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Meter installed for wrong house?
Hi guys, I'm just trying to gauge how plausible this situation is. When I moved into my new house in November I immediately applied for a water meter. About 2 months later a guy came round and installed it in the street - all seemed well. I've been rather careful with water since the new meter was installed to see how much…
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Valve type cisterns- a useful tip (hopefully)
This was in the latest blurb from my local water co. I hope someone will find it helpful
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Water bill - 2 bed flat
Hi all, newbie here! My boyfriend and I have just bought a 2 bedroom top floor flat and we are trying to work out our monthly budget before we move in. Please could you give some advice on what we can expect our average water bill to be? I'm not sure whether our water is meter run or not so advice on both scenarios would…
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Water Meters and power showers?
Hi, I've been told if you have a power shower it is mandatory you have a water meter, is that true? I have (what I assume is) a power shower (loud pump thing in the airing cupboard starts whirring away when it's turned on) but i'm not on a meter. I was considering going to a meter as there's only 2 of us in the flat and…
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Problem with my toilet
My toilet every so often, and often in the middle of the night decides to re-fill itself for about 10-20 seconds. It only tops itself up for a short period, is there something wrong with the water pressure.
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water leak - help and advise needed
we've had a letter from united utilities to say that there is a water leak either on the common pipe or in a private house. This could be one of the terraced housses on half of the blcok. We know that we are resposinsible. United Utilities have given us seven days to do it! Does anyone know how we can pinpoint the leak?…
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Bailiffs & Utilities companies: A Government petition
Hi there. I am new to this board, forgive me for posting in the wrong area. I'm pretty sure that what I'm referring to applies to most people who are having problems with utility companies.. I have started a government petition regarding the underhand use of debt collection agencies by local government and utility bill…
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Paying two bills?
my family are renting a 2 bed bungalow and have been paying South East Water since November 2006. I have just recieved a bill equivalent to this amount from Southern Water for the 18 month period since we moved in. is it right that i should be paying the same for water in and water out when i appears that other are paying…
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Unoccupied Second House
Can anyone help with this problem? I recently inherited a house a couple of streets away. It is in a bad state and needs a complete refit. I intend selling "as is" the moment probate comes through. My problem - the water has been kept on in "void" hence no bill as I am not using the water, except a little I've used for…
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plumbing costs for pipe/ meter?
Hello all - just wondered if anyone knew what you should expect to pay for a very small job - basically Anglia water said that to get a water meter (internal) I'd need to have my water pipe extended (an additional bit of pipe added) so that the stop !!!! will be behind the sink and not the washing machine, so that a water…
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Water main leak in garden...oh we cant fix it till 2nd Sept..
As title really, been onto the phone again. Back stop for the repair is the 2nd September, said try to get someone sooner.. Good job were not on a water meter in the street... Anglican water dont want to know as its not there pipe. I explained that it was there water, and were not paying for it..
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Free water
I recently heard on talkback radio a discussion about free water. They were saying that if you have a child under school age that you are not obliged to pay for water! Did anyonelse hear this or know whether there is any truth in it?
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Really high water bill for 2 person flat!
Please help us. I live with my partner in a top floor flat in North Somerset. We are at work all day, use the washing machine twice a week, shower every morning, don't use the bath, and wash up every other day, yet our 6 month bill (nov-may) was £191.95, which when asking around is about twice everyone else's bill. We have…
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No Water Bill!
Im just after abit of advice as Ive been living in rented property for 22 months and as yet had no water bill. I originally contacted the water supplier when I moved in & was told someone would get back in touch (they didnt). Then about 6mths ago I started to worry about a huge bill arriving that I wouldnt be able to…
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Water bill of >£6K
Hi folks, Having a saga with South East water and a bill received recently for ~£6600. To give some kind of context, I rent a two bed flat with a friend and we have no swimming pool and neither of us have a hose pipe fetish. SEW have been contacted on numerous ocassions, their promises to contact us back have been broken,…
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want a meter but have to cover all costs for social housing home
Hello This may have been covered elsewhere and if so I am sorry My sister is a disabled single woman on disability benefits only, living in a 1 bedroom social landlord bungalow. Her water usage is about £4.00 a week but she has to pay £38 per month to her Landlord who pays the bill enbloc with all other tenants directly to…
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Unable To Get A Water Meter Fitted
Hi, Very interested in your info on water meters, I have been trying to get a water meter fitted for over 2 years, as I am single and live alone in a council flat. The water company say the cannot fit a meter due to the pipe work/location, and the council (Manchester City Council) who own the property will not help in any…
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Water prices
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2580762/German-water-is-most-expensive-on-the-planet.html
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Dead easy money saving if you are on a water meter
Hiya, I posted an earlier tip from my plumber - use a basin in the bathroom and the basin water collected to flush the loo instead of pulling the cistern handle (he also suggested loo flushing with water from a basin in the kitchen sink). Too add to this - it is just as easy to put a basin on the floor in the shower. It…
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Simple way to reduce water bills
Hiya folks, If you are keen to save on water bills you could try the following when you take a shower:- * Step into the shower * Turn on the shower and wet your hair and body * Turn the shower off * Shampoo your hair / soap your body * Turn on the shower again at the end to rinse the soap and shampoo off * Turn the shower…