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sepic tank
we have a sepic tank and soakaway, the soakaway is not working properly in wet weather and can get rid of the water fast enough. this backs up sometimes and blocks the pipes from the houses. is there anything we can do about this or do we need to dig the field up and replace it? it only 11 years old but i think the builder…
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Paying for water in retned accommodation
Hi, Im moving into rented accommodation and haven't signed a contract as yet but I was just wondering if water bills are paid by the landlord or by the tenants? Cheers
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Water Usage
My elderly mother (86yrs) pays her water bill monthly, and has been paying 18 pounds per month, plus an end of the year bill. She lives in a small 2 bed council owned bungalow. Her next door neighbours are a young couple with 1 10yr old son, they have a bath, mother only has a shower. They pay 17 pounds per month only,…
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water costs
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Massive Jump in Water Rates (Welsh Water)
Every six months I check my water/gas/electricty meters and submit my readings to the suppliers to negotiate better prices. However, this week I received a real shock! Since providing the readings, every one of my direct debits has increased. I'm not so bothered with the gas and electricity as my original DDs were too low.…
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kitchen tap been left on for 3 hours!
OK it's my fault but just wondering what the damaged (in money) will be? I came home at 3.30pm and turned the hot tap on to wash the pots, put some washing in and then the phone rung - bloody salespeople! after I put the phone down I came upstairs and never went down until 6.30pm and put another load of washing in and the…
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Thank You - Water rates cut by more than half
Had a visit today from Thames Water to see about fitting a water meter. He said he couldn't fit a water meter in my property. Called Thames Water and they are going to backdate my water bill from £560/annual to £256 annual. Supposed to get the new bill in 10 days time. Fingers crossed.
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moving house - difference in water bills
We are in the process of moving house, from a 3 bed with a water meter, to a 3 bed without. The only major difference is that the house we are moving to has a bigger garden (but hey we are in a hosepipe ban area anyway). Our current water bill - from the meter is about £180 per year (Thames water). We have just received…
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Severn Trent Bill
We moved in around 10th June nd had a meter installed 14 August When we notified them we had moved in they asked for £80 to cover that periods water rates. We paid this and it was explained to us that when the meter was installed we would have the pro-rata amount refunded towards our metered water. For about six weeks or…
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Refunds for over-charged sewerage bill
I live in the West Midlands. I got a letter yesterday from South Staffordshire saying that we have been over-billed for sewerage/used & surfaced water since 2004. So I got a bit excited only to find out that the refund is only £1.89 :mad: . This refund is due to some comments made by OFWAT saying that Severn Trent has been…
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Huge Water Bill
:mad: I'm with Thames Water and have a meter, Last year I received a huge water bill - over £700:eek: . I rang Thames and said it just wasn't possible to have such a huge bill - spoke to a lovely lady who agreed with me that it seemed very high and would probably mean a leak on the mains pipe and they would investigate. My…
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Whose responsability to install water meters in new build
Hiya, I have a query...I live in a 2.5 year old block of flats and we have recently found out that some flats are paying electricity for two or more flats. We found this out because some residents were complaining of massive leccy bills. The building manager conducted a test for one tearful resident and switched off her…
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Reading the meter
Not so daft as it sounds..I have just had my first quarterly water bill and am horrified by the amount of water it says I have used. 40m3 in 3 months. I live alone, take a daily shower but rarely have a bath, dont leave the tap running etc. Just phoned my water supplier, and they were very helpful. The girl said I am using…
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Getting a meter fitted
Afternoon all, I have been monitoring our water useage for a couple of months and have worked out we will save over £100 per year if we get a meter fitted. My question is though, how do we go about this? do we ring the water company and does it cost much to have done. Thanks in advance. Phil
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help- yorkshire water won't re-imburse me
can anyone help advise me on the long story below... i moved into my current flat in january this year, it only worth around £100,000 i live alone, the water was on rates the monthly instalments amounted to £29.60 or £389.20 pa, i thought it was a bit steep as at my last property was three times the size and their was 2 of…
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red water bill!!!!
this is a long story so bear with me. i have split from my OH and he has moved out of the family home. he has moved into his own house now and started a new account with the water company. i then get a bill asking for £145. i phone and say your still taking the DD from the account so why the bill? the women says that they…
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Is VAT payable on Water?
I have received my water bill for the last quarter to 25/10/06. VAT has been charged at standard rate of 17.5% on the water, but Zero on the wastewater (sewerage). I thought it was 8.5% or have I dreamt that one? I have also (in April) received a separate bill for the surface water based upon Rateable Value. My property…
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No water meter in compulsary water meter area.
I moved home in a compulsary metering area in July. I got a letter from three valleys water saying they would shortly be fitting a water meter. no water bills have arrived. Today I get a letter saying they have not been able to fit a water meter and are therefore going to bill me according to rateable value. They thought…
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Stop Limescale
Hi do the electronic units work on the mains input to the house.
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Is it possible to relocate a Water Meter ?
We are looking to buy a new kitchen soon and also change the layout of the whole kitchen area. Is it possible to relocate the Water Meter to a new area of the kitchen ? Can a regular plumber do this, or does it have to be someone from the Utilities Co. ?