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I wash when the washing basket is full, preferably on a day when it isn't raining. I have never bothered to separate whites and coloureds, although I do handwash the few things with a running-dye problem, most of which are woollens which need handwashing anyway.

There is no point in my doing this survey with a view to winning the prize, as I always use Ecover liquid. Can't STAND fabric conditioner because I can't see the point and it smells so horrible.

You're right Parsleywin, there are many first world problems associated with washing!

I do fewer weekly washes now than when I had kids at home, for which I'm grateful! Though there is something satisfying about gathering up a load of grubby material, posting it through the porthole and pressing the 'start' button. The chore begins for me when the spin cycle ends and I need to decide where and how to dry - outside or in? (Both, if it starts to rain!) Rail or hangers? Iron or fold? (Fold!) Airing cupboard or straight to the wardrobe?

Having said that, I'm very aware that those are all first world 'problems' which many people would still consider total luxury. Most of us are fortunate to have a machine, clean water and a wide choice of detergent types available to us.

I live in sheltered accommodation and share communal laundry facilities, comprising commercial-sized washing machine and separate large tumble drier. Some residents have their own washing machines but the rest of us have allocated weekly sessions. There are usually spare slots too. I hand wash some items (mostly reds that aren't colour fast, and delicates) but the rest of my clothes go in together. Towels and bedding get done separately. I don't use fabric conditioner in the wash but do use the condiioner sheets in the tumble drier. I hang clothes after drying which cuts down on the ironing and I always use a non-bio detergent.

I am very irrational with my washing. Some weeks everything gets washed - sheets, towels, dog beds, floor mats. Other weeks it just seems to pile up. If there is lots it gets divided into colours/whites and types, other times everything gets thrown in together (except dog beds). Use the same powder for everything and the temp depends how dirty it is. But I always wash my bras and tights by hand using a hand wash liquid.

There is only me and my cat but I appear to wash most days of the week and sometimes 3 washes in a day. I always separate light from dark and if possible run a white wash through but I do not have a great deal of whites. I have no idea where the amount of clothes come from, at times I think I wash for the local town.

I prefer it if I can hang washing outdoors. I do not have space for a tumble drier and could not justify the expense so during winter the central heating dries most items overnight.

As for cleaning tablets, I buy when they are on offer. I stopped using Lenor or similar items many years ago and after around 6 months I did not notice the difference.

Really interested to know what these tariffs are which give you free days? I stick to the old " They that wash on Monday have all the week to dry
They that wash on Tuesday are not so much awry.
I do shirts on Monday and hang up on coat hangers as I send them out for ironing and DH's underwear on the next load on a hot wash then tumble dry in winter. Towels on Tuesday and sheets on Thursday as I like them off the bed ,dried and on again same day. My clothes are all on delicate wash and fit in when I have enough for each load. Of course my system goes to pieces with visitors / family and extra bedding. I've used Fairy non bio exclusively since the first grandchild had what we thought was eczema . Getting very fed up that I can't buy tablets any more as the man who services machines did not approve of the effect liquid detergent had on machines.

I wash whenever needed. Several times a week. Separate the whites from coloureds and sweaters are usually done on a quick wash. Temperature mainly 40 degrees but often do towels on 60 degrees. I use any make of liquid that is a good buy at the time. I use bio, non bio and coloured depending on the clothes. I dry outside in good weather and use a clothes horse in the winter. Sometimes use the tumble dryer but we have underfloor heating and washing dries easily.

I separate light and dark and delicates. I then wash when enough for a load. If I need to do a wash urgently for a certain item then I take it out and put it with the delicates (either light or dark) as that only needs half a load. I have been experimenting with using 30 more recently as some items say that. I'm always confused as to whether delicates really need a delicate wash or not. eg) some underwear and shirts/tops...

I wash bedding on Fridays but all other things get washed when I have a load which for darks is about three times a week and lights once a week. Towels and flannels are washed at least twice a week. Most things get washed on 30 degrees because they're not really dirty. I add Dettol Antibacterial to the towels and tea towel washes to kill off any nasties.

Anything that is stained is soaked in Vanish before washing.

I would be concerned about the amount of electricity and water I was using, if I used my washing machine more than absolutely necessary.

I do one white load a week either Friday night or Saturday morning when the last of the white school tops/ work shirts get added. I do towels once a week on a Thursday or Friday. I usually do a separate dark wash if I know something is new but on the whole I throw the rest in together probably 3 or 4 times a week depending on the amount the family have generated. We do a sport load at the weekend and bedding regularly but when needed

I have washing addiction.....there is nothing better than the washing machine going! I have often been found to resort to washing the dog bedding yet again just to get a load in. BUT...we have just moved to a new electricity tariff where electricity useage is free after 9 on a Sunday. So guess what...I am now addicted to getting on as many washes and tumble dry cycles as I can physically fit in between 9 and 5, I do get twitchy though on the other days and do sometimes have to sneak a load in! I wash most things at 40 degrees but towels and sheets at 60. Sometimes tea towels dishcloths etc get a good going over at 90 degrees.

Usually run the washing machine twice a week. Monday, non whites, Tuesday whites and pale colours. I occasionally do an extra load, if curtains need washing or extra bed linen after visitors stay. I wash at 60 degrees but would wash at a higher temperature if I could because I do not think washing at 30 is satisfactory unless you use detergents with specialist chemicals and disinfectants in them to kill the bacteria that can normally only be killed by washing at high temperatures

I have skin allergies so I use an environmentally friendly hypo-allergenic soap-based washing machine fluid that I buy in France. Having found a washing machine fluid that doesn't cause allergy problems I have stuck with it for over 20 years.

