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  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,455
    Chippycafc said:
    We have a water meter fitted and before i got it done, was paying about £350 a year. (2001) For years we were only paying about £10 a month once the meter was fitted. So we saved considerably.

    It has now gone up to £40 a month to give TW a boost on infrastructure projects and meet environmental stamdards.to their funds.

    My sister lives in Dartford in a 1 bedroom flat and pays over £600 crazy.
    is your sister on a meter or not?
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,260
    PrincessFiona said:
    Chippycafc said:
    We have a water meter fitted and before i got it done, was paying about £350 a year. (2001) For years we were only paying about £10 a month once the meter was fitted. So we saved considerably.

    It has now gone up to £40 a month to give TW a boost on infrastructure projects and meet environmental stamdards.to their funds.

    My sister lives in Dartford in a 1 bedroom flat and pays over £600 crazy.
    is your sister on a meter or not?
    I'll bet not. I'm in a 1 bedroom flat in Greenwich & pay just over £600 a year, I'm trying to get a meter !
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,853
    PrincessFiona said:
    Off_it said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    PrincessFiona said:
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    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    Out of interest, why don't you want one. Our bill has been a third for years since we've had a meter for. I don't; know anyone who hasn't made significant savings with a water meter. I've lost count of the friends and family we've told about our savings who has come back to us and thanked us for telling them as they have saved too
    When we moved here 10 years ago we discovered that the farm opposite were paying for our water supply. They’d had family living in ours for many years and it was the original ‘workers cottage’. There’s only 2 of us and it’s a 2 bed cottage but we have 90 thirsty chickens

    edit - I should add that when we started paying for our own supply we were offered a meter but declined 
    Are the farm still paying for your water then? Maybe they have asked for a water meter to be installed as don't want to carry on paying?
    No, we sorted that out with them and Thames Water so that the cottage has a separate supply. 
    so if you pay without a meter now, it is highly likely from my experience that you will pay a lot less with a meter
    And it's highly likely from my experience that you will pay more.

    It's not a right vs wrong scenario. There are some winners and some losers. Again, I really don't understand why some people just can't seem to accept that.
    How many people have you compared. Many comments on here form those saying they have saved. I don't know anyone who hasn't
    I've undertaken extensive research. I asked CAST to run a survey.

    But, seriously, I'm telling you that I'm paying more. So the "everyone saves money" mantra is just not true. As I've said, there are winners and losers. Surely that's not contentious?
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,596
    Off_it said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Off_it said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    Out of interest, why don't you want one. Our bill has been a third for years since we've had a meter for. I don't; know anyone who hasn't made significant savings with a water meter. I've lost count of the friends and family we've told about our savings who has come back to us and thanked us for telling them as they have saved too
    When we moved here 10 years ago we discovered that the farm opposite were paying for our water supply. They’d had family living in ours for many years and it was the original ‘workers cottage’. There’s only 2 of us and it’s a 2 bed cottage but we have 90 thirsty chickens

    edit - I should add that when we started paying for our own supply we were offered a meter but declined 
    Are the farm still paying for your water then? Maybe they have asked for a water meter to be installed as don't want to carry on paying?
    No, we sorted that out with them and Thames Water so that the cottage has a separate supply. 
    so if you pay without a meter now, it is highly likely from my experience that you will pay a lot less with a meter
    And it's highly likely from my experience that you will pay more.

    It's not a right vs wrong scenario. There are some winners and some losers. Again, I really don't understand why some people just can't seem to accept that.
    How many people have you compared. Many comments on here form those saying they have saved. I don't know anyone who hasn't
    I've undertaken extensive research. I asked CAST to run a survey.

    But, seriously, I'm telling you that I'm paying more. So the "everyone saves money" mantra is just not true. As I've said, there are winners and losers. Surely that's not contentious?
    Not everyone will pay less, but it is the majority. I certainly pay more than if I were on the old rates, but that's my fault if you like, as I use a lot of water. 

