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

Cardew

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.

craze4you

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.

craze4you

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

Checked for crossed supply ?

Fire_Fox

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?

Sandrock

Try this as a guide http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/5086298.stm