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

[Brepa]

How often do you run the dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer?

dishwasher here goes on every night without fail. The washing machine 6 out of 7 days. The tumble dryer 4 or 5 times a week. I didn’t think this was excessive? Is it?

Live alone. Dishwasher daily, washing machine 3x a week, no tumble dryer.

I don't think my usage of those appliances is helpful, I live alone, for a start. I do have a tumble dryer but never use it for clothes - mostly for 'finishing off' bedding and towels. They are expensive to use.

In my previous house on a day that was going to be warm I would hand laundry outside before leaving for work at about 7 am (which meant washing machine being on very early, or the evening before as I don't run appliances with a heating element at night), and it would be dry 11/12 hours later, when. I got home. In this house I have two pyromaniac neighbours who burn all sorts of stuff in nice weather, making my washing smell. Plus I now leave at 6.20 am ... I used the washing line when I'm home but all washing has to go on indoor airers when I leave the house.

So it's not always as straightforward as peg it out everyday.

This is exactly what I do and the dishwasher goes on twice a day, but I do have a smart meter so top it up as I go and out between twenty to forty pounds on a week, but that said I don't let it run low.

Also I do the dishwasher on a quick wash, my old one used to take hours. X

I also have a heated clothes horse, I only tumble dry, underwear, towels, tea towels, that sort of thing

Sorry for the drip feed been up since early.

I don't think the washing machine and dishwasher uses a huge amount of energy as we are on BG peak save so half price energy on Sunday, I generally do two washes and one dishwasher, sometimes do the very hot cleaning wash on both, and seem to get back less than £1, it's more in the winter when I use the dryer and cooker more

This is us too. Family of four. I like to line dry. 5 bedroom house. WFH.
Electricity bill £40-55 a month. When I use the tumble dryer over winter it jumps to £90-100 a month. And even then I try and dry stuff without the tumble dryer overnight first.

@Brepa you need to give us more context. What was the bill and what period does it say it covered?
How much people use their appliances will vary depending on their circumstances.

Dishwashers don’t use much energy relatively speaking. I run it daily and my freezer uses more energy than dishwasher.

I have a ceiling mounted drying rack, hung over the stairs (see photo). When lowered I can stand on the landing to hang stuff, then pull it up to ceiling height and it's completely out of the way, even with sheets. In the winter I sometimes run a dehumidifier if I've done lots of laundry but the house has pretty good ventolation so damp has never been a problem. I also hang stuff outside 8 months of the year, so the inside airer is only heavily used for a few months.

I've never owned a tumble dryer as an adult, so it's probably a case on not missing something your not use to having.

Be aware that this is likely to be more expensive as the one that takes hours is eco cycle.

I put the dishwasher on when it's full. I don't have a drier and I probably put the washing on five times a week. Line drying is amazing.

Family of 4, dishwasher on 4-5 time a week. Washing machine, 4 times a week, dryer not at all in the summer, 2 short cycles a week in the winter . We use a heated drying rack.

This comment is bizarre. How can you possibly know?!

we’re a family of 6, 6 king/double beds + 12 x towels every week generate 12-15 loads of washing. Plus clothes, plus sports kits, plus cleaning cloths, plus a delicates cycle or two.

if the OP is a family like mine her use seems positively frugal. If she’s a single parent with a potty trained toddler then maybe not, but you can’t possibly know

For us:
Dishwasher 9-10 times a week
Washing machine 4 times a week
Tumble drier - twice a week in winter only - in summer everything line-dries. When the weather is bad we hang everything up for at least 24 hours on an airer then tumble dry till it's properly dry

i feel like it’s a lot.. When there was only 3 of us I washed only on Saturdays and school clothes were washed separately on Fridays.. Only used the dryer in emergencies (twice a month if that) hand washed all dishes.. As a family of 5 washing increased to 2-3 times per week, dryer only in emergencies and although I purchased a dishwasher I only use it once a month on a short cycle.. I now encourage my older kids to wash dishes after dinner. Our electricity is super expensive so we need to be realistic with what we use

Don't use the tumble drier! They are power gobblers.

Dishwasher once a day, washing machine and dryer 3-5 times a week.

I have a cheaper overnight tariff and solar panels, so I try to run these appliances either when it's sunny, or overnight.

I'm not in the UK, I live in NZ so washing can be put out all year round. It doesn't fully dry in the winter months, as my line loses the sun early, so I leave it on a clothes airer overnight and it's dry by morning.

Dish washer usually everyday sometimes might stretch it to 2 days. Washing machine is on at least 5-7 times a week. Tumble dryer probably 6 times if I were doing 7 washes. Unless I can get it outside. I've still had to use it sometimes in the summer as weather has been so poor.

Heating is on a lot in the winter. Has even been on in the summer sometimes again as summer has been so cold and wet.

I have a 4/5 bedroom detached house and were £200 per month. It's just been put down to £145 which makes me very nervous for the upcoming winter. There was one month it was £400 last winter.

Mine is about £20 a month to use in the winter and I use it approx 3x a week . I think the average cost of a driver is £150 a year which isn't excessive . I think the old ones were more expensive to run but that was years ago. Is this a new increase in bills OP?

I don’t think it’s just your appliances (are they old or very inefficient)?

I run dishwasher daily, washing machine and tumble drier at least once a day and my electricity bill is under £100 per month with us at home all day WFH in a large 5 bedroom house.

No water is gas too. We bought those plugs that you check appliance usage with and there was nothing leaping out.n

We have 5 at home and use the dishwasher every 1.5 days, washing machine around 5 or 6 times a week and tumble drier about 4 times a year.

We also don’t have any fancy electronic gadgets and use low energy appliances and cycles.

Our bill is still big, £300 a month in winter and £125 in summer. Plus heating oil, plus LPG for cooking 😬

It's August, washing dries on the washing line.