    I personally don't see the issues with water being metered, it's what we've done for almost forever on Gas and electric, pay for what you use, everyone should have one. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,680
    Thames Water are in a deep financial crisis and they are desperate to charge as much money as they can get away with.
    If water meters were to lower everyone's bill then what's in it for them.
    Don't make sense. 
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,596
    blackpool72 said:
    Thames Water are in a deep financial crisis and they are desperate to charge as much money as they can get away with.
    If water meters were to lower everyone's bill then what's in it for them.
    Don't make sense. 
    Believe it’s an instruction as they are one of 5 water companies who’s area is deemed water stressed.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,455
    Off_it said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Off_it said:
    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    PrincessFiona said:
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    PrincessFiona said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    Out of interest, why don't you want one. Our bill has been a third for years since we've had a meter for. I don't; know anyone who hasn't made significant savings with a water meter. I've lost count of the friends and family we've told about our savings who has come back to us and thanked us for telling them as they have saved too
    When we moved here 10 years ago we discovered that the farm opposite were paying for our water supply. They’d had family living in ours for many years and it was the original ‘workers cottage’. There’s only 2 of us and it’s a 2 bed cottage but we have 90 thirsty chickens

    edit - I should add that when we started paying for our own supply we were offered a meter but declined 
    Are the farm still paying for your water then? Maybe they have asked for a water meter to be installed as don't want to carry on paying?
    No, we sorted that out with them and Thames Water so that the cottage has a separate supply. 
    so if you pay without a meter now, it is highly likely from my experience that you will pay a lot less with a meter
    And it's highly likely from my experience that you will pay more.

    It's not a right vs wrong scenario. There are some winners and some losers. Again, I really don't understand why some people just can't seem to accept that.
    How many people have you compared. Many comments on here form those saying they have saved. I don't know anyone who hasn't
    I've undertaken extensive research. I asked CAST to run a survey.

    But, seriously, I'm telling you that I'm paying more. So the "everyone saves money" mantra is just not true. As I've said, there are winners and losers. Surely that's not contentious?
    But no one said everyone saves money. I used the words 'I don't know anyone who hasn't'. and 'highly likely' based on the numbers of people I know who have switched and saved. I asked you because if you said you knew 20 people who had switched and more than say 16 had not saved, then in your experience, you could say highly likely. But if your sample size is 1 or maybe only a few then you can't, you can only say you didn't save by switching
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,976
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    It partly depends on where you live, if in an area of deemed extreme water stress they can just fit one, they don’t need your permission. As Thames water I believe that covers their entire region.

    unless you are running 20 baths a day for your chickens I suspect you’ll find you’ll save money compared to standard charge.

    i live in a large house with four adults. That means probably 4 showers a day and two baths. My wife seems to love seeing the washing machine on at least 15 times a week, dishwasher at least once a day and as for the toilets and the amount of toilet paper we get through I reckon at least 20 flushes a day! Everyone bar me seems to like to see water pouring down the drain when they brush their teeth, for my sins I do like to keep my grass green and jet wash the family fleet each weekend.

    all metered at about £90 a month.

    what are you paying a month unmetered?


    £64 per month. 
    Will probably build a compost loo if we have to go down the meter route but we won’t unless we have to. 
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,455
    Arsenetatters said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    It partly depends on where you live, if in an area of deemed extreme water stress they can just fit one, they don’t need your permission. As Thames water I believe that covers their entire region.

    unless you are running 20 baths a day for your chickens I suspect you’ll find you’ll save money compared to standard charge.

    i live in a large house with four adults. That means probably 4 showers a day and two baths. My wife seems to love seeing the washing machine on at least 15 times a week, dishwasher at least once a day and as for the toilets and the amount of toilet paper we get through I reckon at least 20 flushes a day! Everyone bar me seems to like to see water pouring down the drain when they brush their teeth, for my sins I do like to keep my grass green and jet wash the family fleet each weekend.

    all metered at about £90 a month.

    what are you paying a month unmetered?


    £64 per month. 
    Will probably build a compost loo if we have to go down the meter route but we won’t unless we have to. 
    That's a lot more than us in a 4 bedroomed house and we use a lot of water on our large garden. Rob7Lee's example show he only pays 50% more with a very high usage

    Why would you need to build a compost loo if you go down the meter route? That's a bit extreme. Quite (maybe 'highly') likely you will save money with a meter (although experiences vary and not everyone saves)
  • KingKinsella
    KingKinsella Posts: 1,312
    Valiantphil said:
    Can never understand the anti-meter folk. 
    In every aspect of life, surely you only want to
    pay for what you use. 
    Pay -per -mile car use?
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  • KingKinsella
    KingKinsella Posts: 1,312
    I know Thames Water its a failing company.

