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Actual meter usage over £750 for 2 adults & 1 child in Yorkshire - what's wrong??

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  • Cardew
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    The average consumption in UK is 60 cubic metres per person per year.

    So with 3 people the average would be 45 cubic metres per quarter.
  • Cardew wrote: »
    The average consumption in UK is 60 cubic metres per person per year.

    So with 3 people the average would be 45 cubic metres per quarter.

    So it could have been an estimate, despite what Yorkshire Water says about actual readings.

    I will do the "overnight tap test" today, will see tomorrow.
  • The overnight test did not report any leaks. Some water was running somewhere for the first 45 minutes, probably just filling-up the tank. After that for 6 hours no change at all.

    We are going away for 3 weeks, so I will definitely note the values there, especially with the view of the neighbours next door... I still find it hard to believe we are using three times the water what all our friends with larger families use.
  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
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    Checked for crossed supply ?
  • Fire_Fox
    Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite
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    Do you have a power shower? They can use an incredible amount of water in a relatively short time, far more that a bath. If so how many minutes a day is the shower used? Have you tried putting the plug in while you have a 'normal shower and seeing what the result is? You say you have a toddler, is your wife an SAHM but wasn't in 2008?
    Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
  • Sandrock
    Sandrock Posts: 143 Forumite
    Self confessed nerd when it comes to anything financial and/or numerical! :cool:
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