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I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group
use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill |
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williamwright explained on 28/08/2020 :
I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Around 1.5 to 1.8 cubic metres per week, that's for two of us. |
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On 28/08/2020 21:13, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
williamwright explained on 28/08/2020 : I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Around 1.5 to 1.8 cubic metres per week, that's for two of us. Thanks guys. Mine is averaging less than a cubic metre per week. It just seems very low. When my wife was alive and I was nursing her it was five times that. I checked the water meter this afternoon and it's working OK. Bill |
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On 28/08/2020 20:58, williamwright wrote:
I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Thames Water used to quote 58 m3 for a mid-range single person household, 44 for low-range. Your supplier shd have figures for your area where averages may differ - the absence of coal these days notwithstanding :) -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright wrote:
I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. 1.54 cubic metres/week for the 2 of us. -- TOJ. |
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On 28/08/2020 20:58, williamwright wrote:
I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill Essex and Suffolk Water quote averages of: 1 person household = 56 cubic metres per year 2 person household = 90 cubic metres per year 3 person household = 126 cubic metres per year 4 person household = 150 cubic metres per year 5 person household = 170 cubic metres per year -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 21:11:41 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill Living on my own, the last 12 months, August 19 to August 20, I used 57 cu.m. That included some garden watering earlier this year (with a watering can, not a hose). Three of us (and a garden). About 130 cu.m. per annum. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 28/08/2020 21:53, williamwright wrote:
I checked the water meter this afternoon and it's working OK. We had a new mains pipe fitted that bypassed the water meter. The connection was made by the water company. I kept the water meter in the garage and handed it to the meter reader whenever he came. He'd note down the reading, which never changed of course, and go on his way. |
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I don't recall but its not that much. One also has to take into account the
cost of processing waste as well, but generally on a meter its good value for money to get safe drinking water and getting rid of waste. Brian -- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "williamwright" wrote in message ... I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill |
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"williamwright" wrote in message
... I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. The latest figures I've got are from 2011 when I last lived in a house with a water meter. I was the only person in the house. Normal usage - baths and showers, washing machine. Over the course of 10 years (2001 to 2011) I averaged just under 100 litres/day - apart from one reading when the compression fitting on the outside tap had failed (strangely in July, not a winter month when the water might have frozen) and a lot of water came out before I noticed the puddle outside my lounge window. |
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williamwright brought next idea :
Thanks guys. Mine is averaging less than a cubic metre per week. It just seems very low. When my wife was alive and I was nursing her it was five times that. I checked the water meter this afternoon and it's working OK. I can sometimes get that low, when on my own, especially in a week I don't take baths, just showers and I have no need to do any washing, don't wash the car, the caravan, the drive etc.. I never water the garden, use a butt for the flowers. |
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The Other John was thinking very hard :
On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. 1.54 cubic metres/week for the 2 of us. I have just checked my annual figures - I record E, G and W reading weekly in a spreadsheet. We (two of us) used 63.227 last year, this year at week 47 of 52, we are at 61.776 so probably a little more than last week. |
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Brian Gaff (Sofa) explained :
I don't recall but its not that much. One also has to take into account the cost of processing waste as well, but generally on a meter its good value for money to get safe drinking water and getting rid of waste. Around £23 £24 per month in God' Own Country. |
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1.44 m cubed for 2 retired but with rainwater collection for garden and bogs.
