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Boiler ON OR OFF?
This night sound really stupid, but is it cheaper to have my boiler on constantly, or have it heat up (timed)? I've always thought that it would be more expensive to heat the entire boiler from cold, rather than just keep it ticking over throughout the day. Brief run down: I'm in a 20 year old house, one adult and at home…
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Thames Water billing
Hello Up until about 6 months ago I always paid my water bill by DD. Since I have paid monthly via phone on their automated system (i do have a good reason for doing this). My water in unmetered. Today I noticed that my bill (usually approx £30/month) when I dialled the usual automated service said I had £600 odd to pay,…
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New Build Shared Ownership / Water Pipe Leak - Help pls!!
Hi everyone, I bought a new build under Hyde Housing's Shared Ownership in July 2007. It's a 1 bedroom flat and I own 50%. For the first year, my water bill was £20 per month. In years 2 & 3, it was £13 per month - good times. At the start of year 4, it hiked up to £44 per month and at the start of year 5 up even further…
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Water bills increases
i am thinking about having a water meter fitted and as there are only two of us in a three bedroom house I will certainly cut my bills by around £150. I have been looking at the price increases for 2013/2014 and see that Yorkshire Water is increasing bills for non-metered users by 3.5% and for metered users by 7.7%. Surely…
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Overpaid water bill but refund not possible
I recently learned about the benefit of having a water meter fitted in my home. I live alone in a one bedroom flat and would therefore benefit from having a water meter fitted. I felt it unjust that I had overpaid my past year's water bill by more than double, so I contacted the Consumer Council for water in Bristol for…
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MSE News: Household water bills to rise 3.5%
"Average household water and sewerage bills in England and Wales will increase by 3.5% over the next year..." Read the full story: Household water bills to rise 3.5% Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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2013/2014 Water Bill increases
Sorry about formatting but you can see it laid out better here http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressnotices2008/prs_pn0313bills Forecast average household bills for 2013/14 (including 3% inflation) a Note: some figures may not add up due to rounding Water & sewerage companiesAverage Water Bill 2013/14 £ Change from…
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Do I need landlords permission to get water meter?
I live in a rented flat. I spoke to Thames Water who said I could probably cut my bill by getting a water meter installed. I explained that I live in a block of flats with two water supplies (a tank on the roof for the bathroom and a pipe into the block from the road for the kitchen). He said that in that case they…
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Charged for drain repair
I am with South Staffs water and have recently received a letter from UKDN Waterflow drainage company demanding details of my insurance company to pay for repair to a drain two houses down the street. The letter says my property shares all or part of the drainage system that requires repair, and my details are needed in…
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anglian water water missed dd now got legal action
Hi, On the 1st Dec 12 we missed a direct debit to anglian water, which had been running fine for about two years, we didn't realise until january that we had missed a payment. We received a bill dated the 20th Dec 12 from them for £528 after christmas, we then got a letter dated 8th Jan from them saying they are starting…
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can they really charge this much?!
Hi everyone, We moved recently, from a 2 bed terrace to 3 bed terrace. 2 adults, 2 kids that are still in nappies. I rang Severn Trent to change our details and they said we'd have to pay £50 a month. In the previous property, it was £17! We don't use anymore water than in the old house, so I don't believe charging so much…
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Help please, water bill doubled in new house!
We have just moved (2 adults 2 teen girls) into a smaller modern 2 bedroom house from a slightly larger 2 bed cottage and the water bill which is now metered, is going to be around £51 a month! In the old house (unmetered) I was paying £25 a month! I was pretty angry and have asked them to explain how this is worked out. I…
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Any 2 adults + 2 children, Thames Water meter users. How much is your monthly bill?
We are a 2 parent, 2 young child family. Thinking of switching to a water meter in a small flat. Currently paying £41 per month unmetered. I think this is a lot to pay (and Thames Water are going to raise this again come April), however, I am a bit nervous to switch to a meter as my husband has 10 minute showers every…
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Thanks to my water company ! On a water meter, doing work, get refund on next bill
Thanks to my water company ! Advised that they would be doing work on my road and I would need to run my cold water mains tap for up to 30 mins after work completed. Escalated via email to CEO as we are on a water meter and hey presto, they have agreed to reduce my next bill. :j:beer:
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Are shower filters actually useful? (for softening)
Hi all, Basically we live in a pretty hard water area (NW England), and it has triggered eczema for all of my parents & parents-in-law, probably because they have never been to a hard water area until they came over a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, the drinking water is already filtered with Brita and we want to soften the…
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Replacing Lead Pipe
Hi, would just like a little advise. I've tested the flow rate of our taps and we are getting about 6 liters per minute which is very bad, also not very good pressure either. Now the lead pipes date back to the 1920s and I believe the pipes are burst on our land, it is also a shared water supply. So would replacing the…
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What happens with my bill until meter is installed?
I moved in the property I live now 3 months ago. I have asked for a water meter from Thames Water almost 2 months now and had a contractor coming in and confirmed that a meter may be installed more than 1 month ago. The problem is that I am a single occupier and during this time I am paying way too much on water-actually…
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Incorrect Meter, Incorrect bill
I moved into my apartment 4 years ago and I thought the water bill seemed quite high as I was living on my own, however as this was the first time I had moved out of home and had to pay the bill I wasn't sure what the bill should be so I kept paying when they asked for more money. Over the past 2 years the bill seems to…
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Chalenge Seven Trent
Why are we paying Water companies such as Seven Trent who are actually making millions whilst breaking laws and providing a very poor service? Why are we paying to keep a few people very rich for a service of cleaning and transition of an act of nature? They do not provide the water as it is rain water given to them for…
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advice needed please
Hi. I moved into my house last year. I didn't contact any of my utility suppliers as I had no idea who they were, instead I waited for some form of communication from them. My wait resulted in me receiving my bills under the title " the occupier" I then paid these bills to the automated payment phone line, which is the…