    They installed a meter

    I was on a fixed fee- they contacted me and said my metered usage was low and I was overpaying, so I went over to metered use.  Can' t remember exact amount about £30/month.
    Readings were taken and appeared on my bill.
    Then there was  a gap of 30 months (from early 2022) without readings ( I did ring up but got left hanging on the phone) and now the cost is £96/month last year,  increased to £98/month this year. Based on the one and  only reading this year our  usage is 150/litres /person/day when national average 140 litres/person/day.
    Neighbour has told me he pays half what I do (same size family-2 adults 2 students, we are 4 adults). I've got water butts etc for garden use , so little used other than in the house.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,971
    yes, but the students will only have a shower once a month
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    Well unlike it seems everyone else ours went up after they forced a meter on us. Not massively. Neighbours all fine as they only have 2 people there but we have 3 or 4 depending on time of year. I moan at the kids to take shorter showers. Thames Water have nearly £70 a month off me. 
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,260
    Arsenetatters said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    It partly depends on where you live, if in an area of deemed extreme water stress they can just fit one, they don’t need your permission. As Thames water I believe that covers their entire region.

    unless you are running 20 baths a day for your chickens I suspect you’ll find you’ll save money compared to standard charge.

    i live in a large house with four adults. That means probably 4 showers a day and two baths. My wife seems to love seeing the washing machine on at least 15 times a week, dishwasher at least once a day and as for the toilets and the amount of toilet paper we get through I reckon at least 20 flushes a day! Everyone bar me seems to like to see water pouring down the drain when they brush their teeth, for my sins I do like to keep my grass green and jet wash the family fleet each weekend.

    all metered at about £90 a month.

    what are you paying a month unmetered?


    £64 per month. 
    Will probably build a compost loo if we have to go down the meter route but we won’t unless we have to. 
    I doubt you'll have to go down the meter route. As has been mentioned, Thames Water is an area of extreme water stress & I assume they have written to all of their customers to advise that it is compulsory to have a meter fitted & to contact them to arrange an appointment. If you don't contact them I'm sure that they'll be very happy to keep taking your money each month which judging by comments on here is very likely to be higher without a meter than with. No doubt you'll receive another letter in a years time advising you that you have to have a meter installed & so it will go on.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,455
    KingKinsella said:
    I know Thames Water its a failing company.

    They installed a meter

    I was on a fixed fee- they contacted me and said my metered usage was low and I was overpaying, so I went over to metered use.  Can' t remember exact amount about £30/month.
    Readings were taken and appeared on my bill.
    Then there was  a gap of 30 months (from early 2022) without readings ( I did ring up but got left hanging on the phone) and now the cost is £96/month last year,  increased to £98/month this year. Based on the one and  only reading this year our  usage is 150/litres /person/day when national average 140 litres/person/day.
    Neighbour has told me he pays half what I do (same size family-2 adults 2 students, we are 4 adults). I've got water butts etc for garden use , so little used other than in the house.
    We pay a third of our next door neighbours, we are metered, they are not. We have a larger house and a larger garden with more plants that need watering, but we have the same number of occupants
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,021
    Interesting read this.  We've been on a water meter since we moved into our 5 bed semi and large garden 11 years ago and our bills haven't been extortionate even when I've been leaving the sprinkler on the lawn every other day for 3-4 hrs an evening in the summer.

    Meanwhile, my bro/sis in law live in a 5 bed detached on a 2.5 acre plot in Kent and they don't have a meter, so they literally leave the sprinkler on day and night on their various lawns and flower beds without penalty (not sure I agree with it but thats another conversation!)

    So now we're about to move imminently to a much bigger detached property on a similar size plot as my bro/sis in law but we've literally just found out we're on a meter, so no such frivolous watering activities for us.  Will be interesting to see how much our bills increase by!
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,455
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Interesting read this.  We've been on a water meter since we moved into our 5 bed semi and large garden 11 years ago and our bills haven't been extortionate even when I've been leaving the sprinkler on the lawn every other day for 3-4 hrs an evening in the summer.

