How many different types of washing load do you do?

[INeedSomeHelp]

I live on my own so you would think washing clothes would be fairly straight forward.
But since I've bought sone new clothes for once I have become obsessed with how I do the washing. So I am now splitting it down into the following loads:-

• dark colours and denim
• anything coloured that doesn't fall into the above category
• white
• sports stuff (I do three classes per week so there's a fair bit)
• bed linen (special fabric conditioner for this)
• towels (don't use fabric conditioner)

So even if I only do one of each, that's 6 loads per week for one person (although I do use the mini load option on the washing machine)

I've gone completely mad, haven't I?

[MrsBennetsEldest]

Whites
Work whites
Work greens
Darks
Lights
Reds
Woollens
Silk
Work cloths/ towels
Towels
Bedding
Dog coats/bedding

[GemmaTeller]

Seven:
colours
whites
bedding
towels
wools/fleeces
dog bedding
sofa throws

[onepieceoflollipop]

I aim for 4/5 Loads per week. There are four of us , 8kg machine. Occasional "special" loads for curtains, coats and other random items.

Linen/Bedding/towels etc. 60 bio wash.

40 wash for darks/denims, colour liquid.

40 wash for whites, bio powder.

Mixed colours, 40. colour liquid, or delicatemliquid.

With delicates (unless really precious) I pause the cycle and add part way through the wash so they have less agitation.

[OhThisIsJustGrape]

Darks - every day
Lights - every other day
Towels/bath mats - once a week, 4 separate loads worth on 60
Bedding - 4 separate loads worth again on 60
DH and DS' work clothes - once a week, 2 loads
Mop heads - once a week on 60
And at least 2 washes a week for odd items like coats that come home from school dirty when I've already don't the washing that day so bung them in alone, and I always wash anything I've bought secondhand from eBay or similar on a separate cycle - just incase

Having added all that up to around 23 loads a week It's no wonder my machine seems to be constantly on! There are 6 of us though...

[CremeEggThief]

Clothes- twice a week on 40°. I don't separate colours. At the moment, I deliberately don't own any whites!

Towels- once a week on 60°.

Bathrobes and mat- once a week on 60°.

Woollies/throws/any other delicates- usually once a week of one if the above. On wool (40°) or delicate (30°) wash.

Bedding- one load a week. 60° synthetic.

Rugs/trainers/other random items- no routine for these.

5-6 loads per week for me and DS. Rather a lot, IMO.

[HorryIsUpduffed]

Four categories, generally.

Whites
Brights
Darks
No softener (ie towels, teatowels, bath mat)

Usually two whites, three brights, two darks, one or two towels etc per week. Sheets go in made up to a full load with suitable colours on the appropriate day.

We wash clothes at 30, usually, and towels etc at 60.

[Bubbles1066]

I do 3 loads a week on average.
*whites
*colours
*towels and bedding.

If something is delicate I wash it in a pillow case. I only spectate out whites, all colours get bunged in together.

[INeedSomeHelp]

Wow! My routine seems quite straight forward compared to some people's.

[CMOTDibbler]

White/light
dark
towels (cos they go on boil wash to make sure any gunk gets removed from the machine)

[Bubbles1066]

Oh and I wash everything at 30C unless it's soiled (am toilet training DS) when I wash at 40C. Sometimes if some loads are not dirty and they just need freshening up, I even use the Eco cycle, which is no heated water at all which saves money (tap water is about 10-15C depending on time of year).

[NothingTraLaLa]

Black stuff (pants, socks and T-shirts)
Whites/lights
Brights
Dark wool wash
Light wool wash
Towels
Bedding
Cleaning cloths
School uniform darks
School uniform brights

That sounds ridiculous. I think I need to revisit my system. Although each is generally a full load and I don't do all of those every week.

[amothersplaceisinthewrong]

Five
Whites
Brights
Darks
Towels
BEdding.

[Anatanacoat]

40 degrees colour - man made fibres
40 degrees white - mmf
75 degrees white wash - cotton
90 degrees cleaning cloths etc
90 degrees towels and knickers
90 degrees white towels
30 degrees wool - woollens and similar, plus bras in bag
10 degrees "hand wash setting" - dry clean only stuff

[lovelyredwine]

Darks at 40
Darks at 60
Lights at 40
lights at 60
delicates (ie hand wash and wool stuff) and
quick wash (toys that are a bit grubby etc).

[Anatanacoat]

Oh yes! Quick wash - swimming stuff etc

[dizzyday07]

Coloureds x1
Whites/pale x1
Towels/Tea Towels etc- when loadfull
Bedding - x1

We may have a second colouerds wash if DH decides he needs all the jeans etc he's been swapping with each other washed at once as he has run out of them to wear!

Then at irregular intervals our fleeces/DD's coats

[123rd]

Lights or darks. That's it

[mathanxiety]

Towels, kitchen cloths and underwear as I bleach them. They are all white.
Hot wash, cold rinse.

Bedding because of bulk or otherwise sheets would go in with towels. Again, all white.
Hot wash, cold rinse (plus bleach).

Everything else willy nilly.
Warm wash, cold rinse.

[BikeRunSki]

White (DS's school shirts + anything else on Friday nights)
Wool
Sports stuff ( I run, dh cycles, lots of swimming, tend to do whatever sports stuff need doing when there is swimming stuff to do)
Dark
Denim
Really dirty (dh and I both work on building sites as well as the mountain biking)

[ilovepowerhoop]

whites (normally once a week)
darks including jeans, jumpers etc
mixed colours
red/dark pinks/school trousers/skirts (kids polo shirts are red)
swimming stuff
dh's football kit
mine/dh's gym stuff
towels and bedding as and when as they dont have a set day

I tend to use a 40 wash for everything with the occasional 60 wash for towels and bedding.

[OneDayWhenIGrowUp]

Also live alone. Well, the cat doesn't generate much laundry. Everything goes together - I don't think I own any white clothes, I also throw towels/face cloths/tea towels in as they need doing. Probably do 2-3 loads a week. Bedding I take to the launderette as I don't have space to dry it, I have 3 sets, I wait until 2 are ''dirty'' and they go to the launderette together, so about every 2-3 weeks or so.

[Angrybudda]

Household of 7, all sporty or into nature (ie covered in dirt)

I put on between 16and 21 washes a week.

But towels and bedding at 60
Everything else at 30 or less.
Whites.
Coloured.

[MinesAPintOfBlood]

Family of 3 with one very sticky toddler who usually managed to mess my clothes up so they get washed more than they used to:
Darks (includes sports gear: cycle stuff and walking clothes mostly)
Lights
Bedding
I do a wash most days, about 3 darks washes a week, 2 lights and 1 bedding unless ds is unwell when its impressive if the machine gets turned off

Pre-ds bedding and towels were done together but now I do ask the bedding then stick the towels inwith the lights.

[MinesAPintOfBlood]

What is fabric conditioner for? I never use it and my clothes feel perfectly soft to me

[ilovepowerhoop]

I can always tell if I have forgotten to put fabric conditioner in as the clothes dont feel as nice. It also gives them a nice smell.