water stop !!!!

alta

Hi
I have just had a new boiler fitted, the plumber found that my stock !!!! is on the pavement to the front of the property. It is a shared one, 3 houses, so when its turned off for any reason 2 other houses loose their water as well.
He said that if I rung the water company, and explained, they reduce your water bills, for the inconvenience. Does anybody know if this is correct? I rung my local water supplier, Southern water, and they said they had not heard of it.

deanos

no they will not reduce your bills if you are on a shared supply, your plumber is talking rubbish !

quailpower

The only thing I can think of is that if you are on a shared supply you cannot have a water meter fitted.

As a result, if you were to ever apply to have a water meter fitted they would be unable to fit one and would offer you a capped charge as an alternative.

Depending on the rateable value, this could be more than your exsisting bill - but if you are a single occupant you could definately benefit.

For example, if on Rateable Value, your bill is £405 per year.

You could apply for a water meter, and be offered the Assessed Volume Charge.

the prices varies from company to company but for UU:


Detached (includes houses, link detached houses and bungalows) £510.79

Semi detached (includes houses and semi detached bungalows) £472.47

Other household premises (includes flats and terraced houses) £376.63

Single person household
£272.60

So if you were living in the property on your own, having a shared supply would reduce your bill.

deanos

you can fit water meters on shared supply's

quailpower

deanos wrote: »

you can fit water meters on shared supply's

Not always, Shared supply is one of the most common reasons that a meter is unable to be fitted.

deanos

The vast majority of shared supply's can have a meter, either internally or at point of entry into the property outside

quailpower

deanos wrote: »

The vast majority of shared supply's can have a meter, either internally or at point of entry into the property outside

I must be wrong then. I dont know about other companies but I know UU generally wont fit to shared supply.

deanos

Seems very odd as like i say you can fit internally or at point of entry into prop by tracing supply,i guess company's all work differently