Should i ask for a water meter?

macman

Since you can revert to RV billing at any time in the first 12 months, having a meter fitted is a no-brainer.

xegec

in my case :
BEFORE water meter been installed - pay £31 monthly
AFTER installed water meter - currently paying only £14 /month.:)

littlesheepy

xegec wrote: »

in my case :
BEFORE water meter been installed - pay £31 monthly
AFTER installed water meter - currently paying only £14 /month.:)

Excellent! I hope it'd be the same for me Going to phone them this week :T

HappyMJ

littlesheepy wrote: »

Excellent! I hope it'd be the same for me Going to phone them this week :T

Severn Trent Water charges,

152.2p per cubic metre for water
£27.38 standing charge for water meter

92.2p per cubic meter for used water
£12.88 standing charge for sewerage

£29.70 terraced property standing charge

Each occupant of a property will use around 50 cubic metres per year
(152.2+92.2)*50 is £122.20 plus £27.38+£12.88+£29.70 totals £192.16 per year. £16 per month.

Your rateable value bill is £195.90 so I would stick with rateable value. Another occupant in your property would double your usage to 100 cubic meters per year and then your annual metered bill would be £314.36 per year.. Much more than rateable value and once you have a meter after the first year you cannot switch back...ever...

Note the assesed charge is also the same at £106.54+£64.54+£29.70 totalling £200.78 which is higher than your rateable value.

littlesheepy

Thanks ever so much for working that out for me. I thought it seemed a fair price and for the possibility of saving a tiny bit i'd rather not worry about how much water i'm using, particularly when i've got a bath there rather than just a shower where i've moved from

HappyMJ

littlesheepy wrote: »

Thanks ever so much for working that out for me. I thought it seemed a fair price and for the possibility of saving a tiny bit i'd rather not worry about how much water i'm using, particularly when i've got a bath there rather than just a shower where i've moved from

To get the figure of 50 cubic metres per year you really should add up what you use. Most people use around 155 litres per person per day...(56 cubic metres per year without taking into account holidays and usage at work- I use the average of 50 cubic metres to take that into account) but that is an average figure. Single people use more per person than a family of 6 who can share usage such as dishwashing and clothes washing. One day keep a diary of what water you use and add it all up. Baths are usually 80 litres alone. You can use a bucket to measure it yourself without a meter. Then multiply it out for an annual figure. There are also people who post on this board who somehow use 30 litres per person per day. They are the ones who can save a lot in any property.

littlesheepy

Thanks for the advice. Should be in there permanently the end of this week, so will start to get an idea of usage
How do i work out litres to cubic metres?

macman

As has already been said several times, get a meter and if it works out more expensive then just revert to RV billing within the first 12 months.