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

We put the dishwasher on every night and I usually put a wash on each day, but we air dry everything. If we used the dryer our energy bill would be ££££!

@RedRobyn2021 · Today 20:17

Why use the tumbledryer when it's so hot atm?

To be honest, I know quite a few people (mostly younger - like under 40,) who tumble dry EVERYTHING, no matter what the weather - ALL YEAR ROUND! Some are workers (mostly part time - but several full time,) and a few are stay at home parents.

We have had some lovely dry and hot weather for about a month now, and even before that we had a reasonable amount of dry weather. Yet they still tumble dry everything.

I dry our washing on the radiators in the cold damp dark days of winter, but very rarely in the Spring, Summer, and Autumn. I nearly always hang it outside on the washing line all through those 3 seasons. Despite it not being the best summer for good weather (until 3-4 weeks ago,) I have only used the radiators to dry the washing 3 times since late February. (When it was proper torrential rain, and quite chilly.)

Some people are plain and simple too lazy to hang out the washing, and on some level I believe they see it as beneath them to hang their clothes out on a washing line, peg them all to the line, and then have to go fetch them a few hours later.

It's second nature for me, and I could never see myself constantly tumble drying everything. It's batshit, it's lazy, and it's terrible for the environment.

Dishwasher - 2x a week
Washing machine - 3x a week
Tumble dryer - don't own one

2 adults & 2 children, if relevant

We are similar.Dishwasher everyday at least. Washing machine prob 4/5 loads a week. Only tumble dry.
My last bill for July was£ 132 for electricity, using 391 kW

To be honest we don't have either a tumble dryer or a dishwasher - never had them and don't miss them. As for the washing machine, we do anything between 10 and 20 loads a week but only ever use the quick cycle (on 20, 30 or 40 degrees depending on what's being washed and how dirty it is).

Washing machine twice a week. No dishwasher. So yes I think it's excessive.

Electricity bill is £120 per month in a 4 bed detached. Ds does have an xbox though.

Of course that's excessive. A ludicrous amount of times to have all those appliances on.

I do 4-5 fairly small loads of washing a week. Mostly eco wash.
No dishwasher.
No tumble dryer.

Result - £11-13 a week electric bill. (£52 a month.) Before the energy prices rises (pre 2022) our electric bill was about a third less than it is now. So about £34 a month.

We have a modest sized 1930s 3 bed cottage. 2 adults. In quite a lot (I work from home.) Everything is electric except the heating and the cooker/oven.

The amount doesn't go up or down much during the seasons, because whilst we have the lights on earlier/longer in the winter, we don't have the fans on! So it kinda balances out throughout the year.

It might be where you are. It's been raining here since early afternoon. The UK is notoriously not uniform in its weather.

Cat and I, slimline dishwasher averages every other day, washing machine, roughly 2/3 times a week.
i find oven and hob usage eats energy both electric, never noticed cost with dishwasher tho, mainly eco cycles.
Bills vary , and I pay off every month last month £62, prob about the same this month, about as cheap as it gets

We don’t have a dishwasher
Washing machine does 4 loads a week of which 2 are tumble dried

I have a washer dryer, used around 5-6 a week, usually 6. Only me and DD at home. Don't have a dish washer.

I found some good tips on this website

Quick tips to save energy at home - Energy Saving Trust

We do the same but I do try and use the tumble dryer less in simmer and probably have the washing machine on more often.

Dishwasher twice a day - lots of cooking, often 4 separate meals
washing machine one a day
tumble dryer once a day in winter, never April to october

2 adults, 2 teenagers, 2 dogs

My washing machine is on every few days but I probably do three loads. We are a home of 5 with 3 adults and 2 teens.

Dishwasher probably once or twice a week as it's easier to just wash up and get it out of the way.

Dryer is used occasionally, probably more frequently than I admit. I use an airer and the line but work full time so often if I get home and it's wet I'll stick it in the dryer

It depends who is in the house, but currently me DH and 2 adult sons, that's 21 shirts and 21 T-shirts a week, plus underwear and say 3 pairs of jeans or shorts each pw, plus my stuff plus towels and bedding- so I d say 10 loads of washing a week, dishwasher daily, tumble dryer never.

Dishwasher every day
Washing machine maybe 4-5 loads a week. I tried it on an eco setting several times, and the clothes smelled horrible when they came out. but I mostly use a short cycle on 40°.
Tumble dryer is barely used over summer and maybe once a fortnight in winter

(For 2 adults, 2 teens)

@AgentJohnson which balls please

Dishwasher every day. Washing machine 2-4 times per day. (have an incontinent young adult in the household). Tumble dryer for almost every load unless we have excellent outdoor drying weather.

If you get solar, and can run your machines 'when the sun shines', it's effectively free

Family of 6. Large draughty Victorian house.

No dishwasher.

Washing machine at least 2 X a day.

Tumble dryer twice a week (90 mins each) for a full load of pants/socks/ wipes etc. plus a couple of times a week for maybe 20 mins to finish stuff off that's been drying outside but isn't fully dry.

Pay £225 a month combined (although we pay over the price cap as our supplier is exempt 🙄). This time of year we are using around £90 and month electric and around £60 a month gas

Dishwasher once or twice a day, depending on how many of the kids are lodging with me at the time. Always on Eco setting.

Washing machine typically four times a week: three times at 20°C or 30°C and once at 40°C or 60°C.

Tumble drier no more than four or five times a year. Line-dry whenever possible and use an indoor airer the rest of the time, in front of a radiator in winter.

dishwasher - dishes are washed by hand
washing machine -when there's a full load
tumble dryer - never

When you say you've had a huge energy bill, is it much higher than usual? For the same appliance usage? If so then that may indicate some other problem which needs investigating.

Get one of those energy monitor plugs and monitor each appliance over a single use and see how many units it consumes - my money's on the dryer, but you'll easily be able to see what everything is using.

Asking about other people's usage isn't really solving your problem...

I live alone , dishwasher maybe twice a week , washing no more than twice a week as I wait till I have a decent load , tumble dryer. aubrey twice a month

No tumble dryer. Washer about 5 times per week. Dishwasher - slim one not full size - about 9 times per week