*POLL* Do you separate clothes when doing laundry?

[DanRydell]

If you throw it all together, do you use cold water? Warm? Hot?

 

[Wanescotting]

*looks for option to vote Dry Cleaning*

 

[Mo0o]

I always have enough clothes for two loads so i just end up seperating.

 

[DanRydell]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
*looks for option to vote Dry Cleaning*

You may look again.

 

[Isla]

Family of 5, breakdown of loads:

White towels

Mauve towels

Jeans/denim

Khakis/greys/yellows

Navys/Dark Greens

Reds/Oranges/Purples

Delicate darks

Delicate lights

Delicate brights

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I do at least 8 loads a week. Takes up pretty much most of my whole damn weekend. And then there is the ironing. It's only for 2 (my husband and me) so I can usually get away with doing it once a month.

 

[nageov3t]

I separate it into 4 piles: whites/lights, darks, blacks, and things that produce an extreme amount of lint (towels, flannel shirts, etc).

 

[vshah]

separate colors/whites, wash warm...

 

[thedarkwolf]

throw it all in together and cold. Haven't had pink underwear yet.

 

[jadinolf]

For me colors get washed in cold water. I don't do enough to get them dirty.

Now, my "untouchables" get washed in hot water and I use bleach.

 

[blackdogdeek]

i separate by temperature according to the washing instructions. if i have enough for multiple loads i separate by lights and darks as well.

 

[seanws]

lights and darks. wash everthing in cold or warm water. dry on medium to keep colors from fading.

 

[Feldenak]

If I didn't seperate laundry, my fiancee would string me up by my toenails.

Towels
Lights
Darks
Jeans

 

[geecee]

If I don't have enough for more than 1 load, throw it all together in cold. If I do, then separate whites, light colors & dark colors (all colors together if not enough). The colors still all get cold, and the whites get half warm/half hot. I tend to only be really careful with clothes the first time they're washed. Test a little in warm to hot water with some detergent and see if it bleeds. If not, toss it in with the other stuff. Otherwise, wash separately once or twice.

 

[eplebnista]

I separate lights and darks

 

[DT4K]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
*looks for option to vote Dry Cleaning*

WTF? You dry clean your jeans and t-shirts?

I'll sometimes mix stuff if I'm out of clean clothes and need something to wear to work, and only have time to do one load. But normally we try to separate everything. With myself, my wife, and 4 kids, including a 9 month old, we always have enough dirty laundry to separate into multiple loads.
Normally we do the following:

Whites
Dark colors
Light colors
Reds and pinks
Towels and sheets

 

[Ryan]

whites - colors - towels - sheets

 

[MazerRackham]

I try to, but not with things like crappy shirts and boxers. Just too much work!! I hate laundry.

 

[Gothgar]

wow, I am only the second person who doesn't do thier own laundry?

I make my wife do it 🙂

 

[dquan97]

My wife does my laundry and she separates

 

[SuRgEoN]

Originally posted by: Gothgar
wow, I am only the second person who doesn't do thier own laundry?

I make my wife do it 🙂

me too

 

[Juno]

Colors, whites and denims = three loads.

 

[Mojoed]

I used to seperate my laundry, but for the last few years I just chuck it all in together.