The water meter and the bill

The water meter was fitted under the sink at the beginning of the week so the husband has been monitoring what makes it tick round most. As there are no cupboard doors you can hear it clearly whenever water is used.  I have not helped his calculations by my antics with the dishwasher.

I can only hope that it will work out cheaper than the non-meter bill of £550 per year. Going through the bills I see that the water costs have increased by £42 over the last 3 years.  The water supplier says on a meter we should pay around £350 a year.  The difference has been ear-marked to install 2 more water butts for garden watering.

They sent a letter on Wednesday saying they had changed our monthly direct debit to £30 per month for the next 2 months.  On Thursday they sent a statement saying because we had changed mid year we were £58.92 in credit with them.  We expected another letter on Friday to explain one cancelled the other - nothing happened.  Suppose we will have to chase, and chase, and chase for clarity.  Hate direct debits it feels like you have no control of your bank account.

Apologies for keep changing the layout - I am looking for something exciting for the new year.