Ecmo]

I do on average 1 load a day, more if I change beds. If I dont do 1 a day and I fall behind great washing mayhem occurs! Weekends I may have to do 2 a day to keep up with pe kits and school uniform.
I dont iron just shake hard and fold!

oh there are 6 of us

[3Ddonut]

Oh my goodness, there are two adults and three children 5,3 and 1 and I wash at least once a day mostly twice and I use the dryer - oh the shame, I want to be good I really do!

[ScoobyDooooo]

2 Adults 2 children & i do about 7 wahses a week.

[Jojay]

3 of us - me, Dh and ds, 9 mths.

About 5 loads a week

[MegaLegs]

Like Ecmo if I miss a day all hell breaks loose and the utility room disappears under piles of dirty washing.

I have four boys, one in reusable nappies alot of the time and a dirty tree surgeon for a DH.

I do, on average, two loads a day, but I do line dry or use my airers and keep my tumble dryer use to a minimum.

[MegaLegs]

So 14-15 loads a week

[francagoestohollywood]

2 adults 2 children

4 to 5 wahing a week

[francagoestohollywood]

we don't have a dryer

[Nbg]

I have to say though that my tumble dryer has come back into full usage again in the last week.

[bozza]

2 adults 2 children 8 washes per week

[tissy]

2 adults one 5 yr old

usually about five or six loads

bedclothes
whites
2 dark coloured
red/ pink (we have a lot of those-enough for a load)
towels etc

HOWEVER washing machine does have a short wash programme, which we use most of the time, and limits amount of water used if load is small

don't tumble unless things are needed in a hurry, hang things on racks in the spare room

[TheBlonde]

2 adults 2 small kids
at least 7 loads

[ivykaty44]

1 adult 1 smallish child and 1 TEENAGER

3 loads for the 1 adult and small child
4 loads for the 1 teenager

this is over one week

[maisemor]

2 adults and 2 children.
Between 5 and 7 loads, depends on whether my son has wet the bed or not (we can go weeks without him doing it then suddenly he does it once or three times in a row).

We have no drier.

[tigger32]

There are 4 of us: 2 adults, a 4 year old and a 1 year old.
1 do at least 1 wash a day, (probably 10 a week), I line dry or clothes horse except for towels which always go in tumle dryer.

[SleeplessInTheStaceym11House]

2 adults 2 small children (one 3 yo and one 10mo in washable nappies)

a load every other day (so 3-4 a week) including the nappies

have been norty and using the tumble except when found out what dire straights we're in now so airer drying everything, soemtimes out the front of our flats most of the time in the hallway/our bedroom!

[expatinscotland]

1 a day. 2 at the weekends when I wash bed linens.

2 small children and 2 adults.

[DebitheScot]

Wow so so far I'm below average. I don't have a drier either. I don't know how some of you have time to do so much (but then I can imagine the chaos if you didn't!)

[belgo]

debs - it's the washing machine that does the work though isn't it. I tend to spot wash clothes, unless of course thay are really dirty.

[harrisey]

5 washes a week or so.

2 adults, 3 children (3, 5, 7) with 3 year old still wetting the bed.

A lot less than when we were washing nappies, and hope it will decline more, but at thee moment ds needs his school uniform washing after one wear!

[harrisey]

We dont have a tumbler, so the house is draped in wet washing when its wet (like today). I love line drying, the clothes smell fab!

[Hulababy]

2 adults, 1 5yo

Do about 3-4 washes a week.