Cut your water bills

Water Bills.

We all have them. Can we cut them? Yes we can!

Water bills - you can often pay less on a meter IF:
* you use very little water - ie: you shower not bath, you don't wash the car or water the garden
* the property has a high rateable value - you'll have big water bills.
* you don't have lots of people in your house.
You should be able to try a meter for 12 months and switch back if you don't save money.

Water saving hints

• Turn tap off when you're brushing your teeth.
• Don't have a bath - have a shower
• Share the bath if you have one
• Look for appliances that use less water
• Don't empty the kettle before refilling it
• Get rain barrels for shed and garage gutters if you have a garden you want to water
• Don't pressure wash outside paths, clean them with a brush
• Don't use a hosepipe to wash the car.
• Don't wash the car so often
• Don't have long showers. If you want to see how much water you use (and you have a bath that you shower in, put the plug in and see how deep the water gets!)
• Repair leaking taps quickly.
• Get a water hippo for the loo - this reduces the amount of water on each flush!
  Look on your water company website for these as they give them away free!
  
• Don't flush it every time! (Be sensible though, there are times when it should be flushed instantly!)
• Taps that aerate the water reduce the volume of water that goes through them!
• Only use the washing machine and dishwasher when they're full. These two appliances can use a lot of water between them!
• Time the shower. Make sure people don't stay in for ages.
• When you run the tap for cold water (or hot water) save the water you run off. Use it for something else, either watering the garden or washing your hands.
• Put a trigger on your hosepipe. Then when you use it you use as little water as possible.