Water meter

[presta]

I'm the sole occupant in a 3 bed semi, so I've been on a meter for the last 27 years, I can't remember how much I saved.

My average use over the last 25 years is 50.3m^3, and the current bill is £338 for 51m^3.

It looks like I'm a bit above average, which doesn't surprise me, the combi boiler needs running a long while before the water runs hot, and the toilet frequently requires 3-4 flushes to empty it.

 

[Kingfisher101]

I'm the sole occupant in a 3 bed semi, so I've been on a meter for the last 27 years, I can't remember how much I saved.

My average use over the last 25 years is 50.3m^3, and the current bill is £338 for 51m^3.

It looks like I'm a bit above average, which doesn't surprise me, the combi boiler needs running a long while before the water runs hot, and the toilet frequently requires 3-4 flushes to empty it.

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Could you eat less if you are producing a brick?

 

[Paulus]

Myself and MrsP went metered a few years back. Our monthly bill went from £49 per month to £17. It's £18 at the moment but as yet we don't know how much Affinity water are going to increase their charges.

 

[Paulus]

Myself and MrsP went metered a few years back. Our monthly bill went from £49 per month to £17. It's £18 at the moment but as yet we don't know how much Affinity water are going to increase their charges.

After a quick check, Affinity water are increasing the amount by 19% for metered customers and 29% for non metered.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've just opened my annual bill after it's been on my stairs for a week. Does it look ok, as in no big increase in charges? 🤔 I live alone in a small one bedroom flat. I have a 20 minute daily shower and use quite a lot of water when washing clothes by hand. Would I be better off asking for a meter to be installed or am I better off staying as I am?🤔

 

[presta]

Could you eat less if you are producing a brick?

Not unless I want to lose weight, no.

The problem isn't me, it's 'water saving' toilets, six litres isn't enough flush water, so the outlet at the bottom of the pan has to be smaller, and so they keep blocking. The end result is that 3 or 4 flushes of a 'water saving' toilet uses more water than one flush of a toilet with a 12 litre cistern that actually works.

My old toilet never blocked in 50 years of use, compared to the new one which needs unblocking several times a week. It's not just mine, I've used scores of others in B&Bs and hostels, so I knew what I was in for before I bought one. So much so that after the cistern on the old toilet packed up I used to flush it with a bucket for a year or two, to avoid the hassle of a new one.

I tried to find a loo with a 12 litre flush, but was told they're unavailable because they're against water regulations. That was interesting, because at the time, the council had just refurbished the block of flats where my mother lived using loos with 12 litre cisterns. Presumably they did so because they knew they'd get inundated with complaints about loos not flushing if they fitted 'water saving' ones.

 

[newts]

Since 2001 the max single wc flush has been 6 litres in the uk, for a few years previous it was 7 litres (larger cisterns should have their fill valves set to 6lts).
It took a few years for uk pan manufactuers to re-design the rims to increase the flow rate for a 6 lt flush to clear the contents in one go.

 

[lazybloke]

Tempted by a water meter if i have the option to 'try and revert'.
My 4-5 minute showers are frugal, but i think there would be a significant cost due to my wife and daughter being fans of filling their baths to the brim!
And the amount of water that goes onto garden veg is astonishing (despite having water butts).

 

[BoldonLad]

Tempted by a water meter if i have the option to 'try and revert'.
My 4-5 minute showers are frugal, but i think there would be a significant cost due to my wife and daughter being fans of filling their baths to the brim!
And the amount of water that goes onto garden veg is astonishing (despite having water butts).

I think the “try and revert” is reasonably widely offered. Up thread someone mentions United Utilities offering it, and, Northumbria Water I know offer similar.

 

[presta]

It took a few years for uk pan manufactuers to re-design the rims to increase the flow rate for a 6 lt flush to clear the contents in one go.

The difference in the pans is in the outlet at the bottom, it's much smaller on 'water saving' ones. Either way, they're effin' useless if they won't flush, and end up using more water.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Tempted by a water meter if i have the option to 'try and revert'.
My 4-5 minute showers are frugal, but i think there would be a significant cost due to my wife and daughter being fans of filling their baths to the brim!
And the amount of water that goes onto garden veg is astonishing (despite having water butts).

Could you save the water from the baths and use that to water the plants??