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Tell Fairy Non Bio about your household laundry schedule - £300 voucher to be won NOW CLOSED

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JustineBGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 23-Jan-17 12:26:28

Fairy Non Bio would like to hear about the laundry schedule you have in your household. Are you very particular about washing your clothes and have a load for every colour imaginable, or do you just go for lights and darks? Maybe you have assigned days for certain washes - is Sunday sheets day and Tuesday for towels? Has your laundry schedule changed a lot as you’ve got older?

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toscalily Fri 27-Jan-17 18:03:43

Washing is done as and when needed. This usually means two white washes, bed linen and towels washed at 60. At least one dark/coloured wash and one light coloured wash, both at 40 or 30 degrees depending on fabric. Occasionally also do a hand wash for very delicate fabrics such as Silk or Cashmere. I tend to use the maximum spin cycle for most, this is especially important in winter when clothes have to be dried indoors.

Humph Fri 27-Jan-17 18:17:22

separate bins for different types of washing and then do the fullest or whoever calls for one wash the most

cherylann2461 Fri 27-Jan-17 18:26:15

i wash most days of the week but some items just need refreshing and i have a cycle on my machine to do that.

Ikea1234 Fri 27-Jan-17 18:40:52

Monday is strip the beds and wash the towels day. The rest of the week is as and when, such as shirts, trousers, jeans etc. And my new tumble dryer is a godsend!

freefan Fri 27-Jan-17 18:42:22

I do the general washing as it needs done, with a boil wash on a Friday evening for towels, cloths, tea towels etc. and Saturday morning is ironing day smile

mo3733 Fri 27-Jan-17 19:45:19

thursday is washing day andfriday is irnoning day

Cailin7 Fri 27-Jan-17 19:49:08

no routine, as and when required, lights and darks on 30 or 40 and separate wash for towels and bedding. We normally do 4 washes per week and always use fairy powder.

stewaris Fri 27-Jan-17 20:15:36

I have no set laundry days just whenever the laundry needs done and my partner isn't hogging the machine. I have eczema so I always use Fairy non bio. It doesn't matter so much for my OH as he can use anything but I itch like mad if I use a bio. I generally do my washing and the bedding either Saturday or Sunday and towels and dish towels whenever they need done. I separate lights and darks and delicates. I also wash at 30 degrees for most things apart from towels, dish towels and bedding.

AgnesG1 Fri 27-Jan-17 20:26:58

I have three different laundry baskets. One for whites which as washed at 90 degrees. One basket for towels sheets, socks and underpants - these are separated into dark and light washes at 60 degrees. The final basket is for everything else and they too are separated into darks and lights but wased at 40 degrees instead.

Maclairey Fri 27-Jan-17 20:50:22

I do whites and bedding on a Monday, towels on Tuesday, at least one coloured wash on another weekday, a coloured wash on a Saturday and a mixed wash on a Sunday. I usually have a couple of wool cycle items to do on their own as well.

giddyypixie Fri 27-Jan-17 20:52:53

We have a wash basket that everyone throws their dirty washing into at the end of each day. When there is enough for a load, I tend to separate them out into darks and lights and wash accordingly. Kitchen dish cloth an tea towel get washed every time I am doing any sort of wash. All the towels in the house get washed on a Saturday morning. All the bedding gets washed on a Sunday morning. Curtains and mats get washed once a month. Not at all OCD! I would definitely say it's more of a routine now that I'm older. When I was younger it was whenever I had time or could remember! Now it's just part of every day life smile

flossy1973 Fri 27-Jan-17 21:09:36

I'm forever putting washing on! Sheets and towels once a week, muddy clothes from walking the dogs, I hate seeing a full washing basket!!

dragon60 Fri 27-Jan-17 22:00:13

with just washing for myself to do, and a new washing machine that takes a huge load I can get all my weeks clothes into one load. I used to seperate lights and darks, but no longer - everything in on 30degrees.
bedding and towels take another load.
I remember the days, I had 3 children and washed at least once a day.

cluckyhen0 Fri 27-Jan-17 22:09:36

Fridays - if it isn't in your basket in front of the machine by 1700hrs you've missed the boat and have to do your own!

Catmadroo Fri 27-Jan-17 22:14:10

I always have a mountain of laundry at this time of year and I just split it into dark and lights all at 40c on same synthetics wash in machine. Only other wash I do is the cat beds etc these are washed on 30min cycle on their own.

peterhall Fri 27-Jan-17 22:39:38

My wife and I both do the laundry in our household. She prefers 30 degrees, but 40 degrees when I do it. Always use non-bio, plus we use white vinegar [and a little bit of essential oil] as a water softener. We both try to avoid doing the laundry at weekends, as we've got better things to do with our time.

muppet150 Fri 27-Jan-17 22:44:51

I try to keep on top of the washing through the week but working f/t and 4 kids plus activites it can be too much. I then do it over a weekend when i'm not working.

MSHGW Fri 27-Jan-17 22:59:47

I wash the bed linen on Mondays, other than that things get washed as and when needed. I wash whites/very light colours separately, and everything else together. I've never had any problems with colour running this way. I always use non bio as it cleans just as well as bio, but doesn't irritate our skin. I also think it smells nicer!

LeeR1985 Fri 27-Jan-17 23:01:15

I generally do it once a week at the weekends but occasionally skip a weekend if i'm busy and do few bigger loads the weekend after

MB1001 Fri 27-Jan-17 23:24:29

Everything on 30 just to save money. Add soda crystals to the washing powder to make it stronger and cheaper.

Bebe47 Fri 27-Jan-17 23:40:08

I only wash a couple of days a week as necessary - whites and coloureds , now there are only two of us'. - I spent so many years washing for a household of six that I have washed myself to a stand still - but always use Non bio as it's kinder on the skin and my grandson is allergic to Bio washed clothes. I only wash on 30 for delicates or 40 degrees for cotton underwear, bedding and towels - it's not necessary to go hotter. Spin everything at 1200.

Annie29 Fri 27-Jan-17 23:45:58

I don't have a routine for laundry, i wash when necessary. I wash most things on 30 or 40 degrees,bedding and towels at 60. I usually dry it indoors.I use non bio liquid,Fairy for delicates.I never use fabric conditioner. It a good feeling when the laundry basket is empty or got little in it.

xcxcsophiexcxc Sat 28-Jan-17 09:09:28

My schedule ? Hahhaha.
There is no schedule I literally do it whenever! Sometimes I'll be washing for days sometimes ill leave all my washing for a week !

Grannymoz Sat 28-Jan-17 09:30:39

I wash when there are enough things that need washing together, not like my days are filled with much else now! I don't wash anything above 40 to be honest. Separate lights darks and colours and do the bedding on its own but that's it really
So glad it's only mine and hubbys washing these days though, much less to iron afterwards

cagsd Sat 28-Jan-17 11:51:44

We don't have specific days to do specific washes (other than bedding, which always gets washed on a Sunday) however I am very fussy about what goes in together so I sort washes into whites, darks, lights, "mids" (stuff that's neither light nor dark) etc. There are five of us in this house and I reckon on average we do 15-20 loads per week!