Estimating the amount of water you use will
help you decide whether having a meter
installed will save you money. Using the
following table:
1. Decide whether your household is a high,
medium or low user of water.
2. Select the number of people living in your
house in the left hand column
3. Move across the table to find the
approximate amount of water you use per year in cubic metres.
4. Take this figure and look up your estimated water usage in the table on
page
5. You will find your estimated charges for both water and sewerage
services – if this figure is lower than your current charges, it is likely that
a water meter will save you money.
Number of People in Household
Type of User
High
- Regular baths rather than showers
- Frequent use of automatic washing machine
- Regular use of dishwasher
- Extensive use of sprinkler or hosepipe
Medium - Mix of showers and baths
- Regular use of automatic washing machine
- Occasional use of dishwasher
- Occasional use of sprinkler or hosepipe
Low - Showers rather than baths
- Infrequent use of automatic washing machine
- Little or no garden watering
90
70
55
150
115
90
190
150
115
220
175
140
240
195
155
Figures are shown in cubic metres and are based on actual usage from a random sample of our metered customers.
One cubic metre = 220 gallons or 1000 litres
YOUR ESTIMATE
OFWATER USAGE (M3 PER YEAR)
METERED WATER BILL (INC STANDING CHARGE)
METERED SEWERAGE BILL (INC STANDING CHARGE)
TOTAL ANNUAL METERED BILL (INC STANDING CHARGE)
240
285
383
668
220
264
354
618
195
238
318
556
190
233
311
544
175
217
290
507
155
196
261
457
150
191
254
445
140
180
240
420
115
154
204
358
90
127
168
295
70
106
139
245
55
90
118
208
(These figures have been rounded to the nearest £)
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UNMETERED CHARGES AND METERED CHARGES
Current unmetered charges from Bristol Water for a full year including standing charge
£ _________
Current unmetered charges for sewerage services for a full year including standing charge
£ _________
Combined unmetered charges
£ _________
Estimated combined charge with water meter including standing charge from the above table