    Meanwhile, my bro/sis in law live in a 5 bed detached on a 2.5 acre plot in Kent and they don't have a meter, so they literally leave the sprinkler on day and night on their various lawns and flower beds without penalty (not sure I agree with it but thats another conversation!)

    So now we're about to move imminently to a much bigger detached property on a similar size plot as my bro/sis in law but we've literally just found out we're on a meter, so no such frivolous watering activities for us.  Will be interesting to see how much our bills increase by!
    Is that because you are moving areas? - as you say you are already on a meter where you are now and have a large garden and currently leave the sprinkler on every other day for 3 to 4 hours in the summer

  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    PrincessFiona said:
    Chippycafc said:
    We have a water meter fitted and before i got it done, was paying about £350 a year. (2001) For years we were only paying about £10 a month once the meter was fitted. So we saved considerably.

    It has now gone up to £40 a month to give TW a boost on infrastructure projects and meet environmental stamdards.to their funds.

    My sister lives in Dartford in a 1 bedroom flat and pays over £600 crazy.
    is your sister on a meter or not?
    No
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,891
    KingKinsella said:
    Valiantphil said:
    Can never understand the anti-meter folk. 
    In every aspect of life, surely you only want to
    pay for what you use. 
    Pay -per -mile car use?
    Yes. It’s called fuel. 
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,891
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Interesting read this.  We've been on a water meter since we moved into our 5 bed semi and large garden 11 years ago and our bills haven't been extortionate even when I've been leaving the sprinkler on the lawn every other day for 3-4 hrs an evening in the summer.

    Meanwhile, my bro/sis in law live in a 5 bed detached on a 2.5 acre plot in Kent and they don't have a meter, so they literally leave the sprinkler on day and night on their various lawns and flower beds without penalty (not sure I agree with it but thats another conversation!)

    So now we're about to move imminently to a much bigger detached property on a similar size plot as my bro/sis in law but we've literally just found out we're on a meter, so no such frivolous watering activities for us.  Will be interesting to see how much our bills increase by!
    Really you aren’t sure ? ! 😆

    I think you do know really. 
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  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,021
    PrincessFiona said:
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Interesting read this.  We've been on a water meter since we moved into our 5 bed semi and large garden 11 years ago and our bills haven't been extortionate even when I've been leaving the sprinkler on the lawn every other day for 3-4 hrs an evening in the summer.

    Meanwhile, my bro/sis in law live in a 5 bed detached on a 2.5 acre plot in Kent and they don't have a meter, so they literally leave the sprinkler on day and night on their various lawns and flower beds without penalty (not sure I agree with it but thats another conversation!)

    So now we're about to move imminently to a much bigger detached property on a similar size plot as my bro/sis in law but we've literally just found out we're on a meter, so no such frivolous watering activities for us.  Will be interesting to see how much our bills increase by!
    Is that because you are moving areas? - as you say you are already on a meter where you are now and have a large garden and currently leave the sprinkler on every other day for 3 to 4 hours in the summer

    I'm only moving 8 miles further into Kent (Petts Wood to Westerham) and when I say its a large garden, its postage stamp in comparison to the new one.  I'm expecting our costs to increase (thats obvious given the difference in size of the property) but I was honestly expecting that we wouldn't have a meter at the new place but unfortunately not.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,853
    edited July 3
    PrincessFiona said:
    Off_it said:
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    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    Out of interest, why don't you want one. Our bill has been a third for years since we've had a meter for. I don't; know anyone who hasn't made significant savings with a water meter. I've lost count of the friends and family we've told about our savings who has come back to us and thanked us for telling them as they have saved too
    When we moved here 10 years ago we discovered that the farm opposite were paying for our water supply. They’d had family living in ours for many years and it was the original ‘workers cottage’. There’s only 2 of us and it’s a 2 bed cottage but we have 90 thirsty chickens

    edit - I should add that when we started paying for our own supply we were offered a meter but declined 
    Are the farm still paying for your water then? Maybe they have asked for a water meter to be installed as don't want to carry on paying?
    No, we sorted that out with them and Thames Water so that the cottage has a separate supply. 
    so if you pay without a meter now, it is highly likely from my experience that you will pay a lot less with a meter
    And it's highly likely from my experience that you will pay more.

