How many loads of laundry do you guys do per week?

[ryner1988]

I'm trying to get a bit of a handle on the laundry situation in our home, because I feel it's a bit much, but maybe it isn't? That was part of the reason for my "re-wearing clothes or not?" thread of a few weeks ago. Anyway...

It's just me and my wife here. I do a full load of clothes about every 3 or 4 days (no separation by color, because we have hardly any whites at all). Towels are done about every 6-8 days, or more accurately every other time I wash clothes, towels also get washed in a second load. Bedding gets done about every 2 weeks, 1-3 loads depending on whether the big blankets are also washed.

I feel like this is kind of a lot of laundry, because I have friends and family who live as couples, no kids, and they only have 2 loads a week if that.

So, lots of laundry in your homes, or no? Any way I can get mine down a little further, or is what I'm doing pretty normal?

Ryne

 

[johnbee]

A lot

We’re 2 guys with 2 dogs. Working out 3 times a week.
We wear our clothes only once.

husband is working at the hospital so here we go

We wash clothes only on Saturday (busy schedule).

1 to 2 FULL loads of darks
1 full load of dark towels socks underwear (I use extra warm setting)
1 packed load of towels
1 packed load of sheets and kitchen towels
1 load of dog towels , blankets etc
1 load of husbands hospital scrubs

Once a month add blankets and couch covers

 

[DADoES]

 
Average less than one per week.

 

[littlegreeny]

There's only two of us

And I do at least 7-10 loads a week.

 

[uncledave]

Two peeps a dog and a big lot 1.5 acre requiring continuous maintenance.

2 week cycle.
Week 1, 6 loads
Week 2, 8 loads

2 dark- 85F 1200 spin one load is for normal clothes 1 load is for outdoor work
1- white collared shirt load 105F 1200 spin
1- hand towels, kitchen rags, dinner napkins, bath towels, white socks, animal towels 120F 1600RPM
1 -king bed fitted sheet, 6 pillows thin top cover. 105F 1600 RPM
1- 3 bathroom throw rugs and garage entry way rug. 85F 1600RPM

Every other week add
1 - second top cover on king bed - 105 1600 RPM spin
1- 3 front, rear, master - entryway rugs 85F 1600 RPM

Laundry done throughout week vs one big day.

All clothing rack dried
Rugs all air dried in summer, machine dried in winter.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

loads per week

I typically do 3 loads per week. I do darks, lights, and whites.

 

[tolivac]

2 loads per week for me-one light color-hot water,darks-cold.

 

[justjunque]

There's only two of us.
I shoot for (but sometimes miss) Saturday as laundry day. Of course, there can be exceptions. But, generally, I do a load of whites, a load of medium/brighter colors, and a load of darks. Sometimes, if we don't have enough to justify separate loads, and there's nothing that's likely to run too much, I'll condense the mediums and darks into one batch.
On an "as needed" basis, there will be an additional load or two of blankets/bedding, or freshening up seasonal clothes, like jackets. But,I'll usually do those during the week one day.

Barry

 

[ryner1988]

Thanks for the responses...

Sounds like our household is right in the middle. The only thing it seems we do differently than a lot of folks on here is we don't particularly have a laundry day. I just run a load when needed since we are home most days at least for some of the day. It's just not too hard to toss a load in and let it run while I'm having my morning coffee, which is what I usually do. Our hampers are pretty much exactly a full load in my machine so when one gets full and I notice, I go ahead and throw it in.

One thing that helped us immensely, not sure if this would work for others, was to get rid of pretty much all whites. We have all dark/medium gray towels and wash rags, black socks, my wife beater type shirts are black instead of white, etc. We also have very few clothes that require special care or that can't go in the dryer at least on low, so no separate white load needed and no delicate load, therefore separating by clothes, towels, and bedding is as far as I feel it's necessary to go in my situation. If there is the very occasional delicate piece that requires hang drying, I just toss it in a mesh laundry bag with the other clothes, and the bag helps me remember it can't go in the dryer. Again, this may not help everybody but it sure did simplify my life to a major degree.

Ryne

 

[tomdawg]

You guys make me look bad..

I do 13-16 loads a week.
I have a cleaning business so half of that is my business portion.

Most loads average half full to 3/4 full on a 4.5 cu ft.

 

[whirlykenmore78]

It's me and my wife here:

I do between 4 and 6 loads a week in the SQ FL between clothes, bedding and towels. I sort things by how they need to be cared for but mostly do hot washes and warm for delicates. My washer has never seen a cold wash in the 6.5 years I have owned it nor will it. I also wash my large commercial entry mats once a month at a local laundromat which is 1 load in a 60# washer/extractor. This is a hot wash with using the "Super Wash" upgrade which adds more wash time and a third rinse.
WK78

 

[frigilux]

I average 6-7 loads per week in a household of me. Sometimes I wash sheets twice a week, as I like a fresh bed.

Sheets/Pillowcases: 1 or 2
Kitchen/Personal Whites: 1
Bath Linens: 1
Mixed Colors: 1 or 2
Black Clothes: 1

 

[ryner1988]

Thanks guys, this was helpful because as I said, I thought I was doing a lot of laundry, but now my situation seems pretty normal. Guess it's not too unusual for two people to have a load or two every few days.

Part of the "problem" of a lot of clothes generated weekly is that my wife absolutely refuses to wear clothes more than once. She'll sometimes do pajamas twice but that's it. She says it comes from having really lazy caregivers (home health aids) make decisions for her about how long she wore clothes before they washed them for her -- she is wheelchair-bound and therefore can't easily wash her own laundry, so it's up to others how often it gets cleaned. So, she just set a boundary that no re-wearing is to happen so people don't go overboard with it. It's something I've been trying to help her with since I do her caregiving exclusively now, and therefore won't force her to do anything crazy, but I think I'm going to probably let it go. Pick your battles, and all that. It's just really not that big of a deal.

 

[moon1234]

34-45 loads per week, but we have 12 people in the house, nine females. A little more than most for laundry.

 

[parunner58]

We are three adults in the house weekly 5 loads

1 - Towels
2 - darks
3 - lights
4 - whites
5 - pet covers

Then every other week
bedding one or two depending on if blankets are washed.

 

[robbinsandmyers]

Im single and do 2 loads every 3 days on an almost 50 year old Maytag. One whites one colors. Today Im doing 2 whites though because I broke out the thermals for Winter.

 

[maytag85]

I usually do about 1 to 2 loads of laundry a day. Once I get my soon to be Maytag A806 set put into service, I might be able to do 1 load of laundry a day with the load sensor agitator in it since I can squeeze a bit more laundry in with the load sensor than I can with the power fin but don’t have the lint filter feature though.

 

[qsd-dan]

but we have 12 people in the house, nine females.

Mother!Of!God!

Do you spend most of your time at home in the garage, which is off limits to everyone else?

 

[ryner1988]

Reply #17

Was thinking close to the same thing!

I'd go insane and would at least need a place where no one could bother me. Don't come in my private space, ever.

I grew up in a family of 6 and even that was much sometimes, so I can't imagine.