Page 7 | How many loads of washing do you generate a week?

JHound · 01/11/2025 23:11

Also the comments answering for the whole family are funny given OP!

lazyarse123 · 01/11/2025 23:11

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 23:04

I wash mine on cold after every wear, they last very well. I found that washing them immediately, so they are not too dirty, means it's a lighter wash, cold water works perfectly and they stay like new.

Plus I don't want to wear the same jumper non-stop for a week, so by washing it I can put it away instead of having them piling on 😂

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Why can't you put jumpers away before washing? I just leaves mine on the bed for a while then hang in wardrobe.

JHound · 01/11/2025 23:10

SoEasyToFall · 01/11/2025 22:36

Inspired by the tumble drying thread, I’m curious.

im not talking about as a family, or your kids who do seven sports. Just you, as one person.

I generate three - two of clothes and one of bedding. Just curious how much other people are washing their stuff as apparently this is a huge amount to do in a week!

Depends on week could be 1 - 3.

I don’t wash bedding every week though.

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 23:10

WingBingo · 01/11/2025 22:57

So varied!

3 loads a week for 4 people? I do about 12. Towels, bedding, dishcloths and tea towels all need washing, as well as clothes.

I don't have the time, space or inclination to do 12 loads a week 😆

Perhaps our clothes, towels and bedding are small (our young kids at least) and washing machine big?

We don't have the drying space for endless multiple loads a day.

mondaytosunday · 01/11/2025 23:09

Two to three max, and can get away with just one on occasion. You hear of families of four doing two loads a day which we never did when we were a family of five!

SharpBrickMaker · 01/11/2025 23:09

2x daily so 14 a week. Washing machine is 8kg and family of 5

lazyarse123 · 01/11/2025 23:08

If I were on my own probably about 3 loads a fortnight. I change my bed fortnightly and just chuck towels in with whatever.
Daren't think how many I did when there were 5 of us at home.
I am one of those sad people who get pleasure from getting stuff washed and put away in one day. Ironing I do when necessary.

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 23:04

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:56

Yes when they need a wash. Infrequently, general wool care. I can't afford to replace my wool jumpers every season!

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I wash mine on cold after every wear, they last very well. I found that washing them immediately, so they are not too dirty, means it's a lighter wash, cold water works perfectly and they stay like new.

Plus I don't want to wear the same jumper non-stop for a week, so by washing it I can put it away instead of having them piling on 😂

WingBingo · 01/11/2025 22:57

So varied!

3 loads a week for 4 people? I do about 12. Towels, bedding, dishcloths and tea towels all need washing, as well as clothes.

PerkyCyanPoet · 01/11/2025 22:56

Live on my own and I’d say 2.5 a week is the average - my normal wash, my towels/bedding (I do them week about), and then an “adhoc” wash every other week, eg. whites, woollen, emergency clothes.

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:56

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 22:52

why? Don't you wash yours?

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Yes when they need a wash. Infrequently, general wool care. I can't afford to replace my wool jumpers every season!

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 22:55

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:47

That is insane. How many hours a week do you spend sorting, washing, folding and putting away laundry?!!

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That's only 2 a day, It doesn't take longer than 3mn to sort and load the machine, 5-ish to put the laundry to dry (I don't use a dryer), folding is at most a 10mn job in front of the tv and putting away must be 5mn? At most?

I am not the poster, but I never understand that idea that laundry is such an impossible task. People spend more time on MN than that

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:55

LifeOfAShowgirl13 · 01/11/2025 22:51

We have a disabled and incontinent child, but also my husband and other child never re-wear their clothes even if clean still! We have separate laundry baskets for dark, light and white items which helps massively so I guess a couple of hours on putting loads in and hanging up to dry and folding. Husband does the ironing, thankfully! One of the rooms is decked out with airers and a dehumidifier in the winter 🤣

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Omg I would love a decked out dedicated drying room 😍

And I would definitely ditch the ironing 🥴

ReignOfError · 01/11/2025 22:52

I suppose 3: bedding and towels, 2 loads of clothes, including exercise and swimming stuff.

Maybeishouldcrochet · 01/11/2025 22:52

Family of 3
5-6 loads one week, 8 the next
However 1 does 3 nights of sports
One does 4 lots of sports
The other exercises daily.... 5 lots of school uniform and 5 lots of hospital uniform ...

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 22:52

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:45

Oh your poor woollens. RIP.

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why? Don't you wash yours?

WanderlustMom · 01/11/2025 22:51

I do about 3 loads a week for myself (well I guess towels also includes the rest of the families too) - but
1 load for towels
1 load for bedding
1 load for my own clothes

LifeOfAShowgirl13 · 01/11/2025 22:51

Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:47

That is insane. How many hours a week do you spend sorting, washing, folding and putting away laundry?!!

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We have a disabled and incontinent child, but also my husband and other child never re-wear their clothes even if clean still! We have separate laundry baskets for dark, light and white items which helps massively so I guess a couple of hours on putting loads in and hanging up to dry and folding. Husband does the ironing, thankfully! One of the rooms is decked out with airers and a dehumidifier in the winter 🤣

Blackalice · 01/11/2025 22:49

I do about 9 or 10 a week for a family of 5 plus several quick washes of washable puppy pads due to having a rescue cat with issues. I do 5 gym classes a week so I guess maybe 3 if just me, 4 on a bed change week.

Girlintheframe · 01/11/2025 22:49

3 a week for 2 people so 1.5 loads each. Thats clothes, bedding and towels/shower mat

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SoEasyToFall · 01/11/2025 22:47

SunshinePlease24 · 01/11/2025 22:43

1 load per day and several at the weekend. 2 adults, one young adult, one teen.
Those people who only do 2-3 per week how do you manage towels, underwear socks, school uniform plus all the ay to day clothes for multiple people?

I feel I'm missing something and would love to wash, dry and iron clothes less.

Oh I don’t iron anything! If they’re creased I just hang them up after drying in the bathroom and let the steam get rid of the creased

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Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:47

LifeOfAShowgirl13 · 01/11/2025 22:43

Difficult to say as we wash everyone’s things together but I would hazard a guess that I would do 3 loads a week if single, not full loads but wanting to separate colours. As a family of 4, we do about 14 loads a week.

That is insane. How many hours a week do you spend sorting, washing, folding and putting away laundry?!!

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SoEasyToFall · 01/11/2025 22:46

SALaw · 01/11/2025 22:43

What about towels?

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They’re a family thing, we all just use them and then as they get a bit grim we shove them in with a load of washing. But they just go in with whoever’s put a wash on. So tomorrow I’ll do a load that’s half clothes from the bathroom (mainly mine) and then half towels.

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Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:45

Candypatthongworn · 01/11/2025 22:44

16-18
Two people
change towels 3x a week
change bed once per week
1 load of whites
1 load of coloureds per day
Plus extras on Fri Sat & Sun eg woollens and delicates .

Oh your poor woollens. RIP.

louderthan · 01/11/2025 22:44

One.