    It's not a right vs wrong scenario. There are some winners and some losers. Again, I really don't understand why some people just can't seem to accept that.
    How many people have you compared. Many comments on here form those saying they have saved. I don't know anyone who hasn't
    I've undertaken extensive research. I asked CAST to run a survey.

    But, seriously, I'm telling you that I'm paying more. So the "everyone saves money" mantra is just not true. As I've said, there are winners and losers. Surely that's not contentious?
    But no one said everyone saves money. I used the words 'I don't know anyone who hasn't'. and 'highly likely' based on the numbers of people I know who have switched and saved. I asked you because if you said you knew 20 people who had switched and more than say 16 had not saved, then in your experience, you could say highly likely. But if your sample size is 1 or maybe only a few then you can't, you can only say you didn't save by switching
    I know 20 people and 16 have not saved money.Happy now?

    It seems we agree that not everyone saves money with a water meter do we? Good. Let's leave it there then.
  • PrincessFiona
    PrincessFiona Posts: 5,455
    Off_it said:
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    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    Out of interest, why don't you want one. Our bill has been a third for years since we've had a meter for. I don't; know anyone who hasn't made significant savings with a water meter. I've lost count of the friends and family we've told about our savings who has come back to us and thanked us for telling them as they have saved too
    When we moved here 10 years ago we discovered that the farm opposite were paying for our water supply. They’d had family living in ours for many years and it was the original ‘workers cottage’. There’s only 2 of us and it’s a 2 bed cottage but we have 90 thirsty chickens

    edit - I should add that when we started paying for our own supply we were offered a meter but declined 
    Are the farm still paying for your water then? Maybe they have asked for a water meter to be installed as don't want to carry on paying?
    No, we sorted that out with them and Thames Water so that the cottage has a separate supply. 
    so if you pay without a meter now, it is highly likely from my experience that you will pay a lot less with a meter
    And it's highly likely from my experience that you will pay more.

    It's not a right vs wrong scenario. There are some winners and some losers. Again, I really don't understand why some people just can't seem to accept that.
    How many people have you compared. Many comments on here form those saying they have saved. I don't know anyone who hasn't
    I've undertaken extensive research. I asked CAST to run a survey.

    But, seriously, I'm telling you that I'm paying more. So the "everyone saves money" mantra is just not true. As I've said, there are winners and losers. Surely that's not contentious?
    But no one said everyone saves money. I used the words 'I don't know anyone who hasn't'. and 'highly likely' based on the numbers of people I know who have switched and saved. I asked you because if you said you knew 20 people who had switched and more than say 16 had not saved, then in your experience, you could say highly likely. But if your sample size is 1 or maybe only a few then you can't, you can only say you didn't save by switching
    I know 20 people and 16 have not saved money.Happy now?

    We agree that not everyone saves money with a water meter do we? Good. Let's leave it there then.
    Interesting as I know about 18 and all have saved. Seems to be a significant majority on here who have saved too. 

    And I don't need be 'happy', it just needed to be in context because your 'everyone saves money' comment was not in context, as not what had been said.
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,596
    Arsenetatters said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    It partly depends on where you live, if in an area of deemed extreme water stress they can just fit one, they don’t need your permission. As Thames water I believe that covers their entire region.

    unless you are running 20 baths a day for your chickens I suspect you’ll find you’ll save money compared to standard charge.

    i live in a large house with four adults. That means probably 4 showers a day and two baths. My wife seems to love seeing the washing machine on at least 15 times a week, dishwasher at least once a day and as for the toilets and the amount of toilet paper we get through I reckon at least 20 flushes a day! Everyone bar me seems to like to see water pouring down the drain when they brush their teeth, for my sins I do like to keep my grass green and jet wash the family fleet each weekend.

    all metered at about £90 a month.

    what are you paying a month unmetered?


