Have you saved by getting a water meter?

Tight_as_a_Drum

For the last few years I've been unmetered paying 280 a year, meters are currently being installed to our whole area, ours was installed in January. I have just received a new bill for 305 starting in April, there are 2 of us in the house and i was looking forward to a reduction in bills because of this.

Infact from the correspondance I've received I was exepecting a letter stating how much we had used in the 2 months the meter was installed and from that a newly calculated bill. Am I to wait a year with the possibility of a refund at the end?

How long did you all wait to be able to compare metered/unmetered??

Cardew

Tight_as_a_Drum wrote: »

For the last few years I've been unmetered paying 280 a year, meters are currently being installed to our whole area, ours was installed in January. I have just received a new bill for 305 starting in April, there are 2 of us in the house and i was looking forward to a reduction in bills because of this.

Infact from the correspondance I've received I was exepecting a letter stating how much we had used in the 2 months the meter was installed and from that a newly calculated bill. Am I to wait a year with the possibility of a refund at the end?

How long did you all wait to be able to compare metered/unmetered??

Unless you water your garden in summer, or change your 'lifestyle', water consumption is pretty even throughout the year.

So if you monitor your consumption over a set period(by reading the meter) you will be able to estimate annual consumption and hence expenditure.

Don't forget to acertain if you are paying for Surface Water drainage, and if so check if you are entitled to relief from that charge.

tori.k

Dispite the SWW meter calc saying we would pay more our cost have dropped from £90 a month to £55, household of 5 we are still really bad with water saving

gyromain

Over the last 18 year I reckon to have saved appropriately £9000 from having a meter installed as soon as we moved in.

pdx123

Incredible saving with water meter!

I was actually paying more for water than gas & electricity combined !

Unmetered £750 year - metered only £180 year! :j

mrs_baggins

I just cant see how people have such low water consumption!! It must be me. Even though for the majority of the time there is just me my metered charges are now £24 a month. I shower at the gym as often as I can, never use hose or dishwasher. Am out at work mon to friday. The only extras I do is my sons wasjhing so maybe 2 extra loads a week. Have restricted my power shower useage as well. I do have a bath about 3 times a week but this is not even half full anymore. so i applaud anyone that can get it to £10 a month!