Has anyone reverted back to unmetered/rateable charging after meter fitted?

akwexavante

freesha said:

Nothing wrong with a water meter. Pay for what you use. No one seems to have issues doing that with gas/electric, so why water?

I have a small house, single occupancy, 1/2 acre garden and a large pond.  If i had a water meter it would cost me a fortune.  Nobody wants to pay more than necessary for anything, be it tax, water, energy etc etc. insurance premiums, mobile phone contracts, i could go on.

The OP's initial question i think was..... has anybody had a water meter fitted and then changed back to RV?

I haven't had a water meter at my current address, but i very definitely would change back in my situation.  BUT i now know that i'm not on RV billing .............. i thought my bill was based on RV with a single occupancy discount.

There are thousands of people looking for ways to reduce their overall energy bills at mo.  I think we accept that we have bills to pay whatever they are, but we also don't want to be paying more than we need to for anything.

mmmmikey

akwexavante said:

freesha said:

Nothing wrong with a water meter. Pay for what you use. No one seems to have issues doing that with gas/electric, so why water?

I have a small house, single occupancy, 1/2 acre garden and a large pond.  If i had a water meter it would cost me a fortune.  Nobody wants to pay more than necessary for anything, be it tax, water, energy etc etc. insurance premiums, mobile phone contracts, i could go on.

The OP's initial question i think was..... has anybody had a water meter fitted and then changed back to RV?

I haven't had a water meter at my current address, but i very definitely would change back in my situation.  BUT i now know that i'm not on RV billing .............. i thought my bill was based on RV with a single occupancy discount.

There are thousands of people looking for ways to reduce their overall energy bills at mo.  I think we accept that we have bills to pay whatever they are, but we also don't want to be paying more than we need to for anything.

Hi - I follow your reasoning, but when you say having a water meter would cost you a fortune, have you actually done the sums or are you just assuming that? 

I say that because a friend in a similar situation to you has saved a considerable amount. Although watering her (large!) vegetable garden takes a lot of water, even in dry, sunny Lincolnshire about half of that comes from water butts and is only needed for a few months of the year.

akwexavante

mmmmikey said:

I follow your reasoning, but when you say having a water meter would cost you a fortune, have you actually done the sums or are you just assuming that? 

At my previous house (1993 to 2021), no garden, i had a water meter and during the last few years i was paying an average of roughly (If my memory is correct) £23 a month. No more than £28 at worst. Single Occupancy.

The garden where i am now has very free draining sandy soil.  It was just a field of grass when i bought.

I know i'm using a lot more water now. I have 5 water butts, but they don't last long.  Pond is in an exposed sunny setting and needs topping up once a week in summer, occasionally twice in breezy hot weather.  It takes a tad over an hour to lift the water level an inch and can take two hours to top up after a hot spell of breezy weather. Chillies, tomatoes, peppers, Cucumbers in the greenhouse every day. 28 young trees to water regularly for the first few years in summer, dozens of young perennial shrubs to keep going until established. 200+ onions, 100+ shallots, Broad Beans, brassicas,  Black Currants, Gooseberries, Strawberries and more and more. The water i use now will reduce significantly once these young trees and shrubs establish and look after themselves better, though.

There's all the water i'm using for the mixing of plaster, concrete, mortar etc whilst i modernise the house itself, this will come to an end though too.

mmmmikey

akwexavante said:

mmmmikey said:

I follow your reasoning, but when you say having a water meter would cost you a fortune, have you actually done the sums or are you just assuming that? 

At my previous house (1993 to 2021), no garden, i had a water meter and during the last few years i was paying an average of roughly (If my memory is correct) £23 a month. No more than £28 at worst. Single Occupancy.

The garden where i am now has very free draining sandy soil.  It was just a field of grass when i bought.

I know i'm using a lot more water now. I have 5 water butts, but they don't last long.  Pond is in an exposed sunny setting and needs topping up once a week in summer, occasionally twice in breezy hot weather.  It takes a tad over an hour to lift the water level an inch and can take two hours to top up after a hot spell of breezy weather. Chillies, tomatoes, peppers, Cucumbers in the greenhouse every day. 28 young trees to water regularly for the first few years in summer, dozens of young perennial shrubs to keep going until established. 200+ onions, 100+ shallots, Broad Beans, brassicas,  Black Currants, Gooseberries, Strawberries and more and more. The water i use now will reduce significantly once these young trees and shrubs establish and look after themselves better, though.

There's all the water i'm using for the mixing of plaster, concrete, mortar etc whilst i modernise the house itself, this will come to an end though too.

Definitely sounds like you're better off without a meter for as long as that's allowed I guess the day will come when they become compulsory, but the meantime good luck with the veg growing and renovations

Chrysalis

I decided against metering after seriously considering it, nothing to do with the water company, but rather more that I am at my LL mercy for any water leaks, and I have had several in the past, and may even be one now I am not aware off.