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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mickeybok on July 22, 2015, 06:38:41 pm

Title: Water meter charges
Post by: mickeybok on July 22, 2015, 06:38:41 pm
Does anyone know how much it will cost for water if I change to a meter?
The reason being that I am about to move house and the new one has a water meter fitted. I use approx 300 litres per week. Thanks.
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: slap bash on July 22, 2015, 06:51:12 pm
My water bill has gone up 10 quid a month in the last years since they fitted a meter.
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Paul Wisdom on July 22, 2015, 06:54:50 pm
Not sure if I was being told porkies - but 1000 litres is about a £1.00ish for my area. One cubic metre is 1000 litres SO I AM TOLD.

Not on a meter thanks goodness as I have a 7000 gallon fish pond + a TM to fill up each day + a 400 litre jet wash tank hahahaha
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Smurf on July 22, 2015, 07:33:21 pm
I'm not on a water meter either so sorry I can't help
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Dave Willis on July 22, 2015, 09:31:19 pm
300l a week?
Probably a fiver a week. Plus your household use.
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Walter Mitty on July 24, 2015, 07:54:50 am
You can reckon on £2 per 1,000 litres as a rough average.  It varies by area but that should give a margin for error.  If using an RO, the water used for cleaning should be at least doubled to allow for waste (unless you have a domestic use for it in which case it can reduce the domestic part of your bill).
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Matthew Broadhead on July 26, 2015, 10:03:34 am
You can have a separate meter fitted and they charge separately for that and obviously you can claim that amount back. A friend of mine paid about £150 for it installing. Water per units about £1.70 for 1000 litres. You won't have to pay drainage either so will cost you very little.
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Dave Willis on July 26, 2015, 09:54:44 pm
You would with an ro unless you can prove the waste doesn't go down the drain.
Easy to fit your own meter from supply to RO to monitor usage.
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Rob.Hall on July 26, 2015, 11:32:36 pm
£3.42 for 1000ltrs  with drainage down here.
Check with water supplier for correct price per 1000ltrs.
I put a meter on the outside tape so I know exactly how much goes through the system including ro waist.
Title: Re: Water meter charges
Post by: Ian101 on July 27, 2015, 08:08:07 am
from latest bill £1.68 for sewerage and £1.06 for water per cubic so £2.74 per 1000 litres Dee Valley Water.

Im on a 4040 so takes prob 3000 litres to fill my IBC £8 to £9 per fill

could prob save a few quid on the sewerage if I told them what I used it ??

don't forget if you fit a separate meter to your system then all of that can go against tax bill so roughly £5 to £6 per fill for me so not complaining.