The best reduction measure is, if you've got bogs with big old fashioned cisterns, to put bricks inside or replace. I wince when I visit people and see bogs from the '70's with a single huge and unnecessary flush and they're on a metered supply. |
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On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright
wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Most of us have a bath or a shower more often than once a season whether we need it or not. ~200l/day 34cu m in the past 6 months. Just two of us. -- AnthonyL Why ever wait to finish a job before starting the next? |
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expressed precisely :
The best reduction measure is, if you've got bogs with big old fashioned cisterns, to put bricks inside or replace. Then flush two or more times, to get a satisfactory flush. Converting to a dual flush is a better way to save water. |
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On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright
wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill 95 cu lites/year averaged over the last 4 years. 2 of us, showers only (no baths), no car washing, mrs is a keen gardner, so hosepipe use in dry weather (suplementing 2 water butts). |
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esOn Sat, 29 Aug 2020 14:06:18 +0100, Davidm
wrote: On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill 95 cu lites/year averaged over the last 4 years. 2 of us, showers only (no baths), no car washing, mrs is a keen gardner, so hosepipe use in dry weather (suplementing 2 water butts). cubic metres, not litres !!! |
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On Saturday, 29 August 2020 12:44:48 UTC+1, AnthonyL wrote:
On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 20:58:07 +0100, williamwright wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Most of us have a bath or a shower more often than once a season whether we need it or not. ~200l/day 34cu m in the past 6 months. Just two of us. Turning the shower water on only while it's wanted has made a huge difference. Most shower water is just wasted. If you're keen to penny pinch there are lots of ways. Rainwater for bogs, sink & shower water for bogs & garden etc. NT |
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On 29/08/2020 14:55, alan_m wrote:
On 29/08/2020 14:14, wrote: Rainwater for bogs, You obviously don't live in the SE of the country - bugger all rain for 3 months! +1 According to my rain gauge, we had 90mm of rain in around 14 weeks from the beginning of May. Add to that an 18+metre ash and similar size beech extracting water from the garden, and so far this year I reckon I've used about 40 - 50 m^3 mains water on it. I've just had a water meter fitted to my garden tap to cut down on the waste water cost, as Southern Water will allow me to subtract that from their bill. -- Jeff |
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On 29/08/2020 17:04, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 29/08/2020 14:55, alan_m wrote: On 29/08/2020 14:14, wrote: Â* Rainwater for bogs, You obviously don't live in the SE of the country - bugger all rain for 3 months! +1 According to my rain gauge, we had 90mm of rain in around 14 weeks from the beginning of May. About 110mm here since the beginning of April and 25mm of that fell in the last few days in a couple of showers! I lost satellite reception for around 5 minutes due to rain fade a couple of nights back. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On Saturday, 29 August 2020 14:55:26 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 29/08/2020 14:14, tabbypurr wrote: Rainwater for bogs, You obviously don't live in the SE of the country - bugger all rain for 3 months! Then 3 months at once. Anywhere in the UK one can use rain for most bogwater. Top up the feed with mains if/when rain runs out. Greywater is also usable, but it does result in needing to clean more. NT |
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On 28/08/2020 21:53:43, williamwright wrote:
On 28/08/2020 21:13, Harry Bloomfield wrote: williamwright explained on 28/08/2020 : I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Around 1.5 to 1.8 cubic metres per week, that's for two of us. Thanks guys. Mine is averaging less than a cubic metre per week. It just seems very low. When my wife was alive and I was nursing her it was five times that. I checked the water meter this afternoon and it's working OK. Perhaps you're simply unclean? :-) |
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On 28/08/2020 20:58, williamwright wrote:
I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill detached house, 1 person, Yorkshire; mostly showers and water butt for garden 25 cu me per year About £200/year |
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On 31/08/2020 21:21, Allan wrote:
On 28/08/2020 20:58, williamwright wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill detached house, 1 person, Yorkshire; mostly showers and water butt for garden 25 cu me per year About £200/year Seems expensive for water. For that amount I would pay £69/year and an extra £84/year for sewage. In the last 12 months I used approx 70 cubic metres, terrace house, one person and a few miles from the driest part in England. Auto watering of window boxes from the mains in summer. Some watering of the garden from the mains. Mostly showers in summer, 1:4 bath:shower in winter. My cost: water + sewage = approx £260/year -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 31/08/2020 22:09, alan_m wrote:
On 31/08/2020 21:21, Allan wrote: On 28/08/2020 20:58, williamwright wrote: I'm just wondering how many cubic metres of water people in this group use per week or per quarter or whatever. Mine seems very low. Bill detached house, 1 person, Yorkshire; mostly showers and water butt for garden 25 cu me per year About £200/year Seems expensive for water. For that amount I would pay £69/year and an extra £84/year for sewage. In the last 12 months I used approx 70 cubic metres, terrace house, one person and a few miles from the driest part in England. Auto watering of window boxes from the mains in summer. Some watering of the garden from the mains. Mostly showers in summer, 1:4 bath:shower in winter. My cost: water + sewage = approx £260/year You seem to have an attractive rate! I averaged figures my figures above over a longer period. If I use the most recent 4 quarterly bills (12 months) (to June 2020) I used 26 cu me for £205 (water and sewerage) It seems my £ per cu met has remained steady at about £8 per cu met over a long ish period. Standing charges can make a disproportionate (large) effect for low usage (my standing charges are approx 66% of my total bill). My supplier, Yorks Water, doesn't have a low use tariff; e.g. Anglian Water used to have a Solow tariff but they ceased that tariff in 2015. https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/accou...charges/solow/ Perhaps there should be an obligation for water companies to provide an incentive tariff for low use to save water? Perhaps it's time for some competition with being able to switch water suppliers (as there is with gas and electric) for domestic customers. It gets talked about but never seems to happen for domestic customers (it's happened for commercial customers). https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/households/...hangesupplier/ |
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