Benefits of a water meter!

andyf3050

Hi all,

I know it's something of a rarity these days but both of my water bills have been reduced since having a water meter fitted. When I moved in with my OH we had water and sewage bills (both separate with Anglian water and Essex & Suffolk water) of £24.00 & £24.67 per month respectively. Excessive I thought, especially with being from 'up North' where it was only about £16 a month.

Anyhoo, since the meter was fitted we've managed to reduce from £24.00 to £9.80 a month and the other one is set to reduce as well as we are nearly £60 in credit. Get in..!

Just thought I would share that with you, especially if you're considering having a meter fitted.

Thanks, Andy...:j

Candy53

Is there just the two of you though? You didn't mention you had children.

There are equivalent to 4 adults in our house, us, and our teenage kids. We wouldn't even think of having a meter fitted yet.

Candy

PaulJM

On the other hand...My wife and I have a teenager and a younger child, so officially, a water meter is a bad thing for us.
Unfortunately, we moved into a house where an old couple had had one installed, and you can't get them taken out (might put some people off buying your house, I reckon, as I thought twice)
But....I actually do ok out of it.
We need to conserve water as part of our civil responsibility, I reckon (even though we're not struggling for it 'oop norf', we never hear the end of it as it affects the south east, like almost everything )
I quite like the fact that if we're really careful, and turn the taps off, use water butts, don't flush all the time, we save money and water. I think we all should think about doing that!

bleepandbooster

" Don't flush all the time " :eek:

Cofion
David

PaulJM

It's my favourite and only guide to life.

Cambridge32

I'm in two minds about water meters. We moved house a few years ago and were initially paying £11 per month (2 adults). After one year this increased to £22 per month. Following the increase we stopped flushing the loo as much (only when necessary), both switched from baths to showers, and stopped watering the garden (it has survived) and washing our cars. However... another year later and our bill has remained unchanged at £22 per month.

Surely our bill should have gone down? Or are we paying a fixed amount up to a certain volume of water used, with additional charges for each unit used thereafter? We live in Cambridge.

andyf3050

I forgot to mention that there are five us living here. We have an 8 year old daughter and twin boys who are 3. This would mean that our water consumption could be quite high with baths, washing machine, dishwasher etc. but the meter seems to be working out ok!

brewerdave

My water rates were going up to ~£800 pa for this next year..so I've bitten the bullet and had the meter installed-hoping to save ~£300+ as there are only 2 of us in the house now...but its a win-win as I can go back on conventional rateable value approach if it doesn't work out.

macman

Cambridge32 wrote: »

I'm in two minds about water meters. We moved house a few years ago and were initially paying £11 per month (2 adults). After one year this increased to £22 per month. Following the increase we stopped flushing the loo as much (only when necessary), both switched from baths to showers, and stopped watering the garden (it has survived) and washing our cars. However... another year later and our bill has remained unchanged at £22 per month.

Surely our bill should have gone down? Or are we paying a fixed amount up to a certain volume of water used, with additional charges for each unit used thereafter? We live in Cambridge.

Has your actual consumption gone down-what do the bills say? Are they based on actual readings or estimates? Have you supplied regular readings?
No, there is no 2 tier system.
Remember that prices have also risen. Your monthly spend is already very low.