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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: RO-Sheen on March 01, 2006, 11:35:15 am

Title: Water metre bill
Post by: RO-Sheen on March 01, 2006, 11:35:15 am: As I am new to wfp, can someone tell me how much I will be charged for my water bill so I can budget for when the bill comes in?

I have a 650litre reach n wash Ionics PRO-5. This produces 60 pure to 40 waste so approx 1000 litres in total. My water supply is from my home address and is metred.

Thanks all.
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: Ian_Giles on March 01, 2006, 11:40:40 am: Providing you are on a domestic tariff, and depending on your water company charges, you will be paying roughly £1.00 per cubic Metre of water

But it does depend on what area you are in of course, different authorities has differing charges.

Ian
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: RO-Sheen on March 01, 2006, 11:59:19 am: Thanks Ian.
£1 per cubic metre? That sounds very cheap! I live in Oxfordshire but dont know off-hand water the rates are but will check it out. My 650litre tank is approx 1.5 cubic metres so that would be £1.50 please double that due to the waste water so about £3 per tank load!! If that is correct I am very happy with that. As I am new to the business I am only filling up once maybe twice a week so I think I can easily bubget for £6 a week!
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: macc on March 01, 2006, 05:58:38 pm: hi, dont forget that £1 a cubic mtr is supply, we get another bill on top which is 96% of supply. macc. ;D
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 01, 2006, 06:09:05 pm: Quote from: RO-Sheen on March 01, 2006, 11:59:19 am
Thanks Ian.
£1 per cubic metre? That sounds very cheap! I live in Oxfordshire but dont know off-hand water the rates are but will check it out. My 650litre tank is approx 1.5 cubic metres so that would be £1.50 please double that due to the waste water so about £3 per tank load!! If that is correct I am very happy with that. As I am new to the business I am only filling up once maybe twice a week so I think I can easily bubget for £6 a week!

A cubic metre of water is exactly 1,000 litres is a metric tonne. That's why metric measurements are the size and weight they are. They are based on the most plentiful substance on the planet - water. Even temperature is based on it - 100 degrees C being boiling point and 0 degrees C being freezing point.
I suppose it makes sense to base all these weights and measurements around water really due to there being so much of it (south east England excepted).
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: williamx on March 01, 2006, 08:43:21 pm: Does that mean that the south east is going back to pounds and ounces ;D
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 01, 2006, 10:17:45 pm: Quote from: williamx on March 01, 2006, 08:43:21 pm
Does that mean that the south east is going back to pounds and ounces ;D

Pounds shillings and pence I think at the rate we're going. :)
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: P @ F on March 02, 2006, 10:42:53 am: HOLY POOP , £1 and £1.50 per cubic metre , you want to come down to the SW my last bill for a quarter was 30 cubic metres for £105.36 , a rather annoying £3.50 per cubic metre !
The annoying thing is 60% of that charge is for drainage and 40% is for the water , do you think i will get a discount if i tell them that most of the water used does not go into my drain !

Rich P @ F :o
Title: Re: Water metre bill
Post by: JM123 on March 02, 2006, 03:31:14 pm: Most ro units can be used with a brine/permeate pump (from Aquafx www.aquariumwaterfilters.com or www.charterhouse-aquatics.co.uk) which needs no elec supply and allows for up to 85% of waste water to be recycled. Fantastic product and as long as you flush your ro regularly then should be no prob.