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Skin condition and water meter
We are due to move into a house which already has a water meter fitted and I don't think you can have them removed, so I'm wondering if there is anything we can do about the bills. Ds1 has a severe form of eczema and is currently in hospital for the third time in six months. He had to take immune suppressents and use lots…
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High water bill due to dripping toilet - Anything I can do?
Just received a water bill covering the past 6 months which was very high (£540 for 3 people in rented property). Checked meter and could see it was going up when no water was being used. Identified that one of the toilets was dripping from the cistern into the bowl. Shut off the water supply to the toilet and meter seems…
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Severn Trent Billing
Yesterday, I surprising received a reminder for an outstanding bill that said needed paying from Severn Trent. I say I was surprised, because I didn't recognise the amount they were demanding, or even remember receiving a bill lately from them (but thinking back, I think it is about this time of year a new bill is due)…
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Water board has taken me to court
The water board has taken me to cour t for £1300 and I know have to fill in attachment of earnings form . Any advice on competing the form would be much appreciated .
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South West Water bill has jumped from £44 to £142 a month!
Been happily paying around £40 for month for a couple of years when my wife and I (just the two of us with usual usage - shower every morning, toilet flushes, dishes washed every couple of days and washing machine used once a month) get an amended bill through that is now charging us £142 a month. I phoned SSW up who said…
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how much water have I used?
anyone help please. just moved into a new flat, first time with a water meter, I thought the HA had set up the bill so I have no start reading. When I ring to set up the account on Monday will they ask for a start reading or will they have one already?if not what will happen? should I guess the start reading? if so I've…
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Surface Water rebate with Thames Water - back claiming, is it possible?
Thames Water charges every house for Surface Water Drainage i.e. rain water. I recently discovered my next door neighbour had claimed a reduction since 2007 because our rain water goes into a soak-away. I applied and Thames Water replied “we took your word that the rainwater from your home does not drain in to our sewer”.…
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checking flowon shower
Just tried checking flow rate on shower, is this the best way? Trying to figure out if I have flow restrictor on shower. Turned shower on , collected all water from shower head for the first 10 seconds, then timed that by 6, collected 1 litre, so 6 litres a min, so a 5 min shower is 30 litres,which sounds good to me?
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High water bill, constantly spinning meter
Hi all, We have recently had a considerable increase in our monthly water bill due to 'high usage', from £34 to £77. We live in a flat and don't think our water usage has changed or is above average. Washing machine 2-3 times a week, Wash dishes 2x a day (No dishwasher), 2 quick morning showers and a rare bath. I checked…
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Water Bill - Too High?
Hi everyone, thanks in advance for any responses. Our water bill has gone up significantly since April this year - we're on a water meter. The direct debit is now £47.33 a month. There are only 2 of us - but we are both at home all day. Our usage from 4th Apr - 17th Sept was 64 cubic meters and the bill was £250. Does this…
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water standing charges
for the first time we are living in a property with a water meter, its expensive. I understand why the standing charge is made: cost of sending bills, collecting payments, dealing with enquiries, (as per the bill) I do not understand why 1) the standing charges are based on your usage? 2) there are 2 standing chgs (metered…
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Immersion heater rushing water
Hi guys, This morning, as usual, I put my immersion heater on for half an hour. After this half hour had passed, I suddenly heard the sound of rushing water. I went to investigate and discovered it was coming from the cupboard where my immersion heater is. I've never seen (or heard) this before, and my water meter was…
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Water bill 4x usual amount!!
Hi, received our 6 monthly water bill from thames water the other day and it's for £274! It's usually around the £70 mark, I don't pay by dd I just pay it every six months when it comes in. We've lived here almost five years and it's always been around the same and nothing's changed, it's a 2 bed flat the meter is just…
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Water Board sent us to debt collectors during a dispute.
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give us some advice? We had to move out of our (rented) property in May this year, so we're temporarily living with family whilst we're sorting out somewhere else to live. We got a final bill from Southern Water for £237.92 which covered about 4 months, the bills before this…
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South West Water CCJ Advice Please
I rented out my house in 2012 to a tenant, on leaving my old property I informed the water company who sent the final bill to my new address which was paid. Unbeknown to me, south west water sent bills to the new occupier, my tenant, which they ignored, so they went to the land registry and as I was the owner of the…
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Happy!
I'm so glad we went over to a water meter with Yorkshire water. Our direct debits were £48 before the meter, this went down to £28 when the meter was fitted. Just got our first annual bill and we're due a refund and the DD has gone down to £15 a month. :T I admit to being frugal with our water and I've scanned the forum…
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Water usage down, bills up, when water meter installed
I'm all in favour of water meters, they are fair - as long as the water company isn't just trying to make a quick buck when they make you get one. Our house used to be a 4-bed house with a 2-bed annexe (same address and water bill) and large garden - in one of the more affluent parts of Bristol (i.e. high rateable value).…
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Water board has taken me to court
The water board has taken me to court for £1300 and I now have to fill in attachment of earnings form . Any advice on competing the form would be much appreciated .
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Water Meter and Landlord
I am currently in a flat which is unmetered. At the time of being shown round it by the agent, there was no mention made of water charges. Sadly to my cost, I forgot to check this before moving in. Is the agent/landlord obliged to reveal these things or is it up to the prospective tenant to ask? Thanks.
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severn trent heavy handed tactics
Hi, We received a bill for approx £40 from Severn Trent dated 01/10/14, we've had a lot going on with a death and threatened redundancy so unfortunately this was forgotten.., so today, the 20/10/14 we receive a letter threatening court action if it's not paid in 14 days. This has made me really angry, I fully intend to pay…
