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Stop Tap Replacement
Just wondering if anyone can help me - what is the going rate to get a stop-tap completely replaced?. As ours has has a leak on it from above and has stuck solid :-(
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More Reading Water Meters
This is probably going to be a bit vague, apologies in advance. :o I have lived in my flat for almost three years, and read the meter regularly. It was just me at first, now two of us and we pay £21 a quarter for water which is obviously very good. I shower at work all but one or two days a week, and even then turn the…
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Way too high unmetred water bills?
Hi, Just moved into a new house, rented student house so getting a meter fitted is out of the question really. Setup our water with Anglian Water, the house is a 3 bed semi detached in Norwich, near the university and just out of the city centre. Got the direct debit form through, and we're being charged £51 per month…
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Water bill outstanding - 2008
Hi, Wonder if anyone here can advise best thing to do in this instance. In Nov 2007 I moved from Scotland to England (Surrey) and was renting a place. I setup all utility bills (or so i thought) on entry and settled when left. I moved back to Scotland in Dec 2008 and I have now just received a bill from a water company in…
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Anglian Water in credit
Hi, quick question on behalf of my mother. she has not received a water bill for 10 months, so rang them yesterday. She has found out she is £160 + in credit. The lady on phone said it was to put towards next bill, but can she request the amount back via a cheque?
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Water meter - who checks it
I venture onto this forum for the first time having survived the house prices forum (gave me a realistic mindset), then the mortgage forum (got that!), then the house buying forum (am now officially a FTB!) ... HiP says we have a water meter. Vendors left a welcome note that includes meter readings for gas, electric &…
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Got meter Reverted back but can we change our mind again?
I convinced my husband a water meter would be cheaper as there are only 2 of us in a semi. He likes to water the garden so he got nervous and reverted back after 6 months.:confused: Now after getting our first metered bill he realises I was right all along! (I'm just a woman so what do I know!) Now he wants to revert back…
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Fault/leak at old property
Hello, I am after some advice please. I moved house a while ago and received a final bill for my old property, whcih had my consumption at about 25 cubic mtrs per month, which is ridiculous! I paid the bill as it was carried over to my new property and didn't want to get into any problems there. So, there is a fault or…
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Dont throw good water after bad - cut your water bills
Ever thought that every time you flush the loo you are using up ' drinking water ' ???? ( i.e the GOOD ) only to wash away half a cup of piddle ( i.e. the BAD ) ???? well I did - whats more with 5 people in the house 5 trips to the loo 7 days a week thats aprox 350 gallons......... but no wait its 350 gallons x the cost…
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Help with Severn trent water
Hi there! Im new to the forum ;) Ive got a problem with severn trent, we moved here to a rented property just over 1 year ago. The landlord paid the outstanding water bill before we moved in. Since moving in we have paid 3 bills, one cash over the counter at a post office, another cash again over the counter at HSBC and…
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Water leak - now huge increase in ddr payments
Hi, not sure if anyone can help. We have a water meter, generally pay £11-13 p/m for our bills which covers our water usage. We found out that we had a water leak from the pipes under our kitchen floor:mad:. Have no idea how long leak was for, but I expect some time due to puddle under floor! Leak now fixed:j Anyway, to…
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is there any way
Is there any way of finding out if a certain house is on a water meter or not? thanks Its to help me to decide on to rent it or not. I had a viewing and forgot to find out. The rental company say they don't know and hence can't be bothered to find out for me :mad:
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Outstanding water rates, Alexander james & Co?
Hi Guys I have recieved a letter about outstanding water rates and informed that it has been passed onto a dept recieving company called Alexander james & co. I have called them anjd offered to pay £50 a month and they said that they cannot accept that offer and need an entire breakdown of my ins and outs. Now I feel that…
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Can i claim back some charges the water have took from me?
I put a similar thread in the consumer rights section i am really looking for some help. I would appreciate some info on this as i am lost. Basically, i got a new flat in December where the water charge is in with the rent, so i no longer had to pay water charges direct to Northumbrian Water. I recently found out that from…
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Wrong meter being read! Help
I have had my water bill delivered today and the bill 6 months ago was £97 today I recieved one and it is £180, I phoned up the water company and was told to do a Tap Test, it appears that the meter number on by bill is not the one that is connected to my property. This has been like this since we moved in 18 months ago. I…
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Water meter - minimum charge?
In a long running saga with Severn Trent I've finally received a bill for the period Jan 2007 to August 2008 for a flat I used to rent. Because of the time this bill is covering, it is split into 4 seperate sections, the first 2 have a water supply - minimum charge whilst the second two have a water supply. Severn Trent…
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New house - water meter question
Hi people I have recently moved into a house that has 2 water meters fitted and have received my first bill and to say its confusing would be an understatement. Is it usual to be billed for :- water supply water standing charge used water used water standing charge measured drainage And if so what is the difference between…
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Thames Water - what should it cost?
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help. I am supplied by Thames Water, living in a one-bedroom flat on my own. Based on this basic information, I am paying £20 a month for my water. Having used the Consumer Council for Water calculator, it seems it should be more like £13 a month. I cannot have a meter as my flat is the upstairs…
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bill, charges, problems...
Hello, i have lil problem and I need help.. I had a direct debit set up with Thames water , for the whole pass year.. last month i got a bill saying that i was in arrears... i called them because before that i did not get nay bill...and set up a new direct debit.. few days ago i was looking at my bank statement and noticed…
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Calculating my water consumption
Hi, I have recently had a bill from Yorkshire water for £160 for five months. This was for the property that I have just moved from and was calculated using two actual readings. I then had a second bill which was based on one estimated read and one actual read. This pertained to my new property and estimated my consumption…
