water rates time of year

[Bri w]

We've got a water meter, there's two us, and we pay about £200/year.

Our eldest son lives on his own, has a meter, and his yearly bill is approx £140.

Don't get a meter!

If everyone does the water companies will put their charges up to make up for the lost revenue.

[embee]

I haven't paid more than £100/year since being on a meter (one occupant). Severn Trent are one of the very few who do a discount for surface water drainage not going into the drains, mine goes into soakaways so that reduces it a bit.

Do a check of likely usage, your supplier's website will almost certainly have a checker. If you're reasonably careful with usage and one occupant I'd think it's a no-brainer.

Check to see whether there is a get-out clause, you should be able to switch back to rateable charge within a certain period (12 months??) if a meter doesn't work for you.

yea embee your right i can have it removed if in 12months im not onto a winner

[timwilky]

I dare not get a meter, I pay £460. but washing machine is on 3 times a day. (The wife does the grandsons dobi as well as the rest of the family) wife and daughter #1 take daily baths etc.

Next door neighbour (2 adults 3 kids) has a meter and pays about £600/year

[pookie]

all depends how much kwak cleaning you're doing

When you have a meter your sewage is calculated on your usage but here are two things that might be helpful to peeps.
Having drain off for rain water gives a reduction 10% I think so say you have
Put a house brick in the cisterns and use the shower rather than baths.

Sounds silly I know but it reduced our water consumption by about 30%.

Get a meter Daz, it's way cheaper. Was in Sainsbos Thursday and they was giving away free cistern bags - ie to fill with water and put in the cistern. I've done our loos, and they still flush OK, as DT says, saving is about 30%. The package also contains a narrowing device to put in the shower head to reduce the amount of water flow, but I like a torrent in the shower so I haven't fitted it.

good advice coming here ive ordered all the water saving devices Ed from www.southstaffswater.com
talking to people at work today and some pay as little as £15 per month! thats half what i'm paying!

i think the shower device ive ordered is just for combi showers not electric ones

my trouble is i love me baths

Originally Posted by Ed

Get a meter Daz, it's way cheaper. Was in Sainsbos Thursday and they was giving away free cistern bags - ie to fill with water and put in the cistern. I've done our loos, and they still flush OK, as DT says, saving is about 30%. The package also contains a narrowing device to put in the shower head to reduce the amount of water flow, but I like a torrent in the shower so I haven't fitted it.

Pfft! Viz Top Tips says save even more by just ****ing straight into the cistern, you'll save yourself nearly £1.54 over a lifetime!

Originally Posted by Bri w

We've got a water meter, there's two us, and we pay about £200/year.

Our eldest son lives on his own, has a meter, and his yearly bill is approx £140.

Don't get a meter!

If everyone does the water companies will put their charges up to make up for the lost revenue.

It's gonna happen sooner or later. Where I live the water company is installing meters for all customers on a compulsory basis.

Originally Posted by embee

I haven't paid more than £100/year since being on a meter (one occupant). Severn Trent are one of the very few who do a discount for surface water drainage not going into the drains, mine goes into soakaways so that reduces it a bit.

Do a check of likely usage, your supplier's website will almost certainly have a checker. If you're reasonably careful with usage and one occupant I'd think it's a no-brainer.

Check to see whether there is a get-out clause, you should be able to switch back to rateable charge within a certain period (12 months??) if a meter doesn't work for you.

Don't all companies do that? You'll have to ask for it though.

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

When you have a meter your sewage is calculated on your usage but here are two things that might be helpful to peeps.
Having drain off for rain water gives a reduction 10% I think so say you have
Put a house brick in the cisterns and use the shower rather than baths.

Sounds silly I know but it reduced our water consumption by about 30%.

Really? I thought that sewage was a standard charge regardless of water usage. Sewage costs are normally much higher than water too.