Flat mate hogging the bloody washing machine!

**professor~yaffle**

Does it not occur to him that there might be someone else who needs to use the machine, too?? Some people are strangely selfish.

19lottie82

Running a washing machine all the time is EXPENSIVE - I'm using mine a lot more now due to a couple of factors and its sent my leccy bill up by about £25 a month.

Just make sure he understands this and you're not subsidising his "habit"

MrsAtobe

The_Magnificent_Spoon wrote: »

He changes... Three times a day! Starting with his work clothes, then into his gym clothes, then into casual lounge clothes. I can't really get up earlier than him. My work pattern is a couple of hours later than him (he does 8-4, I do 10-6 but often much later) so it would mess my sleep pattern up

Remove and hide the WM's fuse? . Is the WM's plug on a separate circuit?

Is he that short of clothes that he has to wash them every day, surely, no matter how much he hated clothes shopping.

I hope that he isn't running the washer-dryer whilst he's in bed, it's a fire hazard that your insurance company may not cover you for.

lady1964

Perhaps he has some form of OCD?

I can't really think of any other explanation for constantly washing clothes like that, it's bizarre. Even when it was just me & my DH in an apartment together, I only did our clothes washing 3 times a week, with bedding & towels once weekly, so 5 times a week total!

I think you do need to speak to your flatmate, 3 times a day, every day isn't on and he needs to understand there are 2 of you living there and need equal access.

Good luck!

kingfisherblue

Wow, he must have the cleanest clothes ever. I have a doubly incontinent disabled child, who also vomits, and two other children. I have the washer on every day, sometimes twice, but if I was single it would only be on a couple of times a week.

I think I would either withdraw the facility or make up a rota - maybe you could show him the increase in electricity bills, especially if he uses a dryer as well.

LisaLou1982

Does he wear his clothes once and then put them straight into the machine?!

I can understand not wearing t shirts again after youve been to the gym, but surely lounge clothes only need washing once a week?!

meritaten

Why not leave a polite note?

Dear Flatmate
I would like to book an appointment with the washing machine on XX/XX/XXXX. While I appreciate YOUR devotion to cleanliness, unfortunately mine is now sadly lacking as the machine is constantly in use while I am in residence.
Please indicate in writing if this date and time are acceptable.
yours
The Dirty One

Person_one

He mustn't be washing full loads, so could he at least stick some of your stuff in there at the same time?

BitterAndTwisted

Washing your own clothes with some stranger's? *shudders*

Honestly, there's no need for notes, even faintly humourous ones, as that's far too passive-aggressive.

A chat and if there are no results, just take his out, dump them in a laundry-basket and do your own.

onlyroz

I had a flat mate once who used to run the machine to wash a vest and a couple of pairs of pants. Used to drive me bonkers too...