Glad i got a ater meter fitted

mattyfez · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:07

Was paying 27 pounds per month, the bill for my last QUARTER was 35 pounds

I am single though..just thought I'd share...

Unicorn · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:08

Thats nice

More money for booze

Biohazard · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:08

I can't remember how much my water is, it isn't very much. I like being able to use water as I please. The idea of metering it is mental to me, but then I probably live in a different place to you.

knip · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:27

I'm on a meter. Pay it by standing order monthly at £10.50 a month, and I'm still in credit

Jez · 16 Jul 2013 at 07:59

Biohazard said:
I can't remember how much my water is, it isn't very much. I like being able to use water as I please. The idea of metering it is mental to me, but then I probably live in a different place to you.

I thought this, but then went onto a meter. I now pay just over £20/month in metered fees, compared with over £500 in old rates. So literally half the price.

We wash 3 cars per week usually, dishwasher once per day, 2-3 showers per day, washing machine 4-5 times per week, water the gardens daily (in this weather), etc. I feel like i'd have to empty and refill a swimming pool quite a few times to even get close to the rated bills we would be on without the meter.

AshD93 · 16 Jul 2013 at 09:14

My gran has a issue with cleaning. She has to wash everything and so the water usage is immense.

They ended up paying £700 in 6 months I think :/

arknor · 16 Jul 2013 at 10:29

I need to phone my water company up and get a meter or if they decline ask for a revised bill
Been saying it for months though lol.... I'll have to make it a priority

Hostile-17 · 16 Jul 2013 at 13:43

I dont pay for water... well I do its just included in the service charge as the development where I live has a pumping station for the apartments!

Jez · 16 Jul 2013 at 13:47

AshD93 said:
My gran has a issue with cleaning. She has to wash everything and so the water usage is immense.

They ended up paying £700 in 6 months I think :/

Sounds more like a leak than heavy usage. We use water as if we are not on a meter and only get billed as above - metered water is really cheap.

mattyfez · 16 Jul 2013 at 18:15

arknor said:
I need to phone my water company up and get a meter or if they decline ask for a revised bill
Been saying it for months though lol.... I'll have to make it a priority

It really is money down the drain, mind you my water company tried to tell me I'd end up paying more, and were very reluctant to fit a meter, 2 bed house, no garden, single occupancy.. I basically had to lay the law down and tell them I wouldn't pay any more bills unless they fitted one.
They then fitted one.

[DOD]Asprilla · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:02

Before I had kids that needed bathing everyday and fruit trees that needed watering everyday I was glad I was on a meter. Not so sure now.

paintguy · 16 Jul 2013 at 19:58

I posted a week or so back about the savings we'll make by going metered.

From an un-metered bill of £700 p.a, my calculation show it'll be more like £150 p.a. on the meter :cool:

mattyfez · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:21

[DOD]Asprilla;24618625 said:
Before I had kids that needed bathing everyday and fruit trees that needed watering everyday I was glad I was on a meter. Not so sure now.

Well Yeh if you have a hot tub and a vineyard, logic would suggest you'd be better off unmetered lol!

Nightglow · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:22

[DOD]Asprilla;24618625 said:
Before I had kids that needed bathing everyday and fruit trees that needed watering everyday I was glad I was on a meter. Not so sure now.

Some water companies will allow you to come off them.

mattyfez · 16 Jul 2013 at 20:27

Nightglow said:
Some water companies will allow you to come off them.

Indeed mine does too, I can review the cost after so long.. But I think I'll be sticking with the meter as im paying a Lot less now!

[DOD]Asprilla · 16 Jul 2013 at 21:57

Nightglow said:
Some water companies will allow you to come off them.

Yeah. Moved house in Nov and current place doesn't have one. If we want to get one fitted we'll have the option to come off again, but at the moment I see no season to fit one.

DTWD · 17 Jul 2013 at 10:23

We are paying about £1100 a year on a meter and apart from maybe not flushing the loo after a poo I can't really think of anyway of cutting it back that won't be an inconvenience.

I read you can't come off a water meter if you move into a house that has one already?

Someone I know who lives near us was scoffing at paying a £600 standing charge...I would take that any day!

mattyfez · 17 Jul 2013 at 13:51

DTWD said:
We are paying about £1100 a year on a meter and apart from maybe not flushing the loo after a poo I can't really think of anyway of cutting it back that won't be an inconvenience.

I read you can't come off a water meter if you move into a house that has one already?

Someone I know who lives near us was scoffing at paying a £600 standing charge...I would take that any day!

that's like £92 per month!
To put it into perspective £92 a month will buy 11.5 litres of bottled mineral water per day!

http://www.springwisebottledwater.co.uk/shop/bottled-water/shop-31/pure-english-spring-water-discount-pallet?

I believe if you get one fitted you can change your mind, but your stuck with the meter if you move somewhere that already has one.

DTWD · 17 Jul 2013 at 14:15

Yeah I know how much it is!

I wish I could point to something that's blatantly obvious, but I can't. I don't wash my car, I don't own a pool, a pond or any sort of water feature. We both have showers, although my 2 year old has a bath every night, it's not a big one.

We switched the stop tap off and the water meter doesn't move, so if it's a leak it's in the house, but with everything off I can't notice it moving either.

LeeUK · 17 Jul 2013 at 14:25

I had meter installed on 1st of June and had only used 1 m3 of water in the whole month of June.

Cheap cheap cheap!