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Title: Water mater taken out??
Post by: colin purewater on May 21, 2012, 07:55:00 am

Hi people,

Has any one ever had a water meter take out  of there
House?? The reason I ask is I'm just doin a new house up
And I was told there was no meter but to my horror I found one
Yesterday! I'm not impressed at all as in my current house I pay under £20
A month, and I think we're I'm moving to it will  be more than 5 times
That amount, so has any one every got one taken out and what
Reason did they give if so??

I no its a long shot as I can see them removing it..

Cheers colin

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: Ian101 on May 21, 2012, 08:26:06 am

99% certain once its in .... its in for good  :(

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: EandM on May 21, 2012, 09:06:17 am

They have been likened to radio active fall out  :)

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: Window Washers on May 21, 2012, 10:47:49 am

Quote from: colin purewater on May 21, 2012, 07:55:00 am

Hi people,

Has any one ever had a water meter take out  of there
House?? The reason I ask is I'm just doin a new house up
And I was told there was no meter but to my horror I found one
Yesterday! I'm not impressed at all as in my current house I pay under £20
A month, and I think we're I'm moving to it will  be more than 5 times
That amount, so has any one every got one taken out and what
Reason did they give if so??

I no its a long shot as I can see them removing it..

Cheers colin

i would say you have no chance they will remove it, and £20 a month for water without a meter is very cheap think my bill when I didnt have a meter was about £450 for the year and thats was a few years back now

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 21, 2012, 05:09:44 pm

I think you have one year to get rid if you had it installed in the first place.

Any come back as you were told it didn't have one?

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on May 21, 2012, 05:12:32 pm

cememt it up and say it was like that when you found it ... throw some old ww2 bullet casings in there and they will be sure it wasnt you ;D

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: johnny bravo on May 21, 2012, 05:23:53 pm

they will leave it in,     you just go back to piped water alternitavelly as you had been.

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: bobby p on May 21, 2012, 07:06:47 pm

get diigging , tap in your own line before the meter ?

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: jarvy on May 21, 2012, 07:08:40 pm

Quote from: bobby p * on May 21, 2012, 07:06:47 pm

get diigging , tap in your own line before the meter ?

;D ;D

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: poleman on May 21, 2012, 07:26:12 pm

cant have it taken out...so has been said...sod the robbing b**** tap into the out side mains  ;) free water for life  ;D

Title: Re: Water mater taken out??
Post by: kevinc on May 21, 2012, 07:28:25 pm

i remember a couple of years back when i was part time wc and was fiting windows we worked for a yorkshire water plant.i had a good chat with the guys who moniter water usage in the area,intresting thing when i mentioned wfp and water meters the guys just said divert the pipe (ie as in tap in before the meter and then after-with a tap/valve to it the meter would act as resistance so water would flow easier around it than through)either run it for a month and turn off or alternate the valve ie on two days and off one day.this is only here-say of course and would be illegal to do of course ;) ;)it was just the water board's guys take on how you COULD if you wanted to get round the water meter issue,i'm sure it has been well researched by them ;)