10% to 15% less water used when metered?

[Frederick Williams]

Here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7971691.stm we read: 'It is said
homes with meters use on average 10% to 15% less water than those
without.' If this is true, how does anyone know?

[Brian Gaff]

My thoughts entirely, unless someone is secretly metering the unmetered
supplies.
You might also say that there is more insentive to make sure there are no
leaks as well. I think that the water companies should meter all supplies
and meter their outgoing supply and do the sums and charge themselves for
all the water that leaks away in between!

Brian
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Post by Frederick Williams
Here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7971691.stm we read: 'It is said
homes with meters use on average 10% to 15% less water than those
without.' If this is true, how does anyone know?
--
Science is a differential equation.
Religion is a boundary condition.
--Alan Turing

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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:36:29 GMT, "Brian Gaff"

Post by Brian Gaff
My thoughts entirely, unless someone is secretly metering the unmetered
supplies.
You might also say that there is more insentive to make sure there are no
leaks as well. I think that the water companies should meter all supplies
and meter their outgoing supply and do the sums and charge themselves for
all the water that leaks away in between!
Brian

If all the people in the UK only used 1 pint of fresh water a year all
of us would still have to pay the same size of bill that we pay now.
What we are really paying for is for the water companies to clean all
the UK beaches that many of us never see or want to see plus of course
all the human waste that has to be treated and disposed of and the
renewal of all the pipes that should have been replaced years ago .

[Clive]

Post by Frederick Williams
Here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7971691.stm we read: 'It is said
homes with meters use on average 10% to 15% less water than those
without.' If this is true, how does anyone know?
--
Science is a differential equation.
Religion is a boundary condition.
--Alan Turing

Yes, I know - it's not true! I would not have a water meter. If you ever
go to
sell a house with one fitted you will find not many people are interested.