water meters

Latest Articles

water meters
Page Previous 1, 2, 3

Downsizer Forum Index -> Conservation and Environment

Author

Message

Rikki

Joined: 09 Jun 2005
Posts: 35
Location: Bucks

Posted: Sat Jul 16, 05 10:26 pm Post subject:
Given the minisule cost of a litre of "company" water I can't see reasonable people depriving animals of water. What amazes me is that people are willing to pay for bottled water.

kevsterjw

Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 14

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 05 7:54 am Post subject:

only just caught this thread. We had a water meter already installed when we moved in and i'm a bit cinfused by it. We are under the power of Thames Water and get charged a set amount each month.

I thought the whole point of water meters was that you get charged for what you use not what they estimate you use

incidentally i don't think it has changed the way we use water we have a half flush toilet and a water butt etc and don't really waste water anyway so we'll just carry on as we were. But i do think that they are a good idea for the majority of teh britsh public who could do better do save wtaer.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 05 9:10 am Post subject:

My water meter was fitted on Friday, & I have just phoned South East Water to find out what my new bill will show. Astonishingly, the girl on the phone didn't know!!!!

Apparantly my sewerage is dealt with by Thames Water, although South East Water will bill me for it. Her solution was for me to phone Thames Water & ask them directly.

Anyway, end result is that I have what I think are the correct charges. In the absence of any sense from South East Water, could anyone who has a water meter installed tell me if these sound approximately right?

Water - standing charge - £15 p/yr
Water usage - £0.6946 p/cubic meter

Sewerage - standing charge - £41 p/yr
Sewerage usage - £0.4385 p/cubic meter

It took me 14 minutes to get that information.

portwayfarm

Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 89

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 05 9:26 am Post subject:

Given up with ours, they still estimate. We just pay by DD and in the end it all sorts itself out. As for animals, apparently here in the west midlands they are not a neccessity and are viewed the same way as garden plants

They have to be without water for 24hrs before they will bring drums up, humans come first!!!!!!!We have always had terrible service from our companys, severn trent do one thing and the sewerage is done by someone else, or is it the other way round.....

kevsterjw

Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Posts: 14

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 05 12:04 pm Post subject:
we have one as i sadi but we just pay £17 per month whatever happens?!?!?!

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Jul 18, 05 1:12 pm Post subject:

kevsterjw wrote:

we have one as i sadi but we just pay £17 per month whatever happens?!?!?!

It is probably the same principle that applies if you pay your electricity bill by direct debit. When you move to a new house, the electricity company bills you a set amount per month that is based on what the previous occupants used. If your usage is lower than that then, after one year, you can either have your monthly payment reduced to reflect your actual usage and the overpayment or you can ask them to return the overpayment.
I don't know for certain, but I imagine it is the same with your water bill.

	Downsizer Forum Index -> Conservation and Environment	All times are GMT Page Previous 1, 2, 3
Page 3 of 3

View Latest Posts