water meter fitted, not using much water :confused:

DoneADougalOnSofa · 7 Jul 2012 at 17:36

Belly said:
It might be for consideration that when the guy fitted your meter he did NOT set it to 000000. I've seen it where new electric and gas metres have been installed in houses the guy who fits them will often set them to say: 999992, effectively giving you a minus 8 to begin with.

Minuses are good! If they bill from zero, you've gained 8 free units...

paradisiac · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:17

PermaBanned said:
How much exactly is a unit?

ours it £1.96 a unit, not sure if that's a universal price or depends on company.
I know southwest water are one of, if not the most, expensive water companies which sucks.

PermaBanned · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:24

paradisiac said:
ours it £1.96 a unit, not sure if that's a universal price or depends on company.
I know southwest water are one of, if not the most, expensive water companies which sucks.

I actually meant volume, not price. I would assume it's standardised, i mean electricity is kWh. So what, a litre, a cubic metre or something?

Freakbro · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:33

It's measured in cubic meters.

PapaLazaru · 7 Jul 2012 at 19:37

Myself and the missus have a meter and our bill just came through at a shade under £100 for the last six months.

Belly · 8 Jul 2012 at 10:42

United Utilities cover our area and we were told that our rates are high because they use the money to clean up the Liverpool Coastal area.

I only go to Liverpool to visit my hub-caps and people in Cheshire feel that they are being unfairly treated and the Scousers should pay to clean up Liverpool themselves.

I expect the South West bills are high because of the lengthy coast line? One thing about the South West water is that it tastes much better than Cheshire water. My family live on the Somerset Levels and there is a marked difference in taste. I don't know if it's worth a couple of hundred pounds a year though! My mother's house has a cesspit and her bills are almost halved because she doesn't pay for sewage. Start digging guys!

dottty27 · 8 Jul 2012 at 11:00

We have a water meter fitted in our place , 2 adults one kid , shower/bath washing machine/dishwasher daily

we pay about £20 a month

Mickie · 8 Jul 2012 at 12:00

nice way of telling everyone you dont shower

malfunkshun · 8 Jul 2012 at 12:14

paradisiac said:
ok, so I was being charged £72 a month for water. I live on my own and am at work for 8 hours 5 days a week, so thought this was a tad steep. so I have had a water meter fitted. it was fitted last Thurs, I checked it this morning, so that's 8 and a bit days, and its on 000038 (the 38 is in the red numbers), which equates to from what I can work out from the limited info I can find 0.38 units. its £1.96 a unit (I think) so that's £0.74 a week on water. surely this cannot be correct?

They don't bill the red numbers, in my experience. But .38 units would be 380 litres, which is nothing, even if you are living alone, a shower is estimated to use about 45L for 5mins, so a shower everyday would use most of that... no washing machine?

paradisiac · 8 Jul 2012 at 12:20

malfunkshun said:
They don't bill the red numbers, in my experience. But .38 units would be 380 litres, which is nothing, even if you are living alone, a shower is estimated to use about 45L for 5mins, so a shower everyday would use most of that... no washing machine?

I don't leave the shower running whilst washing, so its not on for a huge amount of time.

nope no washing machine, I use a laundrette as it works out cheaper.

Greebo · 8 Jul 2012 at 12:38

Dogbreath said:
That's because your water authority is not the greedy money grabbing thieves that are South West Water. We have the highest water rates in the country; the average down here is about £520 pa compared to about £340 in the rest of the country.

Scrap that, read it as South Welsh water...lol

Dave L · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:12

Freakbro said:
It's measured in cubic meters.

No, it is actually measured in Cubic Metres. We are in the UK.

paradisiac said:
I don't leave the shower running whilst washing, so its not on for a huge amount of time.

nope no washing machine, I use a laundrette as it works out cheaper.

I bet you don't flush the toilet much either :eek:

FakeSnake · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:25

Dogbreath said:
That's because your water authority is not the greedy money grabbing thieves that are South West Water. We have the highest water rates in the country; the average down here is about £520 pa compared to about £340 in the rest of the country.

Indeed, but the OP was being charged at the Rateable Value of the property, which is NOT set by the relevant water authority.

The end customer always has the option to meter the property and, in the South West, has the option to revert to RV if it is more beneficial to the customer within 12 months.
The average for a single occupier in the SW region is about 28/month, thats water, sewerage and surface water drainage.

There are lots of ways to reduce consumption as well. to give you an example, I pay under 50/month for 5 occupiers for water & sewerage (no SWD) and thats all normal everyday use.

OP . If you have any questions related to SWW charges, you are welcome to drop me an email (in trust)

I have done some work with SWW in the past.

paradisiac · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:31

Dave L said:
I bet you don't flush the toilet much either

im not at home much, so no, i only flush when i use the toilet, i don't have it on a timer to go off randomly during the day :rolleyes:

Dave L · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:46

I'm certain this is why many people take a **** at my company premises in the mornings and not at home. Tightasses.

Deleted member 77746 · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:48

Dave L said:
I'm certain this is why many people take a **** at my company premises in the mornings and not at home. Tightasses.

Excuse the pun!

paradisiac · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:49

Dave L said:
I'm certain this is why many people take a **** at my company premises in the mornings and not at home. Tightasses.

i do not use the toilet at work, they use the policy of flushing once a day so its suicide going in there

how many times do people use the toilet :confused:

Energize · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:51

£72 a month is truly shocking. £10 is a more reasonable figure for a single person, good lord.

Dave L · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:53

mrbell1984 said:
Excuse the pun!

lol yeah sorry about that pun!

Winds me up, employees using company bogroll, might have to 'invest' in one of those thin tissue dispensers (y'know, the tissue so thin your fingers go through it....) to put them off.

paradisiac · 8 Jul 2012 at 17:53

Energize said:
£72 a month is truly shocking. £10 is a more reasonable figure for a single person, good lord.

i don't know if the fact its a 3 bed house makes a difference, but yeh i thought £72 was a tad high.