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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You can drink too much. 2 Litres is recommended (sorry but I do not know the imperial conversion). You should drink more if it is hot (as this will increase perspiration) or you are expelling excessive amounts of fluid, such as through exercise.
Are you drinking caffeinated drinks i.e. tea coffee coke? These can cause diuresis, or mass fluid removal from your body. (Often diet products contain caffeine which will make you lose "weight" through water expulsion though not actually lose fat, unless the caffeine boosts your metabolsim to the point the you energy expenditure goes up). It seems fair & reasonable to increase your water intake marginally if you're consuming these, as they can dehydrate you.
Excess water consumption without expelling it can be dangerous. It can cause electrolyte imbalances, increases blood pressure, and if you are prone, cause you to retain water in places such as your brain, lungs and peripheries i.e. legs and hands, all of which can put our heart into overdrive.
Do you have excessive thirst? There are conditions where people have thirst, such as hyperglycaemia and hormone imbalances.
For your own piece of mind, weigh yourself every morning. Record this weight on a chart. Also record the volume of your fluid intake and also the volume of water that your food contains, basically anything that goes into you. The tricky part is recording your output, which primarily involves measuring urine output. Subtract your output from your input, which will give you what you are retaining. Keep a cummulative total for a week or so.
If you notice that your fluid chart is getting particularly positive, as in you are retaining fluid according to the numbers, or you are getting puffy looking legs or hands, which may be worse with standing and resolved with lying down, then consult a health professional.