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Water Meters For All London ?
Beats fixing the leaks. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5399238.stm
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Where did this come from!?
Had a letter from my water company this morning quoting a statement from the CEO of Severn Trent Water who supply our water stating that customers had been overpaid, something about sewage charges and that our water bill will be going down by £2 a month from jan 07 for the forseeable future to cover our refund? Not that…
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unoccupied house= £500 WATER BILL
I bought a house that needed total renovation a year ago. For at least 10 months the water supply was turned off at the main as all the pipe work had had to be ripped out and replaced. Although now the work has been done and water supply turned back on the house is still unoccupied. I have informed the water company of…
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So how does water supply work then?
Am with Severn Trent and after reading the thread about claiming a rebate back from your water company if surface water doesn't go back into the main sewer system am pretty convinced I should be able to get a rebate Anyhow this has got me thinking and after 5 years in my house I realised I know nothing of how the water…
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Washing Up Methods
Just wanted some guidance on how people wash up their dirty dishes etc (don't laugh). Before I was responsible for the water bills etc I would leave the hot tap running and rinse each piece of cuttlery/crockery under the tap fully before placing on the draining board. I can now appreciate how much water this uses and was…
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cant read water meter
I was concerned about my water bill so thought I would read it each week to see what I am using. The meter is on the pavement outside my house. I opened it up , got rid of the ants nest but was unable to read the dial as the glass was all scratched and was impossible to read. I shone a really bright torch on and me and my…
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heating the bath water question!
this is either the water thread or the fuel thread as I cant make my mind up. I had a thought last night about how to use my bath water and want to put it you. At the moment my gas heated water is only on for a couple of hours a day which seems to be adequate. say that the timer switch heats the water until 8pm. At this…
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Empty property...pay for standing charge?
I think I heard that you dont have to pay anything for water if the property is empty.... is that correct? The property in question is on a water meter so I have a bill for the standing charges but no water usage. Can anyone help?
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cheapest water company
Hi at the moment i have a 1 bed room house and my water bill is about £250 every 6 months we dont have a meter just a pay what u use scheme. does this sound extreme or is the average cost every 6 months thanks
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moving home,enforced meter query
Hello,this is my first thread on this site so please go easy on me! Have just moved into my new home(built 1930),very pleased until a letter dropped through my letter box from essex and suffolk water telling me that I was having a water meter fitted and I had no say in it.The previous occupiers did not have a meter and I…
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ave bill for a water meter?
Anyone care to say what their av bill is if your on a meter? Trying to work out if I pay more than av or not. guess its hard to work out how much etc but my last bill was for 6 months and for most of that time there were only 2 of us and it was £168 (severn trent) I do tend to have a bath rather than a shower and up until…
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Received First Water Bill Today
Hi Guys, We have just received our first water bill since moving into our new flat. I'm not sure if it's too high or exactly what the charges relate to. Can someone please clarify the following: From 23rd August to 31 March 2007 Water - 50.32 Wastewater - 77.63 Surface Water Drainage - 13.32 Highway Drainage - 3.63 Total -…
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Geographical differences in water charges
We get many posts on this forum giving a firm recommendation for changing to a metered tariff rather than staying on an un-metered tariff. Many of these posts base their recommendations solely on their own experience and on the assumption that the same conditions apply across Great Britain. Looking at the tariffs of some…
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Results of drainage search
FTB here and got the results of the drainage search, what does a measured basis mean? This is the term used when it said how charges are raised. Im currently renting and not on a water meter, so basically is my new property on a water meter or not?
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What is the meter saying?
This may seem basic but only just had my water meter fitted on 15th June so not sure what I should be looking for in a reading. 2 weeks after installation I looked down the hole and read '14'. Can someone tell me what it is 14 of please? units, cu.mtrs or what? Also how would I relate this reading to the cost? If it was 14…
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water meter is a little bit cheaper for me
Hi, My annual bill was 408£ berfore I converted to a meter. After the meter installed (around 3 weeks ago), I checked the reading every weekend, and it is like 2 units a week. We have 3 adults and 1 baby around 1.5 years old. 2 of the adults go to work daily and the other one (my mom :-) ) stays all the time. If the meter…
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Grey water test total mess !!!
My daughter has had this done ( Tues) by her housing assoc,what a muck up,as the drain out side her back door started heating up,and the fumes of chlorine inside the house were un real,the guys that did this,told me that the chroline should clear within hours ? She had emergency housing plumber call to look at it,he…
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Shower v. Bath.
Can someone tell me how many inches of water I could have in a average bath to equal the amount of water used for an average shower?
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Very very high water rates
Hi, I just moved flat. There (2 miles down the road) my water rates were £220 a year. Apparently now (in my admittedly slightly larger flat)they're £452. I expected them to go up but 1 and a half years ago I lived in a 3 bedroomed semi in the same village and they were around £250. I questioned Thames who told me the rates…
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Get yourself a free "Freddy Frog" & save around a 1/3 every time you flush!
A simple little device that you fill with sand or soil and put into your cistern which will save you around a 1/3 on your water usage etc.. :T https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/index.php?sectionid=84&parentid=30&contentid=156 Scroll down to the picture with the white square shaped bottle & it will say to "click here" to send…