[firefly123]

been useing an unmetererd supply in local carpark got  to stop now to many people useing it  i e to clean cars caravans  fill vans that clean patios and window cleaners to fill there tanks someone who lives near by has been takeing photos sent them to council its costing them to much  o well back to my metered supply at home

[p1w1]

oh well good while it lasted i suppose

[rosskesava]

I was buying pure water at £1.50 per 25ltrs as I live in a flat 12 floors up. It was getting expensive so I buy a Merlin RO, DI, etc, etc.

I get it all plumbed in the kitchen in a cupboard over the sink and resign myself to carrying barrels up and down each evening.

I use it for one night and the next day a bloke from Southern Water calls to arrange a date to fit a meter as every flat in the block is going on one. I could have head butted the wall.

Two days later, I have a water meter.

I'm under no legal obligation to pay according to the reading on the water meter and can carry on paying the same as before it was fitted. The problem is that there's an exclusion to that law, if I use an RO system then they can force me to pay according to the meter. As they can read the meter from outside my flat, I'm basically stuffed because they will know from the amount of water I'm using etc etc etc.

So, I'm using the tap in the car park which is out the way and right next to my (paid for) parking space and I resign myself to getting bored witless for a few hours each evening filling up 200lts worth.

I use that for one evening and the next day........ a letter arrives saying the council will be replacing the large boiler that provides the hot water and heating for the block. The tap is on the side of the boiler room. On March 19th, the work starts so after that, I'll be paying for metered water.

 

I'm trying to find a garage to rent that has a water supply but I don't hold out much hope.

[firefly123]

poor  you sounds like most of us have it easy compared to you mate

[Dick]

WFP sounds very complicated, compared to trad.

[Sean Dyer]

im devastated. My water rate went up from 7quid a month to 9quid.

[ronnie paton]

i have a unit that has free water supply it helps. if you go through say 3500 5000 litres a week im sure the bill would be high

[windowswashed]

wish i only paid £9 a month water. Try more like £800 a year

[dazmond]

a cubic metre of water used on a meter is less than £3 so say you use 6000L a month its less than £18 a month.hardly bank busting.this is DI only though.less than a fiver a week.

[Steve_c]

Get a sub meter fitted. Deduct the reading from the main meter reading tel them this is for your business and it is no return to sewer. Southern water is £1.15 per 1 cubic meter = 1000lts If you don't do this and tell them what you are doing you will be charged at 95% return to sewer at around £4 per cubic meter. You will be required to fill out the necessary paper work once this is done the water company will be expecting your reading. I have had a compulsory meter fitted and have had my meter and water supply inspected by southern water all ok so far.

[Tom White]

wish i only paid £9 a month water. Try more like £800 a year

Mine is £523 this year; I've just been doing my filing; and I thought that was expensive.  This is for water and sewerage.

[H S and Son]

Changing my van within the next 12 months. We've just gone on a meter at home, think I'll be getting a 4040 fitted in the van and fill up lunchtime at customers.

[davids3511]

Mines £55 a month based in the same area as Sean so I suspect he isn't doing much wfp.

[davids3511]

Changing my van within the next 12 months. We've just gone on a meter at home, think I'll be getting a 4040 fitted in the van and fill up lunchtime at customers.

Youll have to pick them carefully. Customers can get arsey about this. I had a letter once telling me to stop using her water or she would have to start charging me. I wasn't, she misunderstood the system. She never mentioned it to me again, but cancelled 2 months later. She couldn't take hack seeing me each month after making such an arse of herself.

[elite mike]

wish i only paid £9 a month water. Try more like £800 a year

Mine is £523 this year; I've just been doing my filing; and I thought that was expensive.  This is for water and sewerage.

good job your not on a meter then tosh,lucky you

[Sean Dyer]

Mines £55 a month based in the same area as Sean so I suspect he isn't doing much wfp.

IM 100 % wfp

Not on a meter

Its a water rate

[alanwilson]

Glad we don't pay for water up here.

[rosskesava]

Get a sub meter fitted. Deduct the reading from the main meter reading tel them this is for your business and it is no return to sewer. Southern water is £1.15 per 1 cubic meter = 1000lts If you don't do this and tell them what you are doing you will be charged at 95% return to sewer at around £4 per cubic meter. You will be required to fill out the necessary paper work once this is done the water company will be expecting your reading. I have had a compulsory meter fitted and have had my meter and water supply inspected by southern water all ok so far.

Thanks for that bit of info.

I shall look into it.

[steeley]

wow as low as £9 a month, that would be lovely costs me £150 a month for water.

[Window Washers]

Changing my van within the next 12 months. We've just gone on a meter at home, think I'll be getting a 4040 fitted in the van and fill up lunchtime at customers.

Matt, don't bother it is not as much money as you think being on a meter, if your using a merlin I would get a 4040 though as they are very poor for wasting water.