To ask how often you run these appliances after I’ve had a HUGE energy bill?

Absolutely not, it’s naturally antibacterial. It’s one of the more well-known properties of wool and if you buy good quality stuff all the retailers I can think of state that on their websites.
Frequent washing especially in crap washing detergents like Woolite stripes wool of its natural oils so it affects how long a jumper will last.

100% wool garments like to be aired frequently and if they are not visibly dirty they don’t need to be washed. It’s different for stuff cut with polyester and polyamide unfortunately, because they both get smelly quickly.

Our electric bill is £1,400 per year

dishwasher- every other day on 65C wash
washing machine- 15x a week on average
and tumble dryer- 15x a week on average

Other appliances to consider are
fridge freezers
hoovers
kettles
light bulbs

Check what you are being charged per KWH as well as standing charge- you may be overpaying and could save a bundle by switching. Go to which.com or other comparison website.

The biggest way to save energy and money is to invest in newer, energy efficient appliances and lightbulbs.

Dishwasher 7 times a week, maybe 8 in school holidays, washing machine the same, tumble drier daily if necessary. We pay £250 a month for gas and electricity and are £610 in credit at the moment. I refuse to be cold or inconvenienced, we work too hard.

But they do smell!

No actually true - one of the perks of wool is that it stays fresher for longer. you can air them in between wears. But they dont need to be washed as often

I live in a dry part of the UK, and that probably makes a difference. I have lived in areas on the west coast and it was much wetter there but had the benefit of the seaside

@Bignanna , no. Think about it, sheep don't wash.

Dishwasher about 5 times a week, ran over night
Washing machine about 10-12 times a week (we have toddler twins in reusable nappies) which is ran overnight and / or on an eco cycle
tumble dryer NA as we don’t have one

“Wool needs washing maybe once a year”
Never heard that one before! Surely it needs washing as often as any other fabric?

I do at least one wash a day, no dishwasher as no room. Condenser dryer, I line dry, use dehumidifier and dry racks overnight depending on weather. Sometimes finish off in dryer. But, my 16yo is always using dryer to fluff clothes up/avoid ironing when I’m not in. 😡 May be forced to swap for dishwasher as this is a task I loathe. She nods along when I tell her not to use then sneaks when I go out.

Fuel bills are hideous. Also, daughter’s room has more crap plugged in than Blackpool. Can’t wait for savings when she moves out!

Meanwhile away to remove the bloody fuse.

You’re excused 🤷‍♀️

Washing machine and dishwasher daily. Tumble drier everyday in winter and less in summer. Electric is £100 per month

Washer 6-7 times a week. Tumble 3-4 loads a week in winter, almost never March-October. Dishwasher daily, occasionally twice. All appliances under 6 years old with reasonable energy ratings. I pay £200 a month combined but with the exception of Dec-March my bill is usually a good amount under that, especially June-September. We're a family of 7 (5 dc 14>7).

If that's aimed at me, I can see. But windows can be opened, and it's light in the mornings and evenings most of the year. You can use a tumble dryer if you like.

Why are some people unable to see that people have different circumstances? Lots of people don’t have outdoor space. Drying indoors is not ideal if ventilation is poor. Personally I’m out the door at 6.30 and in at 6, so I tumble dry, otherwise it gets rained on during the day half the time. Someone working from home is different. I work full time, no cleaner, kids, so hardly lazy. A tumble dryer helps.

There’s only two of us. So, dishwasher once every two days, washing machine twice a week, tumble drier once in a blue moon.

As I have said on another thread in the last few days. It is absolutely pointless me hanging washing out in the winter. Even if it doesn’t rain it still doesn’t dry. We get very little wind and my garden faces north west. Believe me I have tried, I also don’t want to
go more than a week without washing bedding.

@DancingNotDrowning , Don’t be a dick. Excuse me?

what if you don’t have any outdoor space? wouldn't live somewhere with no outside space.

what if you work all day and can’t hang washing out in the day? The clothes get darked on.

what if you actually wash your sheets, duvet covers and towels more than once every month? They get washed when they needed. I dislike washing piling up so it's not great in the winter but I try to use things that dry quickly.

what if you live in a part of the UK or elsewhere which has been blessed with the usual miserable summer? I wait for a dry day. You even get dry days in December and January.

There’s plenty of reasons why you wouldn’t or couldn’t hang washing out on the line. No reasons here.

Where i live we have only had two days of nice weather in august - Sundays lashed all day and had heavy thunder that night along with very very heavy rain. Yesterday rained here until lunchtime too. i cant nor have the time to keep running in ad out to take it off the line . I detest clothes horses lying around aswell as dehumifiders- if it can go in to the dryer it does. I have invested in a heat pump dryer with is cheaper to run on electricity so my bill is not high and i keep on top of my laundry. Plus suffer badley with hayfeaver so tumble drying helps with pollen

and if the house is new to you, does it have a hot water tank with an immersion heater?

we had that. there was a 'stray' switch in the hallway. house had a new combi boiler and the old hot water system was no longer in use but the switch was not removed and still heated up the water in the loft... at our (great) expense.

Don’t be a dick.

what if you don’t have any outdoor space?

what if you work all day and can’t hang washing out in the day?

what if you actually wash your sheets, duvet covers and towels more than once every month?

what if you live in a part of the UK or elsewhere which has been blessed with the usual miserable summer?

There’s plenty of reasons why you wouldn’t or couldn’t hang washing out on the line.

These threads are so useless.

Everyone posts their own usage to various incomprehensible levels of detail which may or may not relate to the OPs usage at all.

If you want to track your usage you can use a smart meter or smart plug to see how much electricity you are using and to see whether the amount of electricity you are using is consistent with the appliances you have.

At the very least the OP might want to state what they consider a "HUGE"* bill to be and how many kWh they use per month to see whether that is in any way consistent with anyone else.

*For the avoidance of doubt, "HUGE" is not a well defined cost.

If you want to run a dishwasher and tumble dryer every day, that's up to you, but don't expect sympathy about your electricity bill.
I dry clothes outside most of the year and it costs £0.00 to do so.

I wonder what kind of clothes people own if they can be tumble dried several times a week? Tumble drying is damaging to most natural fibres. When I lived in a small apartment with no room for line drying my clothes turned into rags after six months with the dryer. I don’t want to replace stuff at this rate, given the disastrous impact of the fashion industry on the environment.

And things like wool should not be tumble dried at all, fortunately wool needs washing maybe once a year (if at all).

We don't have a fire, and hanging washing on the radiators would make the house damp and encourage black mould. I'd have to run the dehumidifier at the same time, so there's no benefit. I'll stick to using the tumble dryer. Plus I don't have to use softener as the clothes come out soft, and as they get hung up straight away I don't have to iron them either.

You dry the laundry just like people did before dryers - you hang it up in front of the fire (or these days, the radiator). And yes, it does make the house damp in winter, although not 'steamy' as British houses are often very cold. You also do far less laundry, typically only underwear and shirts washed after only a single wear, and towels and bedsheets are expected to go a lot longer.

Washing clothes after a single wear, changing bedsheets every week, changing towels multiple times in the week are VERY new phenomena in the UK.

Many British households do not have tumble dryers or dishwashers not just because of the expense of running them but simply because there is no room for them.