Order A Free Save A Flush to Save Water

[jen78]

Link here if anyone wants one...

http://www.unitedutilities.com/SaveaFlush.htm

[Mctavish]

Have you had any experience with these - they sound good and was wondering if you have got one - are they worth sending for ?

[shazam74]

A cheaper method to save water in the toilet is to place a housebrick in the cistern away from the ballcock., or a bottle filled with gravel.

[mrs.chappie]

I have a flush-saver in both my toilets. They were sent to me, free, when I moved into my house.

Don't know if they really do work, but my water bills are very low, because I am careful with how I use water.

[Ice.Maiden]

I'd imagine that, unless you're on a meter chappie, that everyone around you must have fairly low bills as well. Ours are high, so blow it - I'm going to use up what we pay for! : )

[mrs.chappie]

Ice, I have a meter, and I use much less water than the Water Board's stated "average usage".

[Ice.Maiden]

Yes, a friend of mine moved into a new house where there was already a meter installed. Her and her husband found that it was a lot cheaper than paying a monthly amount, but then they had a baby. After a while,the extra use of water for washing and cleaning shot the charges up by quite a bit. Having never had a water meter, I don't know which's best. for a single person, or a couple without children at home, it's probably well worth having a meter installed.

[mrs.chappie]

Being a laydee, my ahem deposits are always petite, but I do know where nono's coming from.

[:o)

[mrs.chappie]

Ice, I was recently given a projected figure of �144 for a year's bill.

If I was paying un-metered, the bill for a year would be �580. So it's a big saving for us. And I like the challenge of saving/using water sparingly.

[:o)

[Ice.Maiden]

Wow - a huge saving indeed! Stick with that meter hun - sounds a lot better!! Would the unmetered amount've covered drainage/sewage charges as well?
I like to be mean with washing up liquid!!! I can make a bottle last for ages, without skimping on the actual cleaning. : )

[mrs.chappie]

I was waiting for a comment like that from nono!

[:o)

[pastafreak]

I am on a meter...with a brick in the cistern.....and I pay �27 per month,which seems a lot compared to you chappie. I don't think I use that much....showers,4 loads of laundry a week,and just the dishes of one person. But I imagine the charges vary across the country.

[zig.zag]

drop a brick in your cistern

saves �������������������������

but do it gently

you know how much plumbers charge lol

[mrs.chappie]

Yes Ice, that amount's the total water bill.

I think we manage to keep it low because we don't have baths (the bath is not a full-sized one) and it's not comfortable anyway.

I also use the water from the garden butt when I can. Flushing the loos, washing the car, watering the garden.

And before nono tells ya different, we get regular showers, just keep 'em fairly short! lol.

[trt]

Fill a freezer bag with water, does the same as a brick and not as dirty.

Or if you live on your own, just flush the loo 3 times a day after you have had a number 2.

[mrs.chappie]

Pasta, that does sound high. Do you read the meter yourself, to check the bill?

[pastafreak]

It does include drainage/sewage

maybe water costs more down here by the sea...lol

[Ice.Maiden]

A friend of mine pays just over �30 a month. She lives in a 3 bed, semi, has one loo and no children at home. I agree with you chappie - I think it must depend on the area in which someone lives.

[mrs.chappie]

Hey folks I'm gonna bid ya goodnight. Got to be up around 7.00 am.

Sleep well y'all.
Catch yer later! xx