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Advice please - 4 yr backdated water bill from UU
Can anyone give any guidance please - the story in summary. Moved into new build house approx 4 years ago - rang UU & advised of address & move in - followed up with a letter. UU were my previous supplier & "connected" new address to old address - waited for info pack / bill & DD request. In my view, I had taken all…
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Water Charges for Business and Home
Hi I had my water bill the other day and started querying how much it costs against other people i.e. next door neightbour When I rang up they said that because I had a business they charge me more - but I have no water running in my business. Basically I run a shop which is next to my residential property and the water…
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Charged for drains that don't drain??!!
I've just received my water bill for 2010/11. I looked at the breakdown of charges and noted that there's an £8 charge for "highway drainage". I queried this with the water company and was told that everyone pays the same charge as that's the fairest way of doing it. Well, I said that if I have to pay, I should get…
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Yearly Water Bill - Rented Accomodation?
Hi all, I imagine this sort of things comes up quite a bit with various bills but I did a search and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Water bill just come through for the year - £466 but can pay in instalments of 6 months (Apr-Oct, Oct-Apr). Our tenancy is due up in June / Jan of the year though, but as the…
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Water Meter Savings...
Hi! I have had a water meter put in about 20 months ago and it has definitely saved me money. I live in a flat. Single guy. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to save even more money by reducing the water usage? Flushing the toilet once a day? etc?
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water charges
Have just received my water charges, gone up 6% which as usual is higher than inflation, (live in south west) what has everyone else gone up
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Water direct debits - only 10 months??
Wessex Water - do we only pay water rates for 10 months of the year?? I have noticed our direct debits payments as shown on our forthcoming years bill which arrived today are spread out over only 10 months. I've never noticed this before. I paid for February and it shows payments to start in May, so are March & April…
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Themes Water are billing me twice
Hi, (Sorry for along preamble!) We moved into our flat (rented) April last year. Themes water sent us a 'welcome' letter with our account details and a bill for about £250 for 12 months water. This was fine and we paid. Last month they wrote to tell us we were on a meter and this was our first bill to cover the first 6…
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Is it worth getting water meter
I live in a 1 bed flat and was wondering if it would be worth getting a meter or assessed rate. Last year my bill was £289 all included, Thames Water are my provider. what is the general consensus?
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Plumbing problem
After replacing the bath mixer tap this morning (the old one appears to have a dead washer and I can't access it - the head screw is rounded off) - I have a leak on the hot feed... I have used PTFE tape (5+ layers) - but the leak is still there Any suggestions ?
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Septic Tank or Mains sewage
Septic Tank or Mains sewage We are in the process of buying a bungalow and as yet haven't asked if it is Septic Tank or Mains sewage. Is there any way to get this information on line? I know I can ask during the week but I am anxious to know asap. Thanks
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Water meter query
I had a water meter fitted the other week. I have 2 companies one for giving and one for taking. When the man from severnt trent rang me about the meter he asked for the sewerage cost per year, then he told me how much i would save. he didnt say anything else, So will severn trent have contacted anglian water about me…
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water meter / leak advise
hi i happen to check my water meter. reading and noticed it was still moving even though everything was of taps/ tanks ./ CH , etc. i turned off the plastic stop !!!! next to the meter and it stopped moving So "maybe" a leak inside i read the meter and the last four red digits were 7029 and after an hour it read 7145 Is…
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Woohoo!
Afternoon, Just phoned my water supplier as i'm £46 something in CREDIT with them, i pay £20 a month. And they have agreed to refund the credit back into my account and review my monthly payments next week, i should hear in the post the outcome! :T Very pleased! Just hope my Electric payment is lowered now.....
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faulty washing machine, who pays the water rates
Had my first water bill on an apartment i moved into just 2 months ago to find i had used 65,000 litres of water. I spent the next few days trying to trace where i was using all this water to find that it is my washing machine, which is suppled and covered by my ladlord. It is a brand new machine, but instead of filling…
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4 year unclaimed bill
Hi All, I'm looking for some advice on the following issue: Basically we (My wife and I) moved into a new build 4 years ago. We had a mix up handing the utilities over to the relevant suppliers. The Gas & Electric got sorted, but the water didn't through several attempts of my own to resolve. To cut a long story short,…
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Assessed water charge
For people who cant get a water meter fitted ie maybe flats with a shared supply there is something called an "assessed charge I found out today. Im looking now at my daughters water bill in a 1 bedroom/one person which is based on RV, her RV is £152 her annual bill is around £215 PA this includes fresh water, standing…
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Burst pipe and leakage allowance
In late January I had a burst water pipe in my outbuilding. A couple of weeks later I received a water bill from Essex & Suffolk Water: around £130 over and above my usual quarterly bill cost. I phoned Essex & Suffolk Water and they advised me they had a leakage rebate policy for which I would be eligible and to send the…
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Water meters in flats
I live in a rented one bed flat and have been paying £13 a month for my water. The meters are underground and so when I moved in I called Yorkshire Water and they came out and read the meter. About 5 months later they called me to say they'd read the wrong meter the 1st time and so had done it again (this was about last…
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Water bill after faulty meter.
I had a cal from my water supplier notifying me of a high meter reading,they thought I had a leak.Turns out it was their meter leaking.They are now going to bill me by estimating my bill over the two years it was installed.My bill will now shoot up 25%?The problem is that I was out of work for almost 6 months and using my…