Water meter - makes you think about the environment and can save you £££ (Water in general)

Member Name: dmandrew

Product:	Water in general
Date:	23/02/08 (75 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheaper water for many people, and encourages green behaviour

Disadvantages: You feel the cost of a bath

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 mind set - you are simply more careful. And it saves you a packet as well. Our meter was supplied free by Severn-Trent Water - and it was an easy job to do as well for the fitter. Our meter is fascinating - it measures to 0.00001 of a cubic metre, so you can see exactly how much you use for making a cup of tea, going to the loo or having a bath.
For a large family it might not be so cost effective, but anything that makes us think about how we use natural resources must be a good idea.
With Severn-Trent we were given a year in which we could change our mind about the meter, with no cost penalties.

Summary: Work out potential savings first, then go for it if it seems good