[Misc] Question for those with a water meter

[Icy Gull]

Should the circle with the black and white markings on keep moving even when no water is being used? Mine spins slowly but it is moving and we have used 70m3 in the last three months. Is that excessive for 3 people?

Wondering if we might have a leak somewhere or maybe we just bath, shower and flush the loos too often

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Ensure all water supplies in the house and garden are off and check the meter display. Leave for a period and recheck the counter. If it has moved then you probably have a leak and should get the supplier out to do a check. They can hear water leaks underground etc. In-laws had a leak on the joint with the meter itself!

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Should the circle with the black and white markings on keep moving even when no water is being used? Mine spins slowly but it is moving and we have used 70m3 in the last three months. Is that excessive for 3 people?

Wondering if we might have a leak somewhere or maybe we just bath, shower and flush the loos too often

It might be worth getting in touch with Southern Water.

We were excessively overcharged to the point where I phoned them, they made me read the meter outside (in case of a leak). They mentioned that if there was a leak it would be going round even when we had turned the stop-cock off inside.

Turned out, that it hadn't even been checked (though it showed at their end that it had).

 

[Juan Albion]

Check your toilet isn't running by adding a little bit of food colour into its tank.

 

[spence]

Water meters are a rip off

 

[Rogero]

In the last 10 years I have had problems with the water meter leaking. Southern water sent staff to sort it out and no quibbles (nice word) with the bill.

 

[pauli cee]

Water meters are a rip off

I love them, since I don't wash or flush the loo I am way better off:

 

[ofco8]

Water meters are a rip off

My water charges dropped dramatically after a water meter was installed. So quite happy.

 

[Nitram]

Call them out and say you think you have a leak, don’t think it should be spinning .We had someone out to look at ours from SWA. They are pretty helpful afterwards sent out an advisor who checked all the toilets and taps and showers in the house. They put replacement parts on the taps and showers to reduce water usage. All done free.

 

[Garage_Doors]

Water meters are a rip off

Disagree, always avoided having one until we were forced to, and our bills came down significantly.
Wish i had volunteered years ago !

 

[dazzer6666]

My water charges dropped dramatically after a water meter was installed. So quite happy.

This......ours dropped about a third (4 in the house at the time, washing machine used virtually every day, dishwasher, lots of baths rather than showers etc etc).

 

[Mr Bridger]

Should the circle with the black and white markings on keep moving even when no water is being used? Mine spins slowly but it is moving and we have used 70m3 in the last three months. Is that excessive for 3 people?

Wondering if we might have a leak somewhere or maybe we just bath, shower and flush the loos too often

As others have said, shut your water off at your main internal stop tap and check whether the meter is still spinning. If it is then you have an external leak under ground.
If your meter is on the pathway get Southern water to check that the meter isn’t leaking at their meter pit. If they prove that it’s not then you would be liable for any repair on your property. Get them to prove this thou first, if they don’t tell them that you will contact Ofwat, they then should get someone out to check.
If proven that it’s not at the meter then check your buildings insurance, you may be covered but most insurances don’t cover this. Some will only have a dig and locate and not the repair itself.
If not insured go onto the Water safe website and put in your postcode and that will come up with the nearest company that deals with underground leaks.

 

[£1.99]

I am paying £51.50 a month now that i'm on a meter. Can't be right for a 3 bed semi?

 

[Mr Bridger]

I am paying £51.50 a month now that i'm on a meter. Can't be right for a 3 bed semi?

Bedrooms don’t use water teenagers rinse it.

 

[Brian Parsons]

If you have leak, two things to consider, its going into the meter from the mains its the water companies responsibility. If its between the meter and your house its your responsibility and that can be very costly, i speak from experience.

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[studio150]

I am paying £51.50 a month now that i'm on a meter. Can't be right for a 3 bed semi?

Whats a 3 bed semi got to do with a water meter.

Someone in a 2 bed terrace watering their garden regularly would have a higher water meter bill than a 4 bed semi with only 2 elderly people in residence who don't water their garden
Its how much water you use not the number of bedrooms

 

[£1.99]

That's about 9,500 cubic meters of water you're using per month.

Equivalent of flushing an old style cistern over 1,000 times, or a modern toilet 1,500 times.

Also the same as 118 baths, or 153 8 minute showers.

...or about 26 hours of an average tap running.

So if your household isn't particularly mindful about water usage, it could be about right.

I shall be phoning them on Monday. This must be wrong!
It's just 3 of us using water and i'm at work 5 days a week. Alright my teenage granddaughter practically lives in the bathroom but it still can't be that high.

 

[happypig]

Water is cheap, at £1.30 a cubic meter. 1.3p a litre. .

You'll be disappointed when you read that back. 1.3p/litre != £1.30/m^3

 

[Papak]

They're only a rip off if you're using more water than other people.

People with more than 3 in a house usually lose out unless they're particularly economical with water. People living on their own or as a couple usually make big savings.

Water is cheap, at £1.30 a cubic meter. 1.3p a litre. I understand that large families often deplore their large water bills, when their kids are flushing the loo every 5 minutes... but paying for what you use has to be the fairest way of charging for the resource.

I think you are a factor of 10 out there...

 

[Papak]

Water meters are a rip off

I guess petrol pumps are an equal rip off too?