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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 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.

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

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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!

As there's only me I wash as and when necessary, probably 2x a week, one dark one light. I use a powder with softener included and wash on the quickest cycle : 30 minutes @ 40 degrees. This only spins at 800 so I usually whack it onto a 1400 extra spin. Yesterday, I went off piste and washed the bed linen on a 90 degree cotton wash which made me feel very virtuous and the sheets smell well and truly clean ? In winter, I use the tumble drier for towels and everything else goes on the clothes horse in the utility room and if we have summer everything goes on the whirligig in the garden.

Open the washer door
chuck whites or coloured clothes into drum.
Add detergent to washer
Close door
Pour fabric conditioner in to drawer
Set temp clock
Press start
Job done

Get on with the rest of life.

As I have eczema, I always use non-bio powder. Have to be careful with conditioners, usually the cheapest as it has least perfume - the water is terrifically hard this part of UK.
Usually wash the bedding on Friday - all washed at 60C as it kills most germs, especially Candida etc.
Clothes washed anytime, but usually Wednesday. Delicates which get hung up, whites and then coloureds - my theory is if one coloured item is left and washed with the whites, all the whites get stained; the reverse is not so true... only one white item gets stained!
Fold and iron the same day, usually watching something mindless on TV!

Put machine on when a load has built up (though have been known to roam the house looking for things to "make up a load". Do lights, darks and whites separately.
Normally dry on a rack in the boiler cupboard, but DH's latest obsession is that this stops the boiler working properly (not true says the plumber, but what does he know? ?)
So now I use the tumble drier more frequently, but recently installed smart meter shows it is not as expensive as I thought. Three cheers for technology!
As for washing capsules? Have to confess I use what's on offer or supermarket's own. Rebel!

I d all the washing on Thursdays on my day off, I sort out into the biggest pile and do those colours first, then crack on with the rest. I use various different setting - bath and bedding for towels and bedding then 60 for whites, 40 for colours.

Washing machine goes on at least once every day of the week. Drying then takes the form of either using the small dryer or if we have the multi-fuel stove on it will be on a maiden in the living room. Summer sees at least 2 loads being washed a day, particularly if the weather is nice as it is put on the line outside for drying.

We do a couple of loads a week. My husband is in charge of loading the machine which means I have a few oddly coloured 'white' bras!. He puts it on the timer to wash over night. If the weather is good we prefer to hang outside but use the airier during the winter.
I always do the ironing!

I don't know, I'll have to ask my in house laundry correspondent! He prides himself on getting any stain out of any clothing. I buy bio, non bio and colour liquids, they all seem to get used. We always have clean clothes! He always puts a wash on when the sun is shining - we have PV panels. He always puts towels in the tumble drier, he hates line dried cardboard.

I have those ikea bags - one for lights, one for darks and one for what i call "stinky" wash - mainly the man's work clothes! and then bedding bag (bedding changed weekly cos we all greasy here). Thats 4 bags i stack next to the machine in the utility room and i wait for them to fill up as a full bag is a load for the 11kg machine. The only things that dont go in the bags is the school uniform which i hand wash then spin in the machine, and my delicate underwear for special nights out etc (but day to day i wear sports bras so they go in the dark wash) and things like my crochet granny blanket which i hand wash and spin gently.

The stinky and dark wash goes on at 60 degrees with bio and if its smelly i add a few drops of zoflora to the drawer. The other stuff is 40 degrees non bio and i only use fabric conditioner for the bedding, the rest doesnt really need it - but i dont over do the powder i just use the minimum and our water seems to be on the soft side. I tend to just use powders (even for hand wash) as i find the liquid and tabs seem to make the washer smell! i avoid gunk in the drawer by putting the powder straight in the drum - its only ever cold water that rinses the drawer so thats why i think its better in the drum. since doing this my machine has been so much more fresher!

I usually run a tub clean program every fortnight after one of the stinky washes which is a shocking 95 degree with bio and a good squirt of stardrops, sometimes i dont use stardrops and put half a bottle of white vinegar in. Sometimes the washable mats we have go in the stinky wash (but sssh dont tell the man that).

Very occasionally i will remember to wash things like curtains and they normally go on a 40 degree on a hot sunny day. All of the washes go on a 1400 spin.

Only disaster i had was a waterproof gardening hat i chucked in with the stinky wash which was completely disintegrated when it came out!

I used to dye my towels and bedding in my old machine, but dare not do it in this one as it stained the rubber seal on my old machine.

Cant wait for summer again instead of using the tumble drier - dreading the electric bill and i actually enjoy pegging out in the sunshine its lovely!

I would say yes my laundry habits have changed as i have got older - i used to read every label, running half-loads and hand washing far too many things, and now i just bung it into which ever wash bag i think suits it and wait for a full load! far easier.

Every Monday - usually general clothes, then sheets and towels.

i usually do one every other day alternating colours and whites

Most things are clean enough for a quick wash in my house. Unfortunately this wash doesn't seem long enough to fully dissolve a tablet so I have to use old school powder.