AIBU- to put washing machine on in flat?

[StinkyElfCheese]

is 7am too early?? We have people living underneath us, but they also have children so will up any way and it wont get into the spinny noisey bit untill 8 ish...

It's too early.

Any reason why you can't wait a little longer? I have children and I'd be irritated if my neighbours disturbed me with noise before 9am on a weekend. Assuming your spin cycle will disturb them anyway.

Can you hear the children yet? Could you possibly knock and ask?

Personally, I don't even Hoover before 8am so in that sense, YABU. Unless you knock and ask, I would leave it until 8am as you have no idea what the noise is like for them downstairs.

How do you know they are awake?

I wouldn't do anything like that before 8

fair enough .... i will wait :)

I would say its too early. You need to try and get something you can put under it that will absorb some of the shock! Maybe like a car footwell mat!

CSIJanner isn't that waking them up to see if they're awake? Or do you mean ask them during the day whether the washing machine disturbs them?

I think 7 is too early.

I think it might depend on the level of insulation between the flats. You would be best to ask them if they hear your washing machine if it is on. I would not assume that they would be up if they have children, so would definitely leave it until after 8 until you know.

I'm in Italy where people get up at stupid o'clock, but even I think 7am is too early.

And after 7pm is too late.

Never underestimate how noise travels in flats.

Not just the noise that travels but the vibrations.

Wait until 8:30/9.

I love knock and ask if it will wake them up

I usually wait until 9, but that's because I have a dickhead for a downstairs neighbour who bangs on the ceiling at the slightest noise. Probably better to be safe than sorry though.

Wait! 7am is far too early. It's 8.50 now and im mn from bed, dh and children 2 and 3 years are still asleep. I wouldn't be happy to be disturbed over clothes being washed

just do it unless your mashine is un-adjusted and sounds like a helcopter on the spin cycle
noises like that part and parcel of flat living.

I would.

7am on a lovely sunny morning is fine to wake up at...

Ywbu.

Its far to early and in a flat it could be considered to be unreasonable inconsiderate noise.

I have just put it on ... their dogs are barking in the garden so i am assuming they are up :)

My neighbours (underneath me) sing, yes SING, to their baby from about 6.30am. Put the washing on as revenge for me!

The people below us regularly have theirs on at 3am!!! Do washing machines have timers or do they get up in the night to put a load in I winder???

Some have timers, our upstairs neighbours do theirs at 1am. It's cheaper at stooooopid o'clock y'see.

Of course it pees down with rain so I have done 4 loads of washing and have no where to dry the Bastard wet clothes - bugger

Zillion - catching them during the day to ask. Defeats the object knocking on the door at 7am

Do they sleep in their kitchen ?

Or is your washing machine in the bedroom ?

Should be OK unless either of these apply.