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Water bills

Archives for November 2013

Previous water company harassing me?
I purchased a property around 6 months ago. The previous owner agreed to complete all outstanding bills prior and on the completion date. He also said he would let all the utility companies know and cancel them which he seemed to have done. I went ahead and set up my own utlities with different companies. Then a few months…
Gledhill pulsacoil A class water heater
Hi, My daughter has just moved into a flat that has the above mentioned water heater. The landlord just said to turn the unit on 30 minutes before she wants hot water and then turn it off. Having looked around the net I don't think this is the best way to run it- but to leave it connected all the time and it stores up…
Sewage treatment plant service contracts
I've recently moved to a property that has a shared sewage treatment plant. Even better, I own the plant and the land that it is on, and have 5 other users who benefit from the use of the plant (and pay an equal share in it's running costs/maintenance etc). There are various things that need sorting out, as the…
Anybody has Residential Water well borehole? Permission needed? Cost?
Hello I have been reading about this and found out that if the you are pumping less than 20/m3 per day than you do not need planning permission. Based on estimated consumption for the year of our household we need about 2-3/m3 per day. That cost about £600 per year from severn trent. I see a lot of companies offering water…
MSE News: Water firm United Utilities to peg back price hike
"Water group United Utilities has announced a £20 million 'special discount' to scale back next year's planned price..." Read the full story: Water firm United Utilities to peg back price hike Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to…
Boiler flow rate is much lower than stated
I have a Worester Bosch 28i Junior. It is supposed to deliver water around 11.4 litres per minute at 35 degrees temperature rise. Mine only delivers 8 litres per minute on the lowest heat setting and it's brand new. I called WB and they said this was normal because the boiler has to move water in the pipe, and the rating…
Question about my first water bill
I've been renting for the first time and my water bill is 380.98, it's a two bedroom semi detached house with two people living here. Does this amount seem right?
Severn Trent difficulties - mixed commercial/domestic property
Severn Trent are being difficult about our bill - I hope that someone has had some experience of this problem and has some advice about how to resolve this. We own a house which includes a shop unit at the front. We have a normal metered domestic water supply, which comes into the property in the house, for which we are…
Moved to New home with Water Meter. Can It changed to Unmetered water bill?
Hi there We have just moved to new 3 bed property with water meter. I believe that the owner was living alone so it benefited him. We are 4 people in the house and I think our bill would be around £600 (using the calculator) My neighbours on either side (5 people in one property) and 4 in the other) pay measured water…
Had a bill after supplier said we're not liable
Got in touch with our water supplier to set up payment & was told we're not liable - get in touch when we move in. http://s151.photobucket.com/user/Kev_83/media/water_zps9a1024fb.jpg.html Today i get a bill through from the supplier. The bill date is 14-11-13 & the date it appears to be billing is 10/11/13 - 31/03/14.…
What to do with bills for owner
We moved into a new place on 1 November and I only changed the name on the water account to mine on Saturday (online) as I was waiting to get a final water meter reading for our previous place (both are supplied by Thames Water). In the meantime, three letters have arrived for the owner of the property from Thames Water.…
United Utilities Leakage Code of Practice
Does anyone have any experience of Unitied Utilites fixing a supply pipe? It's been confirmed that we have a leak and they are very kindly coming to sort it out for us, but we have a slight problem. Our drive is brick and the chap who came today said that legally they have to make the drive fit for purpose, so will tarmac…
haven't paid water for 4 years
My full time wage is so low take home 180.00 a week as a home carer. My rent 90.00 a week so there very little if not any money left after gas and electric and just 20.00 a week food bill.anyway I have not paid watet rates private rented for almost 4yrs.i get constant letters threatening court or attachment of earnings but…
about to move into firdt home but not sure whether to go on water meter
Hi all, Me and hubby get the keys to our first house next week and the current owners pay £40 a month for their warter which I assume is correct as its based on the type of house it is if that makes sense. £40 is twice what we are paying now(moving from rented 2 bed terrace to 3 bed semi) would it not be cheaper for us to…
Southern water
I wonder if someone could help me. I pay my water bill every month to Southern Water by direct debit and it has come to my attention today that I have been paying for Surface Water Drainage and have been doing so since I moved into the property in 2006. It is £10.72 a month. The whole estate has been paying this when in…
Wrong water meter
I have recently discovered that I have been paying for next doors water for the last 3 and a half years and vice versa. This is because they assigned the wrong water meters to each of us. As a family of five live next door and I live on my own I am expecting a large credit to my account. As this has been rumbling on for so…
Low pressure pump - cost?
We have low pressure in our guest shower. It's not an electric shower but plugged directly into the water tank. I've had a look at some solutions to the problem and seeing that moving the tank itself isn't possible it seems the only option is to install a pump. Any idea what sort of cost I'd be looking at for a pump +…
Why do water rates vary so much across the country? Vary hugely more than Oil / gas
Does anyone know the official justification to why water rates vary so much across the country? The exact same house, with the exact same usage on a meter can be two to three times the price depending on the location. Oil and gas has to come hundreds / thousands of miles away and vary s by a small percentage across the…
water Supply Pipe Repair
My water comapny has told me that should my water supply pipe spring a leak then they'll repair it even if it's on my property provided that:- * The front of the property is no more than 50m to the stopcock in the road * The diameter of the supply pipe is less than 25mm * The leak is not too close to the front of the…
MSE News: Ofwat rejects Thames Water's bid to hike bills
"Ofwat says Thames Water's 8% one-off increase to households' average bills of £354 could not be justified..." Read the full story: Ofwat rejects Thames Water's bid to hike bills Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro…

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