Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: andyM on October 25, 2013, 12:49:30 pm
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In August I changed over from a 400 gpd RO to a 4040 with Booster pump.
I set waste ratio to what I though "looked about right" but never actually measured and timed the waste/pure output.
I guestimated it was about 70% waste to 30% pure.
Fast forward to today.........
The quarterly Water Bill comes through the letterbox for just shy of £400!!! :o
Our water supply is metered and is usually around £180-£200 every quarter.
That was an expensive mistake.............. >:(
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Strooth Andy! Money down the drain.
I have a 40 x 40 RO producing 500 litres a day, 5 days a week and the good lady informs me that our water bill, which is unmetered, (so i dont know why i mentioned how much water I'm producing) is about £110 a quarter.
How much do you anticipate paying for your quarterly water bill?
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In August I changed over from a 400 gpd RO to a 4040 with Booster pump.
I set waste ratio to what I though "looked about right" but never actually measured and timed the waste/pure output.
I guestimated it was about 70% waste to 30% pure.
Fast forward to today.........
The quarterly Water Bill comes through the letterbox for just shy of £400!!! :o
Our water supply is metered and is usually around £180-£200 every quarter.
That was an expensive mistake.............. >:(
To give you a (very) rough idea, the water bill on my 4040 works out less than a tenner a week. Allowing for me being a bit lazy sometimes, assume a tenner a week maximum for a sole trader. This is business use only as my work water is a few miles from home.
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In August I changed over from a 400 gpd RO to a 4040 with Booster pump.
I set waste ratio to what I though "looked about right" but never actually measured and timed the waste/pure output.
I guestimated it was about 70% waste to 30% pure.
Fast forward to today.........
The quarterly Water Bill comes through the letterbox for just shy of £400!!! :o
Our water supply is metered and is usually around £180-£200 every quarter.
That was an expensive mistake.............. >:(
To give you a (very) rough idea, the water bill on my 4040 works out less than a tenner a week. Allowing for me being a bit lazy sometimes, assume a tenner a week maximum for a sole trader. This is business use only as my work water is a few miles from home.
Yes around a tenner a week for pure water sounds right to me as well Paul.
As I say the quarterly bill for household use (me & mrs) plus the water I use for RO usually comes to £180-£200.
So I've literally put around £200 down the drain. :-[
I will be sorting out my waste/pure ratio at the weekend to make sure it doesn't happen again. ::)roll
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In August I changed over from a 400 gpd RO to a 4040 with Booster pump.
I set waste ratio to what I though "looked about right" but never actually measured and timed the waste/pure output.
I guestimated it was about 70% waste to 30% pure.
Fast forward to today.........
The quarterly Water Bill comes through the letterbox for just shy of £400!!! :o
Our water supply is metered and is usually around £180-£200 every quarter.
That was an expensive mistake.............. >:(
To give you a (very) rough idea, the water bill on my 4040 works out less than a tenner a week. Allowing for me being a bit lazy sometimes, assume a tenner a week maximum for a sole trader. This is business use only as my work water is a few miles from home.
Yes around a tenner a week for pure water sounds right to me as well Paul.
As I say the quarterly bill for household use (me & mrs) plus the water I use for RO usually comes to £180-£200.
So I've literally put around £200 down the drain. :-[
I will be sorting out my waste/pure ratio at the weekend to make sure it doesn't happen again. ::)roll
Oh all you metered people! You must need a degree in Water Services to work out this :D We got a wee leaflet from Pure Water when we started using there kits on how best to do it.
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In August I changed over from a 400 gpd RO to a 4040 with Booster pump.
I set waste ratio to what I though "looked about right" but never actually measured and timed the waste/pure output.
I guestimated it was about 70% waste to 30% pure.
Fast forward to today.........
The quarterly Water Bill comes through the letterbox for just shy of £400!!! :o
Our water supply is metered and is usually around £180-£200 every quarter.
That was an expensive mistake.............. >:(
To give you a (very) rough idea, the water bill on my 4040 works out less than a tenner a week. Allowing for me being a bit lazy sometimes, assume a tenner a week maximum for a sole trader. This is business use only as my work water is a few miles from home.
Yes around a tenner a week for pure water sounds right to me as well Paul.
As I say the quarterly bill for household use (me & mrs) plus the water I use for RO usually comes to £180-£200.
So I've literally put around £200 down the drain. :-[
I will be sorting out my waste/pure ratio at the weekend to make sure it doesn't happen again. ::)roll
Oh all you metered people! You must need a degree in Water Services to work out this :D We got a wee leaflet from Pure Water when we started using there kits on how best to do it.
Ironically, in my flat, I want to be metered but they won't let me. It would require three meters to isolate my usage from other flats in the block. Many older flats were built that way.
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In Scotland we have meters however my business unit will be on 'Development Scheme' Which means our water rates are included in Business Rates so we can bargin better prices however households don't generally have meters.
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meters what r these things you talk about :D
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Strooth Andy! Money down the drain.
I have a 40 x 40 RO producing 500 litres a day, 5 days a week and the good lady informs me that our water bill, which is unmetered, (so i dont know why i mentioned how much water I'm producing) is about £110 a quarter.
How much do you anticipate paying for your quarterly water bill?
Dear me, mine's not much more than that for a whole year, plus it only 90 ppm!!!! ;D
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Strooth Andy! Money down the drain.
I have a 40 x 40 RO producing 500 litres a day, 5 days a week and the good lady informs me that our water bill, which is unmetered, (so i dont know why i mentioned how much water I'm producing) is about £110 a quarter.
How much do you anticipate paying for your quarterly water bill?
Dear me, mine's not much more than that for a whole year, plus it only 90 ppm!!!! ;D
Mines £22.00 per month (no metre) and 029 ppm, almost good enough to use unfiltered.
I feel for you fellas that are paying hundreds of £ per quarter.
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Strooth Andy! Money down the drain.
I have a 40 x 40 RO producing 500 litres a day, 5 days a week and the good lady informs me that our water bill, which is unmetered, (so i dont know why i mentioned how much water I'm producing) is about £110 a quarter.
How much do you anticipate paying for your quarterly water bill?
Dear me, mine's not much more than that for a whole year, plus it only 90 ppm!!!! ;D
Mines £22.00 per month (no metre) and 029 ppm, almost good enough to use unfiltered.
I feel for you fellas that are paying hundreds of £ per quarter.
Taken throughout the year and allowing for a bit less work done in winter, it's probably a bit over £100 a quarter. Considering what I can earn with it, I suppose that's acceptable. Just have to allow fotr it in the turnover.
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I'm smiling-but I don't know why.
We pay £150PCM.
Work and home.