Water in general

(Does anyone else remember that hymn?) When I moved into our rented house we had to sort out our water rates. It was all sorted after a few weeks and we were getting billed regularly for around £70. It wasn't until one of my family members suggested that it might work out cheaper with a water meter, that I decided to look into it. Notice how the woman on the phone never mentioned that to me when I was sorting out my bills with her! After spending around ten minutes waiting to speak to someone, the people on the phone told me that I could apply for a water meter which I did. They send me a pack through the post which was very easy to comlete and I ...  Read the complete review

What is it about water that makes it so expensive? Doesn't it just fall from the sky? Why the hell am I paying £58 a month for it then? OK, I am being a tad sarcastic here, but it really does annoy me how the whole water service system works. Let me explain: When I moved into my rented house, the water bill was something like £70 a month. I was told that I could get a meter fitted and it would be cheaper, so there's tip number one: if you don't have a water meter fitted, you can probably save money, so contact your water provider and ask them to fit one. The lady on the phone said they couldn't fit one at my house, due to poor access. At this point, ...  Read the complete review

Water is a product hydrogen colliding with oxygen twice. It is, and has been on Planet Earth in abundant supply before the existence of humans. Yes it has to be managed, especially where it is scarce, but generally in the world there is no shortage. Water is essential to life on the planet, without water it is unlikely anything can survive. So why then should we take this resource for granted. When we pick up a glass of water, we drink it if we a thirsty, but if full we are also ready to throw it away without a second thought. In the United Kingdom, the water issue is one of distorted fact and pathetic greed displayed by over-zealous ...  Read the complete review

ar water bill goes up more than the rate of inflation. It seems that utility companies can do what they like. Generally water companies charge a flat rate calculated on the rateable value of your property. Water meters are suitable for households that use less water. When a meter is installed householder pays according to the water used. The meter works on similar line to electricity or gas meters. In most cases a meter will be installed free of charge. In houses where it is too expensive to install one, customer maybe asked to pay. Water meter will help conserve the usage. It will in most places bring the water bills down. So ...  Read the complete review

We changed to having a water meter about eight months ago, having sat down and done the sums. As we sometimes have to work away from home, it's absolutely no contest. Because we have a four bed house, but there are only two of us, on the one hand we were having to pay about £400 p.a. to Severn Trent for water, but on the other, it looks like we will pay about £120 a year for having our water metered. It's great, because it makes you ecologically more responsible as well - we now think about how all our water is used, and if we can, we use it twice, without going overboard and syphoning off the bath water to do the roses. Having a water meter gives you a different ...  Read the complete review