Rosy Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I have to say, I am completely shocked by this thread!! We do 4 loads/week in the front loader. Even when we had the stacked W/D, I don't think it was more than 6/week unless someone was sick or we were swimming. DH works in an office (but wears t-shirts & jeans), we rewear until our clothes are visibly dirty or smell (or if I've seen them try to wear the same shirt more than 3 times in a week), we reuse towels a few times as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveOaksAcademy Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 One load a day with two other days doing an extra load of towels. That is for 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I have to say, I am completely shocked by this thread!! We do 4 loads/week in the front loader. Even when we had the stacked W/D, I don't think it was more than 6/week unless someone was sick or we were swimming. DH works in an office (but wears t-shirts & jeans), we rewear until our clothes are visibly dirty or smell (or if I've seen them try to wear the same shirt more than 3 times in a week), we reuse towels a few times as well. That sounds pretty similar to us. I used to wash a lot more when I had 3 boys all going to school. Now that we're homeschooling I'm less fussy about immaculately clean clothes every day (I also have less time to worry :001_smile:). Where we live is rarely particularly warm either, when it is and we all get hot, sweaty and dusty then I tend to wash more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 2 loads of diapers/wk (on average) 1 load of kitchen laundry 1 load of icky cleaning rags 2 loads of sheets 2 loads of towels 1 load of whites 8 loads of regular clothes, give or take. And small loads of gentles at least twice a week during baseball season. Our uniforms are pretty flimsy. I have a reflux baby who doesn't care much about aiming for the burp cloths, so we all get puked on regularly, and my kids play HARD outside. So I average 2-3 loads/day for our family of 7. ETA: Dh might wear a suit one day, then spend the next in a t-shirt and jeans, getting covered in ick. I love my Duet set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TX Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 We have a family of 9 and I do about 8-10 loads of clothes, and about 5 loads of towels weekly. So that's 1 load of clothes plus 1/2 a load of towels per person. I wash 2 loads of sheets about every other week. We do not reuse towels because there are a lot of us and only one bathroom with a shower so there isn't room to hang up all the used towels. In the winter I can wash a load of towels every other day, but in the summer I have to wash towels almost every day because they will mildew. Susan in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) . Edited June 7, 2011 by Mejane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 2 per person, including weekly linen, towels, throw rugs, work clothes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Oh my gosh. There are four of us, and I'd say we do 3-4 loads of laundry a week. We don't cloth diaper, but we do use cloth napkins, kitchen towels, and cleaning rags. Here too! I feel like I do SO MUCH laundry, so I tracked it in April and it was 17 loads. I'm :svengo: at some of these numbers. I'll never complain about laundry again either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 We do about 1 per person per week. So I only do wash on one day. But... 1 - We re-wear jeans and shirts and jackets that aren't truly dirty. 2 - We only wash sheets when they're actually dirty. (Except the guest bed!) 3 - We use the same towel throughout the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 about 100 At least that's what it feels like. Ball season means extra loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I was going to say 5-6 loads for a family of 5 with one in diapers, but there are loads that are combined - I'll run the diapers through a soak and short wash, then throw in other stuff for a normal wash. If you counted the diapers as a separate load, probably more like 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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