Water Meters

[st_files]

Do they actually save you money? My last unmetered bill was £220 for the year....

[Plotloss]

I hate to be the one to point this out to you but it does rather depend on how much water one uses...

[ewenm]

st_files said:

Do they actually save you money? My last unmetered bill was £220 for the year....

Depends how much water you use.

A single person will probably save, a large family probably won't...

Edited by ewenm on Thursday 11th March 17:33

[st_files]

Average usage, single man living alone....

[ewenm]

st_files said:

Average usage, single man living alone....

Are there no estimates on your water company's website? I'm sure Wessex Water have some tables to give an idea of costs/savings.

Edited by ewenm on Thursday 11th March 17:35

[Targarama]

Yes, it will save you money. We pay around £300 for a 5 bed house with medium usage (with a meter).

Edited by Targarama on Thursday 11th March 17:36

[Fort Jefferson]

Rule of thumb is, if you have more bedrooms than people, you will save.

[SystemParanoia]

let them fit the meter... then get a plumber to fit a bypass valve before your meter, and use all the water you like for free

[susanq]

Two people average £160 per year on water meter. Previously rated £350 per year. HTH

[Cock Womble]

Plotloss said:

I hate to be the one to point this out to you but it does rather depend on how much water one uses...

Is that how they work?

Ingenious.

[Mikey G]

My bill vary's and has recently gone up to £14 a month (single person) and I know others with similar size bills.

Had my meter nearly 10 years now and before it was fitted I was paying £40 a month! When I contacted Welsh Water they estimated my bills would be around £11 a month and they werent far off

[robinhood21]

I think you'll find, if you have one fitted and you are not satisfied with the outcome after twelve months, then one can revert to an annual charge.

[AndrewTait]

Just had one fitted 3 weeks ago. My water bill has been cut by over half. (Single bloke, out at work all day, occational wash of car, Kids every other weekend, couple of washer loads of laundry and washing the pots once a day!)

[Wings]

My Council Tax is just under £3k per annum, my last water metre bill for just me and the wife, living in our 5 bed house for a 6 months period was £46.24 and sewage 62.99. So for us a very, very big saving, and being on a water metre makes one use water very caringly, so plenty of water buts etc.