Water meters

terryharman

i have a child with exma, (i cant spell it :P) a skin condition

Woby_Tide

the meter will normally be outside the property anyway so affecting the driveway isn't an issue. I'd have thought that with ezcema yo woulldn't be washing as much due to the affect on the skin anyway. normally if meters are installed they can be removed within a year if they are more costly than rateable value. Just check before you discount it without trying. One day in the near future all properties are going to be metered. the sooner we all take responsibility the better.

deanos

Woby_Tide wrote:

. normally if meters are installed they can be removed within a year if they are more costly than rateable value. .

That only applies if you ask to have one installed , it seems like this is a compulsary meter being fitted as the water co asre saying the OP has to have one

shelly

When my neighbour moved from next door to her new property there was a meter installed and she says its much cheaper than being on the normal standard bill. There's 2 adults and 4 children. You may be pleasantly surprised.

cosmile

ive just had a water meter installed and i am on the special tarrif,i do have a disabled child ,but the rules are 3 children or more and you can go on the special tariff.(thames water)

withabix

Metering is fair. You should pay for water according to the volume you use.

You are quite within your rights to collect rain water from your gutters and use that if you want to save money!

Water treatment is an expensive process. Everyone should have a meter IMHO. It encourages you not to waste water.

margaretclare

terryharman wrote:

my property does not currently have a water meter installed, and my water company is Essex & Suffolk water, and they currently have no water ban in place

Only because they've been taking water from the rivers! The Hanningfield reservoir is full but the River Chelmer is low.

I live in this area too and remember, this is the driest area of the country. It makes sense to conserve water whether you're told to or not - you shouldn't need telling.

We've recently bought a second rainwater barrel and attached it to the downpipe at the back, the pipe that carries rainwater off the roof into a soakaway. If we do get the dry summer that's threatened I plan to use this water for watering the container plants on the patio. The other rain barrel has been there for some 10 years or so, and we use that for watering the rest of the garden and for topping-up the pond when necessary.

I had a water-meter installed years ago, after I was widowed in 1992 and because I used to go away a lot working. It paid for itself in a year or two. Now there are 2 of us again , retired so at home all day and we still don't use as much water as many people do - we had the bath removed a few years ago and a proper shower cubicle installed. Washing-machine twice a week.

When I was a child we used to wash, and wash clothes, only in collected rain-water. And this water was called 'soft water'. You might find, with a child who has eczema, that collected rainwater might be kinder to his/her skin than tap water. Of course, you'd have the trouble of collecting it and heating it to wash with.....

Margaret Clare

Mr_Proctalgia

I have a water meter and I'm careful with water anyway and 2 weeks ago I got my water bill statement.............................. I owe 16p LOL

They do work and they do make you think when you turn the tap on. My ratable value bill would be over £400 I now pay £120pa.

HTH

alanobrien

Just enquired about getting a water meter installed as our rates are nearly £600 a year :eek: i was told there is a 20 to 25 week waiting time in the Thames water area !!!

I think the water meters they use must be made of that rare material unobtanium

cosmile

alanobrien wrote:

Just enquired about getting a water meter installed as our rates are nearly £600 a year :eek: i was told there is a 20 to 25 week waiting time in the Thames water area !!!

I think the water meters they use must be made of that rare material unobtanium

that maybe an average time,im with thames water i applied for a water meter and it took 6 weeks from start to finish.