how much water do you use?

heuchera

I got a bit of a shock today when I glanced at our water bill which details how much water our household uses daily. Over the last 6 months we've been using 368 litres a day, it says. That sounds like a colossal amount. There are 2 of us living in a 2 bedroom flat.

We pay about £43 per month, currently, for our water.

I'm going to try and get it down, and hopefully see a reduction in our bill, but I was wondering how much water you Old Stylers use?

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Not too sure ,but I pay £15.30 per month and I live in a three bedroomed terraced cottage.But there is only me living here

GwylimT

We are on a meter, our six monthly bill average at 32 a month, two adults and two children under six, so lots of clothes washing.

GreyQueen

Singleton in a flat, no garden.. Use 1 cubic meter (1,000 litres) per month.

Fosterdog

We are two adults in a three bedroom house and pay £32 a month. Almost £19 of that is the daily standing charge and sewage charge so £13 a month actual usage. We do also have 2 dogs, 2 rabbits, a 100l fish tank, several house plants and an allotment in the garden. we mostly use a waterbutt for the garden but if that runs out we use a hosepipe, 5-10l of water is changed weekly in the fishtank, rabbits have 2 1l water bottles and a large water bowl changed daily and dogs have two large water bowls changed daily. Both of us have a bath or shower every day.

I haven't looked at how many litres it all comes to but we used to pay £43 a month before we had a meter installed so we are £11 a month better off. 368l a day does sound a lot but could easily reach that if you bath more often than shower and wash your hair every day.

heuchera

Fosterdog wrote: »

I haven't looked at how many litres it all comes to but we used to pay £43 a month before we had a meter installed so we are £11 a month better off. 368l a day does sound a lot but could easily reach that if you bath more often than shower and wash your hair every day.

I have a feeling the main culprits are keeping the tap running while washing up (we don't have a dishwasher) and using the washing machine most days. I also do take quite a long time in the shower, though I don't have a proper shower every day unless it's hot weather, I normally just have a strip-wash.

From now on I will try filling the sink with water when washing up and just having an extra bowl to rinse the dishes before standing them on the drying rack.

Washing machine, well I do a towels wash once a week, bedding wash once a week, and various clothes washes in between that.

Sea_Shell

Just looked at our bill - 4 Bed Detached - 2 people

67 cubic metres per year = 67000 litres / 365 = 183 ish per day.

Monthly we pay £26

We wash our cars, and i love my weekly bath (i do shower in between too!!) - no dishwasher though and only do about 4-5 loads of washing a week.

Your bill does seem very high in comparison.

bsod

a third of that

turn the stopcock off overnight, and check the meter hasn't moved

rinsing under a slow running tap for 5 minutes shouldn't use much, a 10 minute electric shower is about 30-40 litres, washing machine maybe 60, flush 6-8

heuchera

bsod wrote: »

turn the stopcock off overnight, and check the meter hasn't moved

oh gosh that's another thing, we should have a plumber coming on Friday, as the kitchen tap has a slow leak.

I didn't realise till recently when I put a jug under the tap overnight and there was about half a pint of water in it by the morning. Not that half a pint of water would cost much, but added up over the months it would make a difference.

I can't turn the stopcock off, as the loo does get used during the night sometimes.

VfM4meplse

heuchera wrote: »

I can't turn the stopcock off, as the loo does get used during the night sometimes.

I know it's not environmentally friendly, but can't stand unflushed toilets although some seem to be able to tolerate this. If you want to save money, perhaps stick a brick in the tank to reduce the volume of water used.

bsod

or at a time of your choosing. it's only for a few hours to check for leaks, there's a pansworth of water in there for no2s, and fill a bucket for no1's

tap probably needs a washer costing pennies, easy diy if you turn off the supply

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