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Water meters - pros and cons?
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As per my post above - our bill was £672 a year before and now is £288. I would estimate that yours would drop a lot as well! :T
THEY SAVE YOU MONEY! Dont hesitate!!!!
PS. Even the guy from Morisons (their contractors that fit the meters) said "Oh...you will see a massive difference in the cost of water with a meter"
THEY SAVE YOU MONEY! Dont hesitate!!!!
PS. Even the guy from Morisons (their contractors that fit the meters) said "Oh...you will see a massive difference in the cost of water with a meter"
I think there should be a note of caution here!
Ofwat(The Regulator) estimated some while ago that about two thirds of unmetered customers would benefit from getting a meter.
So by defininition, one third wont!!
Some older houses - even huge houses - had a very low Rateable Value(RV) and it is the RV that determines the charges if you don't have a meter.
Bear in mind that the RV was set as far back as 1973 and was based on the notional rent a property could command.
I personally knew of two Band H properties, with many acres of land and now worth £million+, that have(and had) an RV of £50. and so pay less than £200 per year.
This was because in 1973 they were unmodernised, no CH etc etc. Thus nobody would ever want to rent them with all the upkeep necessary.
Whilst those are extreme cases, there are plenty of old terraced properties that were similarly unmodernised in 1973 and had a nominal RV. They could have been modernised and now be desirable residences, yet retain their RV.(officially they should have applied for a meter - but who does?)
i have a young family of 3 and i am with anglian water, our water bill is £54 per month, is this about right seems a bit steep, would i be better off changing to a water metre?
http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/household/your-account/water-meters/choosing/
A cousin of mine pays less with a meter than unmeasured bills and she has her, hubby and 5 kids!
According to the below link the water co should give you a water meter calculator which should give an accurate calculation. Otherwise/and in addition you can work out your usage from the Uswitch link in the below.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/cut-water-bills
Alan