how many loads of washing do you do?

[Lucretia]

All, these towel loads people do... jeez, makes me feel slack!

I do just chuck towels in with clothes as they get dirty though so I guess that's one reason I never do towel loads...

I voted 5-6, with two adults and two kiddies. Alia is only in night nappies so I only do them every five days or so. It might be 7-8 loads, I'm not sure. These girls go through clothes like crazy! They need several total outfits a day.

[lindys]

I do at least 10 loads a week and my machine takes forever! Feels like it is constantly running. I really need to get a larger capacity, it is only 5.5kg I think. Does anyone know what the biggest front loader you can buy is?

[~*Rebecca*~]

I tend to wash about 2-3 times a week and we have at least 3-5 loads each time.

I always feel I am washing and folding.

[~Carolyn~]

Originally Posted by lindys

Does anyone know what the biggest front loader you can buy is?

we are getting an ASKO as they are 'the best' that you can get as I dont think they have gears- thats the thing that ususlly goes wrong, but they are not 'that' big. You can get giant ones, like 10kg LG. But they are well over $1000

The asko is 6kg, but its bigger than a 6kg top loader as you can 'stuff it' and it doesnt have the middle bit. I am so excited about getting it!

[becboo]

I put 5-6 I'm wih Luc - never do a straight towel cycle - they just get thrown in with the clothes although note to self: don't put pink tops in next time - towels have come out a surprisely gross shade of orange!

Bec.

[kermi]

My girlfriend has the 10kg LG and she loves it.... although it's just her, hubby and their adult daughter at home now....
I try to wash everyday just to keep on top of it... but usually every second and that's only a load each time (not keen on waiting the 2 hours for each load and taking a whole day with our front loader....)
That is of course with myself and 3 kids - one who changes every two hours or so...LOL and one still fulltime in nappies... will be interesting once no 4 comes along..

[pips]

We wash nappies every 3rd day and clothes when there are enough to fill the machine. Towels and sheets once a week or so.

[kyton]

Originally Posted by lindys

I do at least 10 loads a week and my machine takes forever! Feels like it is constantly running. I really need to get a larger capacity, it is only 5.5kg I think. Does anyone know what the biggest front loader you can buy is?

Lindy, I have a 10kg LG washer / drier combo which I love. I think from memory it was expensive but should last a looooooooong time so was happy to pay for it. Can't remember how much - $2000 is ringing a bell for some reason. Only thing I am now jealous is that LG have now put a steam clean function in the brand new ones - I love new electrical appliances.

[Obsi]

well we're obviously horrible slobs. I voted 1-2, but I tend to wash once a week to once a fortnight (about 3 loads).... Sometimes I wash more often, but we normally have a constant laundry hamper full of washing to do...... its our clothes rotation policy

I'd join a nudist colony before I'd constantly do several loads of washing a day..... all that water! Eeek!!!!! Our water catchment areas are at like 45% full...... so I can't have clean clothes each day and use so much water that we desperately need. I feel guilty because at the moment I'm not bucketing the water out onto the garden (I really need to rig up a hose from the outlet).... but in summer (and when I get it together at other times) I bucket every bit of water from each wash I do, so it's not "wasted"

We're only using night nappies now, so I wash when we've run out, hubby wears the same pair of jeans/pants to work every day and just changes shirt, socks and boxers, and then does his own wash at the end of the week. I tend to wear the same clothes a couple of times before I wash them, as does Tahlia (unless they get dirty and they go in the wash), she does go through a lot of undies (with little drip accidents), but we have a HUGE supply of those. I guess that's the key to infrequent washing, having tons of undies!

I don't wash the towels or sheets nearly as often as I should. Sometimes I toss them in the normal wash, sometimes I do a separate load.

[hipster]

6 loads.

2 x darks. (Sunday)
2 x nappies. (Wednesday & Saturday)
1 x linen and towels. (Wednesday)
1 x whites. (Saturday)