Water Bill's Going Up View's Please

[in a mo]

Water bills are rising again ,we all complain but we think nothing of going into a supermarket to buy "Bottled Water" why do water companies also sell Good Quality water.
ANY thoughts

[hc4361]

Oh, rowlocks. Got that wrong good and proper. I was sure the law had changed.

[hc4361]

They don't actually take the meter out - they just revert to unmetered bills.
The meter usually goes outside at the stopcock.

[invisiblelady]

Ah right. Thanks for your help :-)

[TheHangman]

There is no such thing as Yorkshire water now Invisible, it's Kielder water, Yorkshire water are just middle men selling inferior products which is why our water is now full of limescale.

[mrs.chappie]

My meter is indoors.

When it was last read, the meter reader told me that Yorkshire Water are installing 'smart meters' over the next year or so, and apparently they can be read from outside, negating the need to enter the property.

I'll be glad when they do, 'cos the meter's very low down, almost at ground level, and a bu88er to read.

[invisiblelady]

Kilelder Water? Will have to google them. My water tastes and smells like a swimming pool. Also noticed much more limescale in my iron! I would prefer metre outside but I guess as long as its free.....

[Sparkles62]

Invisible, my Ex mother in law was from Yorkshire, she used to come to visit us every few weeks and she used to bring a load of empty pop bottles with her and fill them up with our tap water, take them back andput them in her fridge. We always thought she was just a bit eccentric, but it must have been because of the taste of the water.
Ours tastes lovely.....but then we do seem to get rather a lot of it here in wet Wales. lol

[mrs.chappie]

Actually, thinking about it, the meter at my last house actually WAS underground. Even more of a bu88er to read.

[boxtops]

I certainly don't "think nothing of buying bottled water" - I hardly ever do. I refill an old bottle from the tap every morning to take on the train with me.

Our water's going up by about 5%, the first increase here for ages.

[Dodger666]

hc4361.

The law did change from October 1st 2012 in that water companies took responsibility for shared sewers on private property. Prior to that it was the property owners responsibility until it joined the main public sewer.

If it's any consolation I was also wrong in saying water companies were responsible for all supply pipes, they're not. It's up to the shared owners to pay for repairs. I had read it as the property owner was only responsible for the green pipes shown in the map, not the blue ones too.

We had water meters fitted in 2003 and it saved us a lot, our water bills halved. However, a couple of years later I discovered one of our meters was actually registering a small water flow when there wasn't one. The meter was changed and I agreed a refund from the water company. Don't assume water meters are accurate, keeps tabs on them.

[craft1948]

I'm with Yorkshire Water on a meter, live by myself, and pay £8 a month.

[theshedman]

Thought we were doing well when last year's water bill came in. Our monthly bill gone down a few pounds but when I looked properly they had changed it from 10 monthly payments to 12. So had gone up yet again this time to £82 a month. Hate paying this just to keep directors pays up.

[Dodger666]

the shedman

If you haven't got a water meter you could be better off with one. Nearly £1000.00 a year for water is a lot of water. Of course it does depend on how many people live in your house, but it's still a lot.

We're with Severn Trent and the last 12 month period I have bills for we paid £340 for 104 cubic metres of water including sewage charges. That's nearly 23,000 gallons of water.

If you don't have a water meter, depending on your area and type of property, I believe you can have one fitted free and if you don't like the outcome you can revert to paying water rates. The meter will remain in the property and the next owner of the property will have to use the meter.

[theshedman]

Hi Dodger, we are with South West Water. Looked into having a meter fitted and we may be a few pounds better off but not much. May get one fitted though just to see what the difference is and if we don't save we can always get it switched off before the end of the first 12 months.

[Dodger666]

theshedman

I assume you have used South West Water's ready reckoner?

http://www.southwestwater.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=7314

[theshedman]

Hi, yes I have. May apply for one anyway as they usually send someone around to talk to you about it. Worth a try. Cheers