    £64 per month. 
    Will probably build a compost loo if we have to go down the meter route but we won’t unless we have to. 
    You will almost certainly save money on a meter with just two of you (I’m sure even 90 chickens don’t use the same as an extra adult).

    lad I work with lives in a 2 bed flat alone, his metered bill is around £15 a month.
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,266
    Living alone is a great way to keep bills down. Additionally some water-saving habits can develop without interference. E.g. I haven't flushed the loo in over a year now as manage to capture bath and other water for flushing using bowls etc. Also washing up can be left to soak and carried out every other day rather than daily. The plants are watered weekly and they seem to love it that way too. 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,853
    swords_alive said:
    Living alone is a great way to keep bills down. Additionally some water-saving habits can develop without interference. E.g. I haven't flushed the loo in over a year now as manage to capture bath and other water for flushing using bowls etc. Also washing up can be left to soak and carried out every other day rather than daily. The plants are watered weekly and they seem to love it that way too. 

    Classic Charlton Life post. The sort that leaves you scratching your head as to whether it's desperately sad or pure comic genius.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    It partly depends on where you live, if in an area of deemed extreme water stress they can just fit one, they don’t need your permission. As Thames water I believe that covers their entire region.

    unless you are running 20 baths a day for your chickens I suspect you’ll find you’ll save money compared to standard charge.

    i live in a large house with four adults. That means probably 4 showers a day and two baths. My wife seems to love seeing the washing machine on at least 15 times a week, dishwasher at least once a day and as for the toilets and the amount of toilet paper we get through I reckon at least 20 flushes a day! Everyone bar me seems to like to see water pouring down the drain when they brush their teeth, for my sins I do like to keep my grass green and jet wash the family fleet each weekend.

    all metered at about £90 a month.

    what are you paying a month unmetered?


    £64 per month. 
    Will probably build a compost loo if we have to go down the meter route but we won’t unless we have to. 
    You will almost certainly save money on a meter with just two of you (I’m sure even 90 chickens don’t use the same as an extra adult).

    lad I work with lives in a 2 bed flat alone, his metered bill is around £15 a month.
    His kleenex bill is through the roof though.
  • clb74
    clb74 Posts: 10,824
    I thought we was all meant to be saving the planet?
    There's a lot of unnecessary water usaged on this thread.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    swords_alive said:
    Living alone is a great way to keep bills down. Additionally some water-saving habits can develop without interference. E.g. I haven't flushed the loo in over a year now as manage to capture bath and other water for flushing using bowls etc. Also washing up can be left to soak and carried out every other day rather than daily. The plants are watered weekly and they seem to love it that way too. 


    It sertainly makes you think your pouring money down the drain, and i give running a tap whilst cleaning your teethe, or doing the washing up whilst the water is hot and not to forget it and come back and refill etc. Also a water butt for watering the garden etc.

    Having a water meter does make you change your habits, but not as extreme as some suggest.
  • addix
    addix Posts: 1,185
    Arsenetatters said:
    Rob7Lee said:
    Arsenetatters said:
    Just had a message left from Thames Water saying they want to make an appointment to fit our water meter. We don’t want a water meter. I’m not phoning them back. I guess it’s going to be like the smart meters - we held out as long as we could….
    It partly depends on where you live, if in an area of deemed extreme water stress they can just fit one, they don’t need your permission. As Thames water I believe that covers their entire region.

    unless you are running 20 baths a day for your chickens I suspect you’ll find you’ll save money compared to standard charge.

    i live in a large house with four adults. That means probably 4 showers a day and two baths. My wife seems to love seeing the washing machine on at least 15 times a week, dishwasher at least once a day and as for the toilets and the amount of toilet paper we get through I reckon at least 20 flushes a day! Everyone bar me seems to like to see water pouring down the drain when they brush their teeth, for my sins I do like to keep my grass green and jet wash the family fleet each weekend.

    all metered at about £90 a month.

    what are you paying a month unmetered?


    £64 per month. 
    Will probably build a compost loo if we have to go down the meter route but we won’t unless we have to. 
    If you're not on a meter and paying £64/m I'd assume you're on Rateable Value which is based on the number of bedrooms in your property.  Might be worth checking TW have your details correct and aren't already overcharging you.

    This link can help work out if a meter is a benefit for you 
    https://www.ccw.org.uk/save-money-and-water/water-meter-calculator/

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