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How many machine washes do you do a day?

239 replies

Ahemhmm · 08/02/2024 11:29

Family of 6 (and 4 pets) so I do 2 a day minimum and use the dryer unless it's summer.

Each person has a day for their weekly basket of clothes to be washed.
Then there's always another load to do, bedding, towels, pet bedding, cushion covers, coats etc.

OP posts:
ThisOldThang · 22/03/2024 17:36

Family of four. At least four loads a week.

Mum
Dad
Kids
Towels or bedding or both.

Meadowfinch · 22/03/2024 17:36

One woman, one teen boy, five washes a week.

One whites
One darks
Two lots of bedding
One for assorted other stuff - towels, face flannels etc

Soowoo · 22/03/2024 17:36

4 adults. One a day - unless, very occasionally, there isn’t enough to make up a wash load. I’ve done it like this since my kids were children.

Kav95 · 14/12/2024 16:27

isthistoonosy · 08/02/2024 11:31

Family of four, 3 dogs. 1-2 per week, never use the dryer.

Family of 4 here in a very busy household. No less than 20 loads per week in a 10kg machine.

8 dark loads including jeans.
2 lights.
1 white boil wash.
3 bedding loads.
6-8 loads of towels (changed after every use).

It seems like an excessive amount of laundry, I wash 2 loads per day during the week and the rest at the weekend.

DocOck · 14/12/2024 20:33

Gosh that is a lot @Kav95 but I am a slattern who doesn't do sheets every week and towels after one use. We have seven in our house, I do half the amount of washing you do!

Sockmate123 · 14/12/2024 20:45

Average 2 loads a day. 4 beds changed weekly, towels etc plus all their sports kits/dance uniforns/swim gear etc family of 4, 1 dog

MajorCarolDanvers · 14/12/2024 21:11

Family of 4. 2 loads most days.

MajorCarolDanvers · 14/12/2024 21:12

DocOck · 14/12/2024 20:33

Gosh that is a lot @Kav95 but I am a slattern who doesn't do sheets every week and towels after one use. We have seven in our house, I do half the amount of washing you do!

Me too.

washing towels after one use seems crazy.

Oblomov23 · 15/12/2024 04:00

Family of 4. 2 during the week, so say every 2 to 3 days, then 2 of 3 at the weekend, school clothes, then bedding etc.

Petergriffinschins · 15/12/2024 04:19

5 of us and the dog.

1 or 2 loads a day and always use the dryer, even in summer as I can’t be fucked hanging washing out; don’t even have a washing line in the garden and the house is old and damp enough anyway without washing adding to it.

Would probably be more if I separated anything, •lights/darks but never have done, everything goes in together and everything goes in the dryer, life’s too short to fuck about with dirty washing. Never had an issue.

SnoopySantaPaws · 15/12/2024 04:41

specialk9 · 08/02/2024 13:10

I think I need a bigger drum washing machine. How are people getting 3/4 beds in ONE load? It must get creased to fuck!

And not properly cleaned that crammed in!!oh dear god, SORRY, I didn't realise I was on such an out of date thread!! Shoot me now, I'll stand still!!

showersandflowers · 15/12/2024 05:02

Family of 3 with 1 dog. A wash every day. No tumble dryer, just line dry or on racks inside. Sometimes our house is like a laundry room but it has to be done!

SophiaRose91 · 15/12/2024 06:39

2/3 a day and there is 2 of us. Im always doing bedding, bath mats, towels and cleaning cloths so thats why i do so much lol x

Gwenhwyfar · 15/12/2024 20:43

Once every 3 weeks at the laundrette in the double machine. The odd extra white wash. This includes all clothes, bedding and towels.

Edit: And now I see that I answered this ages ago.

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