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Water bills

Archives for May 2017

Severn Trent freebies
https://www.savewatersavemoney.co.uk/ May have been posted before but, if your water is supplied by Severn Trent, there are some useful freebies here.
Need urgent help with Water Bill information.
Hi, I'm after any information that anyone can offer which could help me. I'm 22 years old and still currently living at home with parents. As I've come to discover I'm on the tenancy agreement as we rent our home. This has somehow resulted in the water bill being in my name. As my parents are currently in debt with their…
Removal of Water Meter
I have just taken over occupancy of a house where the previous occupant had died. The house has a water meter which was installed in July 2015 at the request of the now deceased occupier. I understand that when a water meter is installed there is an option to have it switched back to an unmetered supply within 2 years, so…
water meter on other property
Hi all Our property is owned by 3 people, its a smallholding. its going to be split two thirds / one third. the question is regarding the water meter. the two thirds side will have the original main dwelling plus outbuildings and land. the one third side will have the other outbuildings and land. due to the lie of the land…
Fridge water filter
Bought a Panasonic American style fridge/freezer, with ice maker and water dispenser, about a year ago. It has a small water filter cartridge, which is supposed to be changed every six months. I actually have a bigger external water filter, with two different cartridges, for feeding the fridge, as well as the Insinkerator…
Complaint compensation added to water account
I have been given £80 as part of an ongoing complaint (Thames water did not respond to my email queries for over a year). I pay for my water by Direct Debit and they have added this refund to my account rather than issuing a cheque. I have asked multiple times for a cheque to be sent as I have a new co-tenant (who has sent…
Anglianwater reading meter
Hi, Does anyone know when Anglianwater are due to read water meter? I'm sure when I moved into my property over a year ago they said they read the meter twice a year, you can submit readings yourself if you want to which I never have, however I can't recall when they said they will do this.. I'm sure it was something like…
South West Water Rip-off
We're moving into a new home next week. The house was deemed un-meterable and the current owners are therefore on a 2 person assessed tarrif. When I signed up to transfer our account to the new house we were told that it would have to be surveyed again to see if a meter could be installed (no problem with that) and that it…
Company use estimation to charge you. Is your water bill fair?
My water supplier is Northumbria water. Due to frequent travel, I am hardly home (maybe two days a week in average); whenever I am home I would go to gym and shower there ( I don't feel like walking on the street all sweaty). Therefore it can be said that most of my water is used on drinking, light washing ( I don't…
Single OAP would like to reduce water bill meter not an option
My father in law, in his 80's, lives alone and would like to reduce his water bills if possible. He can't have a meter apparently as he lives in an old flat. I'm sure his usage is very low, unable to bath and little cooking, no dishwasher or washing machine. My husband has spoken to the water company but not getting very…
Water bill seems too high?
Hi there, Me and my boyfriend have recently moved into our first house where we actually have to pay bills (a tiny 2 bed semi detached) And I have just gotten our first water bill through based on our meter readings and it is a lot higher than I thought it would be. I don't expect we are particularly wasteful but my…
Toilet water bill?
I have a faulty toilet valve causing problems with water rising in my cistern then overfilling and trickling out into the overflow and into the pan...how significantly is the water bill impacted. #worrier
Water & flush valve defect
My flush valve failed to work, meaning water in the cistern continued to fill up and stream into the overfill pipe and then down through into the pan. I got a plumber in who changed the flush valve. It was working fine and fixed the error for three days. Then I left home and for piece of mind I turned the water off at the…
Ratio of water supply to waste water bill?
Hi everyone A bit new to this, but hope someone can help. Any idea what the usual 'ratio' of a water supply charge to the sewerage charge is? We have different suppliers for each, and seem to be getting charged twice as much for waste water as for the supply of fresh water? Just trying to work out if this is normal! Any…

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