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Portsmouth water
Hi I keep getting letters from this company citing I am responsible for upkeep amd repair of plumbing and drainage system withing my home- this is understand i gave home insurance. But that i am also responsible for repairs of the water supply pipe from the property boundary up to where it enters my home. They keep asking…
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Water Meter imposed and installation cost charged to customer
Hi all, United Utilities have installed Water Meters on the standpipes outside properties in our area, we do not believe we were advised of this prior to the work being done and had no option to refuse, we were advised that work would be carried out on a specific date, and that water supply would not be switched off. In…
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Water saving tip
I have a feed pipe from water butt to two more butts, then a flexible hose into drain. Besides loo flush water is warmed and used in the washing machine. Start the cycle, press pause when water feed needed, supply warmed rainwater into detergent drawer to desired quantity for load. Repeat as the cycle progresses through…
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Being charged for service dont receive.. water company say its my fault?
Hello, I live in a rural area and have to use a septic tank as we are not on mains drainage. I received my water bill yesterday from SES water and almost half of my bill is for waste water charges.. a service that they dont and never have supplied to me. I dont keep my water bills but have never noticed this cost on past…
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Water Meter Housing exposed - caused it to freeze - who is resopnsible?
Hello, Not necessarily about water bills but I'm hoping this is the right place to post... I moved into my new home in September, yesterday, my water supply completely stopped at all points of the property. I worked out that at some point around my water meter to the property, the pipes had frozen. I couldn't open the…
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MSE News: Struggling with your water bill? You could get up to 90% off from your supplier
Hundreds of thousands of households in England and Wales could be eligible for up to 90% off their water bill by switching to a discounted tariff provided by their supplier. If you're struggling, we've rounded up what each supplier has to offer and how to check if you're eligible and apply. Read the full story: 'Struggling…
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Severn Trent calling to say I've been on the wrong sort of account? Anyone had this, or understand?
I had a really confusing call from Severn Trent earlier. They started by telling me I had been on 'the wrong sort of account' which can sometimes affect credit ratings (?) and were phoning customers to change them over to a new 'standard' account. They told me I have credit on my account, which I could either have…
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Water Meter Installed - Should Sewage Cost Also Reduce?
My water is supplied by Anglian water. I recently went onto a water meter, and it halved my bill to around £20 per month. My sewage is supplied by Severn Trent but has stayed static at £450per year. I have 2 questions. 1) Is £450 sewage per year excessive for a 3 bed detached house in the North? 2) Should I have expected…
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Save water use 2 kettles
I keep one kettle for drinks and food only. I keep a cheap other kettle to boil water for hot water bottles and non food needs and I reboil the old hwb water to refill the next hwb. Saves gallons of water!
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Right to claim from water utility company following hosepipe ban?
We are a two person household under Yorkshire Water paying £57.20 per month under the fixed tariff. As a gardener we had chosen not to be metered as we enjoy taking care of the garden with the hosepipe, we run a pond and have a few vehicles to wash regularly, we also consider we would have a family in the future. A 4…
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Thames Water/Water Meter/Advanced Charging
Water bill seemed to be too high. Contacted Thames water, our serial number on the WM doesn't match their records. Still trying to get that issue sorted, not convinced we aren't paying for someone else's water (there has only ever been one WM installed, been in the property since 2003) Upon analysing the bills it seems…
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Thames Water Meter and No Access rate
Been pestered by TW to book a water meter survey date, doe's anyone know what the "No Access" charge / rate will be if I tell them to go away / ignore the letter. The reason for this is that years back when we were out shopping and we came home to find that we could not park on our drive because TW had turned up and dug…
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Follow on from check your utilities now post
I checked my mother's Thames Water account. Sure enough she was in credit by over 100. While this was refunded promptly, the person taking the call tried to up her direct debit from £14 to £33. It took some persuading to get her to leave it at £14. I will be checking monthly for mum from now on. Obviously we will be sure…
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Leaving owners lied about the water meter amount, 3 months later I get a bill. It's massive!
We moved into our new flat at end of June this year. Previous owners had been there 6 years (it was a new build)To be honest, we had a fractious relationship with the previous owner, which is relevant to this post. When we moved in, the estate agent asked for the water meter readings so the previous owner could let Thames…
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Issues with waterbill at business/industrial property
I suspect I have an incorrect bill and phoning the company really doesn't help much as they swear blind everything is in order and I need to pay it but I don't know how to get evidence that it's either correct or incorrect. I rent an industrial unit, it's the size of a double garage at 600Sqft. We use it to restore some…
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Insurance covering water loss
Hello. I am with Affinity Water. Around 10 years ago there was a leak under our driveway that we only became aware of when a bill for £34000 arrived! Affinity fixed it and cancelled the bill. 2 years ago we had a problem internally and also a bill for around £500 was cancelled. Affinity say that we are allowed 1 internal…
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How much water (in litres) do you use?
So, Family of 4 here, with 2 pre teenage boys. for the past couple of months we have been using 940 litres a day according to metered readings. Use the washing machine maybe twice every 3 days, cook most nights. Does that usage seem reasonable? Must admit i was a little shocked with such a high daily number.
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Cut to water bills
I live in a park home on a residential site. My water bill is included in my ground rent. How or will any discount be provided for us in the next year's water bill as is being currently discussed.
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Surface water rebate 6+ years
Hi, has anyone had success claiming more than a 6 year rebate for being charged for surface water disposal? We have recently received a 6 year rebate as we realised that we have a soakaway. When I checked my paperwork from when we bought the house (from new), there was an Anglian Water letter stating that the developer…
