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Old 05-09-2010, 01:23 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
chris French chris French is offline
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Default Water Butts and Water Meters

In message , Christina Websell
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"Gordon H" beans were not doing
too well made

I have had a water butt for a number of years, I also have a water meter
for the last two years, it halved my bill.
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I do not have a water meter and do not want one even if it halved my bill.
I don't want to worry about every time I turn the tap on, or how much it
costs to run the water down the garden for my chickens.
Or if I want to water my garden.
If I had a water meter I'd be very concerned about every drop. I pay plenty
for my water supply as it is and because of that I expect to use it as much
as I want (which is not a lot, tbh)
but the idea of it being metered is not for me.
You get into the realms of how much a shower costs, or a bath if you are
metered for water.


Not really my experience.. It's just like electricity or what have you.
We use what we want, but we don't waste it, but then we wouldn't leave
taps running unnecessarily, anymore than we would leave lights on.

Out water use has been very stable over the years I notice. We seem to
average about 60 m^3 every six months - this hasn't changed much from
moving house, or adding an extra person to the household.
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Chris French