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How many loads of washing do you generate a week?

193 replies

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!

OP posts:
Makingpeace · 01/11/2025 22:44

One a week when I lived by myself!

Now a family of 4 - 3 loads a week ish.

Hortesne · 01/11/2025 22:44

9000

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 .

FancyCatSlave · 01/11/2025 22:43

1 clothes and 1 towels, then alternate weeks a 3rd for bedding.

The household of 3 plus pets generates about 8-9 a week though. Depending on when bedding washed. DD has a complete set of uniform a day as she’s little and messy (which is fine, she is having fun). And there’s a lot of throws and cat blankets to do.

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.

Hortesne · 01/11/2025 22:43

0.001

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.

SALaw · 01/11/2025 22:43

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!

What about towels?

MustTryHarderAndHarder · 01/11/2025 22:43

2 per week

Hortesne · 01/11/2025 22:43

48

TheendofmrY · 01/11/2025 22:43

I do 4-5 a week for a family of 4. I’d imagine 1-2 if just me.

LaserPumpkin · 01/11/2025 22:42

Two most weeks - one clothes and one bedding.

An extra one when I’ve accumulated enough dirty towels to make their own load, possibly once a month or so.

Hortesne · 01/11/2025 22:41

1

TheZanyZebra · 01/11/2025 22:41

Just me as a person, probably 4 on an average week.

WhyOhWhyEightyTwo · 01/11/2025 22:41

2 a week for 3 people.

Hortesne · 01/11/2025 22:41

652

ItIsNotTheDog · 01/11/2025 22:40

1 load per week for 2 people

Pharazon · 01/11/2025 22:38

Well, we have three people in the house and average about two to three loads a week. So I suppose 1. We have a 9kg machine and only run full loads.