Keeping on top of the washing!

onlyroz

YORKSHIRELASS wrote: »

We all have our own towels so these dont have to be washed after every use.

Seriously, do some people wash a towel after one use? :eek:

gibson123

midnightraven3 wrote: »

5 adults in our house
tumble dryer is a must
it may not be terribly MSE but what price on my sanity:o
having clothes drying around the house would drive me nuts, literally nuts

if you are at screaming point, perhaps something to consider OP?

i never use it spring/summer/early autumn, i dry outside, my whirly is under a garden gazebo thingy (looks ridiculous, works a treat, £10 in the sales)

so yearly running costs of the dryer are well worth it to me

What a good idea having the whirly under a gazebo, off to google sale gazebos, no-one cares what the back garden looks like in winter, don't fancy the mad dash out between showers.

thehappybutterfly

hmmm, there are four of us (more or less all adults) and I manage to keep up! But I do have a tumble drier. I would say I put on 4/5 machine loads a week, maybe 2/3 of those at the weekend with 1/2 during the week.

Do you use a quick wash cycle? I can get a load on when I get up in the morning and it's ready for the drier by the time I leave for work.

But if you read the thread about washing bedsheets, you'll see that I don't do them every week! I'd never keep up.

nickyhutch

onlyroz wrote: »

Seriously, do some people wash a towel after one use? :eek:

I'm glad you said that, I was starting to think I'm a bit skanky

thehappybutterfly

jenhug wrote: »

launderette service wash. my elderly friend does this for his washing and it costs him about seven pounds per fortnight. Its washed, tumbled and folded for that.

When we were wee and it was only my dad to look after us (3 kids) we used a launderette service and honestly the clothes we used to get back! We rarely got a completely correct bag back.

Unless my dad did indeed wear big pink frilly pants! :rotfl: Actually I felt sorry for the family who got our stuff - poor wee souls that we were.

thehappybutterfly

onlyroz wrote: »

Seriously, do some people wash a towel after one use? :eek:

nickyhutch wrote: »

I'm glad you said that, I was starting to think I'm a bit skanky

We all have our own towels and they're used for 7-10 days and that's daily showers for everyone!

belfastgirl23

Trying to get into a once a week towel washing habit but it could definitely be longer than that

Either buy a tumble dryer or start using a laundrette. Honestly it's not good for you having loads of laundry drying everywhere and it makes it harder heating the house since moist air doesn't feel as warm - so I reckon it's swings and roundabouts energy wise.

As a PS I also have a condenser dryer and tbh the air still feels a bit damp when I'm using it - I suspect vented is probably better - would be interested to see what other people think on this.

notanewuser

There's 2 of us plus a toddler. My washing machine broke recently and while waiting for it to be repaired had to use the laundrette once a week. Of course, that included dryers. I loved being able to get all the washing washed and dried within 2.5 hours and the reduction in ironing. I had to do 5 weekly trips so got rather used to it.

So much so that when the machine was written off I went out and replaced it with a washer dryer. According to which it costs about 30p for a wash and 60p to dry, which I don't think is too bad. I don't dry everything, and won't dry anything in summer when stuff can go out on the line.

If its possible to be in live with an appliance, I am!!!

notanewuser

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

Trying to get into a once a week towel washing habit but it could definitely be longer than that

Either buy a tumble dryer or start using a laundrette. Honestly it's not good for you having loads of laundry drying everywhere and it makes it harder heating the house since moist air doesn't feel as warm - so I reckon it's swings and roundabouts energy wise.

As a PS I also have a condenser dryer and tbh the air still feels a bit damp when I'm using it - I suspect vented is probably better - would be interested to see what other people think on this.

A vented dryer will cost you more in heating because all the hot air gets vented outside. A condenser dryer will warm the room it's in.

j.e.j.

I love fresh clean towels No point getting all clean under the shower then drying yourself with a towel that's been on the bath rail for days on end!