To want to cry at my sister's washing?

I go to the forecourt ones and do it all and dry it in the garden and then spend the rest of the time deep cleaning and anything that need throwing, throw it.

I wouldn't bother with the dryer function at all.
Sort and 2 to 3 loads per day.
Use the mixed load and fast spin.
Find as many coat hangers as you can and suitably ventilated places to hang things up. I have a lot of cheap wire hangers just for laundry, you can peg socks and underwear on them and hang them on a shower rail or curtain rail.
The weather is good, so it should be possible to get things dry by hanging them up on the airer and in doorways or anywhere you can, leave the windows open.
I don't think ironing is essential.
If using the heated airer throw a sheet or duvet cover over the top, it helps stuff dry faster.

@summeroccupation as someone who has struggled with MH can I just say what you are doing is amazing, getting things sorted for her before she starts a new job, will give her a chance to get to get into a
new routine with a clean slate……you are a star.

And definitely do the declutter with her whilst the clothes are clean and can be taken to a charity shop or sold on vinted etc. Toys too! Makes life much happier all around

Thank god for sisters like you OP!

It's lovely of you, but maybe offer to help her declutter, or it will happen again.

I agree with you (not being the dullest, but the exciting bit) I love doing laundry and in fact I get paid to do so for one of my customers. And when they go on holiday I'm allowed to catch up on all the laundry and fold/rearrange the drawers. 😂

@summeroccupation @katiemarnie is correct I've got the same washer (or a slightly older version) but still being aware of overloading it. The fast wash is literally for a few items so may not be the bast option .
The mixed load on mine is under and hour

Eco on my Bosch is a longer wash, almost 3 hrs. I put on a load at teatime so it's ready to hang overnight. Then programme a delayed timed wash to finish at 8am next day to hang out another load before leaving for work.

@Sagarmatha eco programmes tend to be longer, not shorter. They use less energy cos they heat up water slowly

DO NOT ECO ITS LIKE 14 HOURS

My eco wash is the longest cycle! 3hr15m

This. She has a MH problem. She hasn’t asked OP to do anything. So why post to strangers on the internet unless it’s for Kudos ?

I have this exact machine!

Bought it recently. Only have space for one machine, so I dry things for an hour and then hang on a pulley to finish off.

Follow PP’s advice about the wash cycle. Honestly I wouldn’t try to dry it all in the machine. I’d get a load of hangers and get it hanging round the house. Does she have a curtain on a pole that you can use to hang a load off hangers on or something?

Eco would be shorter wouldn't it?

I'll go against the grain. I'm sure you mean well, but I think you risk overstepping the mark by doing laundry without checking in advance if your DSIS is OK with that

But, since you're doing it, you say she has a heated airer. They're pretty good at drying clothes overnight

And you can use timer on washing machine so it's ready to hang up first thing in the morning l. If dry and windy outside, it'll dry in a few hours

Can you do a timed delayed wash overnight so the programme finishes at a set time in the morning? I put a wash to come on at 5am & finish at 8am so the laundry is ready to hang out before I leave for work.

Awh I have 4 kids 7 and under and the washing is relentless . If I don’t put a wash on each day I fall behind. And it must be so hard to come back from
esp. if you are on your own.

this is such a lovely thing to do for her. Hopefully she can stay on top of things once it’s done. And how lovely for the girls to come back to clean bedding.

I think you’re a lovely person and what a nice thing to do for
your sister and her kids x

Well done OP for even trying!

The weather is good at least currently so hopefully some of it can be hung outside

That washer sounds like a nightmare to use though, no wonder she struggled to keep on top of it

You are lovely, this means that when she comes back from her holiday she will still feel the benefit of having time away as she steps into a clean home and finds all that fresh laundry . It's not just the practical side of things, it is the way it shows that you care about her and her kids.

You’ve got a whole week, so as the mother of three children, I’d say pace yourself. Two loads each day and hang them. If you have good weather they should dry overnight, then you can sort and fold them before you hang the next loads.

Are you planning on ironing too?

You sound lovely

@summeroccupation
Does she have a washing line much easier and quicker to dry. ?
does she have clothes hangers to hang around t the house. ?
I must admit I swear by a heated clothes arier can you afford to purchase her one of those . Make both your lives easier .
very cheap to run . Pennies!