Anyone on a water meter ? Is it saving you money ?

[CaptainUnderpants]

have just gone onto a water meter. Can try it for 12 months to see if we make any savings.

Do you have a water meter and is it cheaper than paying water rates ?

[Hulababy]

Yes we do have a meter and I do think ti works out cheaper. There are 3 of us (me, DH and 6y DD). We don't really do anything to save on water bills

[WingsofaTreefairy]

We have one pay £40 per month but just got or over payments of £190 back. 2 Adults 2 children.

[girlywhirly]

Much cheaper. There are two of us in a three bed house and our bills are less than half what they were. Plus, this year we barely needed to use any tap water on the garden, just used saved rain from the butts.

Unless there are a lot of people in a home, you should make some savings; it is definitely in the interests of couples and single dwellers to have metered water, ie lone parents where dcs only live part of the time with them, or widowed inlaws for example, who by and large use less. It shouldn't cost anything to have the meter installed, and the workmen don't need access to your property unless te water main is in an awkward place, ours is actually under an inspection flap on the pavement.

[notcitrus]

I refused a meter when moving into my house - much as i'd like to save water we suspected large leaks (hopefully all resolved 3 years on) and needed lots of plumbing done including draining the system a few times.

Given our rates are under £400/year for a 5-bed house, I doubt I'd save money with a meter, especially now we have a baby and all the washing of his clothes and nappies. I have lots of friends who've moved to places with meters and ended up spending more - once most people were moved to meters they put the metered prices up.

[annesweetpea]

I live on my own in a council one bedroom bungalow only use my washing machine once a week thinking of getting a water meter, I'm with Thames Water At the moment. I'm on a discount. And I pay pay £14.50 a month does anyone know if I was on a metre would it be cheaper