Water Meter charges - how many units do you use?

[PavlovtheCat]

I know this has been done to death, but around how much you pay. Seeing as there is such a gulf of charges between the different companies, i really struggle to see quite how much more i seem to be paying, but it is a lot.

So, how many UNITS to do you use per month/quarter. And what size is your family, how often roughly do you use washing machine etc, do you have economical toilet etc?

We used 33 units for the last quarter on their estimate. Reality was more like 38. We use washing machine around 6 times a week, economical dishwasher every day, hardly any other washing up, we shower every other day, sometimes daily but not always, DD showers with us twice a week (so not extra water) and baths once or twice a week in a shallow bath on her own. DS has a tinsy bath once a week or so, or gets in with his sister. We have an economical flush on our loo, and let it mellow (although DD likes to flush before, during and after a poo!).

So i am interested to know what you use?

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About 33 units for us too from memory, washing machine gets used 2/3 times a week, diswasher maybe twice as usually just wash up, more baths though as I love a nice deep bubble bath.

ours is not metered, I remember there was an option to have a water meter fitted but I chose not to - we pay about £190 a year

completely not what you were asking, sorry

We use a little under 100 units a year for four of us. That's well below average, but it still costs an arm and a leg & we'd be better off without a meter (it was put in compulsarily back when they could do that). The main reason it's so low is we're all swimming freaks, swimming up to 6 times a week & tend to shower at the pool afterwards, so the home bath/shower isn't used as much as normal. We run the washing machine roughly every day and the dishwasher most days. I don't think the loos are especially economical, but they do have 'hippos' in!

happy are you happy with the cost of yours? Do you think it matches your usage, what you would expect to pay? I am guessing snorkie that you don't think it is worth it?

I really don't think we use water excessively but 33 units is costing £150 or so, including sewage, so, £600 per year. For 3 of us (now four but only just, he is only 13 weeks!)

It irritates me that there is a huge cost difference for water according to where in the country you live - I don't really see why this should be the case. And I think if you have a meter and are low users (ie: clearly trying to conserve where possible) that you shouldn't be paying more than people without a meter. I think we pay around £300 per year for ours, which actually doesn't sound too bad compared to your bill pavlov.

Pavlov, have checked my bill - we used 31 cubic m's - thats for 6 months though as only billed twice each year - cost was £141 so approx £300 a year.

Didn't read your post properly and presumed you were billed like us. Your charge seems around the same for the number of units but thats double what we use for the three of us. You dont have a leak anywhere do you?

I am going to check. SWW have sent me a leaflet to look at. They have told me it is my responsibility to identify and fix a leak. But the dials do not go around that i can see, which i would think they would if the leak was that big? I am going to check it overnight, but sure it is not a major leak (would have to be to use that much?)

Also, downstairs (live in a flat) has a leak and the plumber turned off the water and it affected our water pressure, which we were surprised at, so we were wondering if her water was linked to ours (an older lady living on her own).

I can't possibly imagine we would use double the amount you use, even if we were excessive, we would have to be really excessive, like two showers a day each, several loads of washing a day, several dishwashers a day? Does not make sense.