I'm a bit of a washerholic, towels, tea towels twice a week at 60. Bedding once a week at 60. DH pants and dark shirts once a week at 60. DH vests and light shirts once a week at 60. My delicates once a week at 40. Socks and dark delicates and machine washable dark jumpers once a week at 40. Hand wash when required. Everything spins at 1600rpm.

I use Fairy non bio for our 'smalls' and also DH's shirts as he has sensitive skin.I always wash the same kind of clothes together, ie. all shirts, all towels, all sheets.Very few whites these days to do.
I wash as we need, no routines at all as to day, or time of day.

Oh, I love starched sheets, shysal . I'm too lazy to iron these days though, so it's a treat I don't often get!

Separate lights and darks and wash about 4-5 times a week, all at 30 degrees using a liquid detergent. Bedding is starched and ironed, but nothing else.

I put a wash on whenever there's a full load. Separate into darks and lights on a 30 degree wash with a two in one powder or tablet, whichever is best value at the shops. Liquid conditioner seems to block the machine.
I do towels, tea towels etc. at a hotter temperature with an ordinary bio powder and white vinegar in the conditioner drawer.
DH has some sports type gear that says to handwash, but I throw it in the machine on the delicate cycle with either bio and vinegar or specialist stuff eg. waterproofing. I have also been successful washing dry clean only things this way.
I agree that the line is the best place to dry. Only towels go in the dryer for a good fluff up and sheets when it's wet out. Otherwise I save electricity using a clothes horse in the spare bedroom.

I do a wash several times a week, I do bedlinen on a Friday. I do separate whites and colours and use bio washing powder for any stained stuff and non bio for stuff that just needs a freshen up. Wool and cashmere I do wash on a hand wash programme with a wool and silk liquid. I like hanging washing out , but this time of year it's just on a clothes airer in the utility room in front of a radiator. I finish off drying for a few minutes in the tumble dryerI don't use fabric conditioner as I have a water softener and the dryer fluffs things up.

When I worked it was straight home on a Friday to strip the beds, change the towels and sort school uniform darks from lights etc Then the washing machine went on. Out on the line first thing Saturday morning, weather permitting and ironed on Sunday.
Now we are retired I wash when necessary.If at all possible the washing goes on the line for a good blow. I use any non bio and a fabric softener for the sheets . Love a good boil though of DHs hankies and the Tea towels

I don't separate dark and light washing, but do always wash whites separately, at 60 degrees. Most of my bedding and towels are white, so there's usually two white washes a week. Everything else gets bunged in together and very rarely comes to grief (one or two incidents with new red clothes excepted!). I used to wash coloureds at 50 degrees, flirted with 30 for a while (but wasn't always happy with the results), and now go for 40 every time. I use non-bio liquid for everything, adding an antibacterial cleanser if there's any visiting-grandchild-related reason to, and go straight for the tumble dryer option when it's not hanging-out weather.

I've no schedule as such, just setting off the machine when I've a full load. But I never hang washing out on a Sunday - that's one of those rules my mother had that have stuck with me

I use one detergent for wools/silks for my underwear, tights and sweaters, a non-bio one for whites and a colour-safe one for coloureds. The latter always seen to be bio.
I buy whatever is on offer.
I like to keep the washing/ironing under control so do a load as soon as there's enough of that category to at least half-fill the machine.
I have a 'sheila' in my utility room next to the central heating boiler and I hang everything from there after it's been outside in the line or tumble dried for half an hour or so.
Leaving it hanging up means a lot of stuff doesn't actually need ironing.

In fairness I don't really get very excited about washing clothes, I just put them in the washing machine, add washing liquid and off I go. Well at least I thought that was what I did until I actually sat down and took a few minutes to think about it, I realised I did have a few procedures I tend to follow when washing the families clothes much more than I first imagined. On the whole I do tend to just separate by dark & lights, although for some reason I particular like to wash Reds and Purples on their own with a particular washing agent made specifically for keeping colours bright. When washing whites I always prefer Fairy, this may stem back to my mum telling me when I was little how gentle and kind fairy was, these things I think we feel we forget but actually take on board without really noticing. I always remember my doctor telling me to use Fairy liquid to wash my face when I was a teen, to clear my spot condition, “if it works on plates, it will work on your face” he told me, he was right it did. Can you imagine doctors saying this nowadays, different times lol Anyway my whites do on the whole tend to be made of gentler delicate fabrics and so it has to be Fairy for me for me when whites are involved. Also it does seem to be a brand that I do not have to add fabric conditioner to to get a lovely soft gentle feel. I tend not to fill the washing machine up full, as I have found on many occasions I end up rewashing which is expensive, and not great for the environment. I like always to hang out if possible, just finishes the job off nicely. So it would appear I do have a washing procedure after all, one inspired in part by my mum and a well established reliable brand, who would have thought it :-)

I do washing as and when needed. Whites tend to be done on Friday evening after my sons week of white shirts from school.
I do separate whites and colours and wash seperatly. I never wash at 30 degrees as I don't feel that this does a proper job. All washing is done at 40 or 60 degrees depending on what is being washed.

I put the washer on when needed and just separate into lights and darks.Wash most things at 40 degrees.