redcap Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Can anyone help. I have a renovation project that has a water supply but no water meter. If I have the meter fitted outside the house will I have to pay for the instalation or is it the responsability of the water company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave&Olive Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 hi OK lucky so and so !!!!! it`s the water company's responsibility up to and including the meter Dave maybe their responsability as well [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 All new water meters have to be fitted on your boundary and the pipework from the boundary to your house is your responsibility. You can get an insurance policy to cover any problems to this pipework - the water company themselves try to sell such policies.[I have an old house and so the meter is immediately outside my front door. [:D] ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I should have mentioned that I don't know who pays for the installation of the meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My water meter was changes a couple of years ago. Water company sent me a letter saying they were going to do it, came and did it and everything at their cost. I don't know if the same applies to other circumstances.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 Just one additional word of warning. Try to get a reading from the old meter first - mine was changed while we were away during the coldest months, eventually I received a warning about a possible leak (which I thought was very good of them), but found no trace of anything wrong. It dawned on me later that the meter exchange hadn't been taken into account. Several letters later I've simply had to suffer the cost because of no proof.[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Thanks everyone for your comments. The reservoir of information is astounding. I believe that failure on my behalf to declare this information may result in me being bogged down in beaurocracy and may lead to flood court proceedings raining down on me. I will swamp the water company with a storm of correspondance in the hope that it will damp down their enthusiasm to fit the meter.Dogginut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Probably just a drop in the ocean to them [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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