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Water bills

Archives for January 2008

Water Leak
I live in a rented place and today out of the blue a person from the water board arrived on my doorstep saying they'd had a report of a suspect leak from my property. I had no idea what he was on about but he said my water meter (and the front of the property) was going crazy and he was here to investigate. After checking…
Where's the Water Bill
Hi, My brother and dad use to live in same house. My brother moved out and brought a new property so I decided to move back to my parents house. I have asked my brother regarding water bills but he said that he has not received a bill for the last 10 years. Where should I stand now? what must be the reason that there is no…
Help. How much do you pay?
Hello i'm new here been lurking for a while but needing advice please. I have just realised how expensive my water bill is. £588.07 per year Does this sound right i have googled it and lots of people seem to pay between 8 and 30 per month, I have phoned Welsh Water to check if they have me listed as a company or something…
Is my water usage right?
I recently had a water metered fitted and the first bill came in at having used 28 units for just over a months usage for me and my two year old! I have just gone and read the meter for my self and it is now 77 units meaning i have used 49 units in just 41 days? Is there any way i can be using this amout of water and not…
No water am I entitled to compensation help?
Hi I live in a area just outside Blackpool and as some of you may know we had no water all day yesterday and although water has returned today it is extremley low pressure with just a trickle coming from the tap. We went out last night in the hope of finding some water for my elderly grandparents and myself, but the…
Help with United Utilities
Hi folks, this is a bit of an odd one so i'm hoping someone may be able to give some guidance as to what I should do next (or even just assure me i'm doing the right thing to start with). There are no debts involved here (yet!!). Ok - so I mved into a flat 2 and a half years ago, rang UU and gave them a meter reading, set…
Water supply off, any compensation.
When I came to fill a pan with water, to start cooking tea, we have no water. :eek: I have been and spoken to our neighbours and theirs is off also. I've phoned the number for United Utilities on my bill and listened to a recorded message about emergency work. Anyway, my question is, how long does my water need to be off…
Three Valleys Water Sending us to Court
Me and the OH moved into a new house in October. we soon received a bill from three valleys water for the portion of the year that we are in th house, works out to £117.96. So, all good so far. We set up a direct debit. £39.31 for 3 months. We have paid that every month Nov, Dec and Jan. So thats all fine and we got a…
Southeast Water - Solicitors Letter
I don't know if anyone can help me with this. My husband and I moved out of a property in November 2005. This was a rented property and we received our full deposit back a month or so after we moved out. One of the stipulations of the letting agency was that, to release our deposit, they had to have confirmation that all…
Anglian Water Dispute
I have a long running dispute with AW over my Oct 06 - Apr 07 account where they changed my meter through the period. When my account came through I queried that altho I had had fewer residents in my property (kids gone to Uni) my bill had increased and I asked could a mistake have been made particularly when the meter was…
meter on stop c o c k
My mother needs to turn off her water supply but it looks like the water co fitted her meter on top of the stopc o ck , how does she now turn off her water? as the inside one is knackered too.
Being billed by wessex water, meter query.
I have recently moved house and was with wessex water for water and sewerage and was paying buy book @ £23.00 per month and this was without water meter. Now I have moved into a newer house with a water meter (weesex water sewerage and water) but I wanted to pay by book but this amount has now gone up to £34.00, and I have…
Water bill query, UU.
me and my partner have lived in our rented flat since September, when we moved in we were told all utility suppliers had been informed. we've recently had our electricity bill which was back dated to the date we moved in, but during a conversation today i realised we'd not had anything about water and im panicking a bit.…
Getting the water company to renew shared supply
Hi We have a shared supply to 4 houses which presently has OK pressure but poor flow. We have contacted the water company and they say we can either have a new connection at the front of the house (all the water facilities are at the rear) or all the homeowners on the shared supply must pay to install new connections to…
three valleys mistake but they are harrasing me/
Hi all was hoping for some advice re a prob with three valleys.Last year I didnt recieve me bill in Aprill when I would expect it so in may i called to request one,they said they had sent one but I had never recievedit.Come August and another 4 phone calls from me requesting a bill.I finally discovered they had been…
Three Valleys water meter - 2004 bill request.
If anyone has a water 'meter' bill dating back to 2004 and the number of the water meter starts with the number 06. I would be grateful to know as I am in correspodence with three valleys who have said that my water meter was fitted in the year 2006 ie. water nos. 06 *** but I know it was fitted in 2004. Or anyone which…
VERY Low Hot Water Pressure - HELP REQUIRED
My hot water pressure is terrible! I live in a first floor flat. The hot water is produced by an immersion heater in a cylinder that sits at floor level. The cold water tank is directly above it. i have mixer taps on the bath, basin and in the kitchen (which is raised by a few steps in comparison to the bathroom where the…
Water
if you have three or more children under 19 in your house you can claim a reduction on your water bill its called WATERSURE SCHEME but i think this may only be metered water but phone your water provider GOOD LUCK
Private water supply (spring)?
I am looking at a property this week that has its water supplied by a spring. Does anyone know much about private water supplies? Are the costs likely to be higher/lower than normal water supply? I will be asking them about the spring/maintance/treatment etc, but wanted to see if there is anything else I should ask, or…

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