Yes. If you're asking this question, you must live in a building where the laundry facility isn't in an obvious soundproof basement, and you're aware that someone's bedroom is probably right above the laundry room. Or maybe you have a washer/dryer in your unit. Either way, yes it's rude.
Run your washer and dryer early in the morning or at night to avoid the surge. During the winter, electricity demand is highest in the morning hours between 7 and 9 am when people are waking up and turning up their heat. Doing laundry in the evening is your safest bet.
Try washing before 4 p.m. or after 7 p.m. – Many energy companies charge extra for electricity during their “peak hours,” which see increased energy usage. During the summer, run your washer early in the morning – energy use peaks on hot afternoons.
General Peak Hours
Peak hours often lie between 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. People tend to do laundry after they come home from work, so it's best to avoid these times if you're looking to save money.
Wash and dry heavier items, like towels, separately from lighter weight clothes to prevent damage to finer fabrics and to ensure even drying. Wash delicates and durable fabrics separately on the appropriate washing cycles to avoid damage to fine fabrics. Separate items with zippers and buttons from knits and lingerie.
Laundry left out overnight isn't ideal, but it can save you time. Washing will dry overnight if the weather is warm, dry and breezy. Morning dew might dampen your clothes, but this can be avoided by letting your laundry dry until late morning.
Remove your laundry promptly, so others can use the machines without having to handle your items. Be respectful of other people's belongings. Never put someone else's clothes on the floor. Don't remove clothes before a cycle is complete.
Laundry is very subjective, but it is recommended that you should be doing at least one load of laundry a week, depending on how often you re-wear clothes and what kind of daily lifestyle you have.
Surveys indicate that American households average five loads of laundry per week, with many families doing laundry more than once a day.
According to the Daily Record, the most expensive time to use your washing machine or tumble dryer is between 4pm and 7pm. Energy prices are at their lowest between 10pm and 5am, but make sure you never leave it on over night as this could be a fire risk.
People have been running their washing machine at night rather than during to day as the theory goes that your electricity is cheaper at night. However, for the vast majority of people, this just isn't the case.
Taking the time to throw a load of laundry in each day saves more time in the long run. Instead of doing all the loads in one day, take 15-20 minutes each day to wash at least one load. Go about my normal daily routines, then dry the load and shake out the items and start the sorting process.
The belief that washing clothes on Sunday brings bad luck is also prevalent in other cultures. In some Eastern cultures, Sunday is considered an unlucky day for washing clothes as it is associated with funerals and death. In these cultures, washing clothes on Sunday is seen as an act of disrespect to the dead.
(1) Don't wash clothes on Thursdays
They believe that our fortunes will go away if we wash the clothes on Thursdays. In those days, the people were wearing saffron coloured clothes. Saffron colour is meant for Jupiter. If we wear saffron, it protects us from negative rays and vibrations.
Besides hair, washing clothes on Thursdays is also considered inauspicious in Hinduism. Saturday: There are mixed beliefs associated with washing hair on Saturday. While some people believe that washing hair on this day helps in neutralising the ill-effect of Sade Sati, others believe that it angers Shani Dev.
Even those lucky enough to have professional maid services differ on their favorite day for cleaning: Friday is the day most requested because customers want their houses to be clean and neat for the weekend.
It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi gets upset if men or women wash their hair, trim them or cut their nails. Thursdays are considered to be the day of Laxmi-Narayan and hence getting a haircut or washing them, in addition to cutting your nails and shaving is said to be inauspicious.
Monday as washday is a very old tradition, based on pure practicality. Before the automatic washing machines, doing laundry was an all-day task. Then drying and ironing might take most of the week (depending on the climate) and the whole thing had to be out of the way by Sunday, the official day of rest.
Sometimes the obligation to avoid work on Sunday is expressed as a prohibition of servile labor. This would be labors a servant would do and could include laundry, working at a job, or other things. Again, there could be exceptions to this.
Doing your laundry on a weekly basis is important in order to ensure that there is no bacteria build-up on your clothes and that they continue to both feel and smell fresh.
There really is no set church dress code, but in general, wearing denim should be avoided. Unless your church clearly states that jeans are OK, it's best to avoid wearing them for Sunday services. Depending on the church you attend, you may go to evening services or services that are held during the week.
The consensus for women is: modest tops, dresses, skirts, or pants are all great. Jeans are not appropriate, as they are casual.
It's entirely your choice. If you will feel less stressed knowing that the washing is under control, do it. If you will feel resentful about having to do washing on Christmas Day, don't.
According to the Daily Record, the most expensive time to use your washing machine or tumble dryer is between 4pm and 7pm. Energy prices are at their lowest between 10pm and 5am, but make sure you never leave it on over night as this could be a fire risk.
How often do we do laundry? One of the main contributors to clothes not lasting longer is that we wash them too frequently. In Europe 71% of people do their laundry between one and three times per week.