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Water Meters

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NotAGran55 Thu 13-May-21 19:34:19

If you have a water meter would you mind sharing how much your water costs per year ?

Thinking of changing to a meter now that my sons no longer live at home . I think we use a lot of water between the two of us and wonder if we will save anything.

ayse Thu 13-May-21 19:38:23

My water as a single individual was about £18.00 per month. Having a meter made me far more aware of wasting water. With both myself and DH it’s about £25.00 per month.

kittylester Thu 13-May-21 19:44:32

I'm sure you will save money. I think there is a theory that says that if there are more bedrooms than people, you should save money.

MiniMoon Thu 13-May-21 19:49:11

We paid £63 per month before we had the meter installed. Since having the meter, we pay approx £24. It fluctuates as per the amount of water we use.

Auntieflo Thu 13-May-21 19:51:14

Approx £240.00 per year, for the two of us.

Callistemon Thu 13-May-21 19:52:29

Our water bill at least halved.

EllanVannin Thu 13-May-21 19:52:54

Water meters are fine providing they work properly and have the proper code so when they're read remotely from outside the property they give the right reading. Through the years whatever I've had done for the easiest has worked out to be the most complicated through sheer incompetence.

I live alone so it's obvious that I don't use water to full capacity. It's probably costing me the same as it would if a family lived here and United Utilities still can't get it right. I've given up so just pay up and look happy now because I'm sick of arguing with them. I can't make the stupid sods understand when I phone up that I'm not a heavy user.

Ayse mine's more than £25 a month and there's only me ! No bath---shower only.

Callistemon Thu 13-May-21 19:53:42

It is now about £420 pa.

I suppose it depends what the council tax/water rates are in your area.parea.pp

Callistemon Thu 13-May-21 19:54:32

parea.pp
? confused grin

StatenIsland Thu 13-May-21 20:10:38

I live alone and pay £9 a month.

GrandmaKT Thu 13-May-21 20:20:30

Ours is £37 per month on a water meter. There's only 2 of us but we do both have a bath nearly every day throughout the Winter (and Spring and Autumn!). This compares to our holiday cottage which doesn't have a meter, only has a shower and is £45 per month).

M0nica Thu 13-May-21 20:43:23

We pay £35 a month for two regular bathers and in summer a large kitchen garden and greenhouse get watered, when necessary.

Before we had the meter installed 25 years ago it was £500 a year, based on rateable value.

EllanVannin Thu 13-May-21 20:47:58

Obviously we in the North West are getting fleeced with our water bills.

crazyH Thu 13-May-21 20:49:39

I live alone—roughly £25 pm..... long shower, daily ; washing machine every 3 days - dishwasher, same .
Hope this helps.

GrandmaKT Thu 13-May-21 20:50:24

EllanVannin

Obviously we in the North West are getting fleeced with our water bills.

If only we ever got any rain here! grin

crazyH Thu 13-May-21 20:51:30

Statenisland, would love to know how you economise - seriously .

Blossoming Thu 13-May-21 20:55:57

Around £250 a year, this house has a water meter when we bought it, no idea what the cost would be without the meter.

grannysyb Thu 13-May-21 21:27:18

We pay £26 a month to Thames water, used to be at least double before. There are two of us.

kissngate Thu 13-May-21 21:36:53

Our bill halved with water meter at previous home. Paid £22 pm.

Jaxjacky Thu 13-May-21 21:45:42

Two of use, shower or bath (for me) every day. Washing machine twice a week, dishwasher approx every five days, greenhouse to water. £26.50 per month.

Chewbacca Thu 13-May-21 21:49:52

NW England here and I pay £15.00 a month on a water meter which is slightly higher than they ask me to but I like to build a bit of credit up for when I have to water the garden in summer months. This is compared to the £26.00 a month I used to pay non metered.

Callistemon Thu 13-May-21 23:48:01

EllanVannin

Obviously we in the North West are getting fleeced with our water bills.

Perhaps there's a leak somewhere between your meter and your house EllanVannin

Or something is wrong with the meter. They are not infallible - we know from a faulty gas meter.

welbeck Fri 14-May-21 01:33:52

mine is over £700 a year, just me, don't use much. no meter.

welbeck Fri 14-May-21 01:36:04

it annoys me that nearby neighbours with extra loos, basins, and outside taps etc pay the same or even less. non-metered.

welbeck Fri 14-May-21 01:37:18

am a bit scared if there was a leak somewhere, the cost could rack up enormously before it was known, with a meter.