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Water Meters

(49 Posts)
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 01:33:52

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 20:49:39

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

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

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

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.

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).

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

I live alone and pay £9 a month.

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

parea.pp
? confused grin

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

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 19:52:29

Our water bill at least halved.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.