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I'm so glad we went over to a water meter with Yorkshire water. Our direct debits were Ј48 before the meter, this went down to Ј28 when the meter was fitted. Just got our first annual bill and we're due a refund and the DD has gone down to Ј15 a month.

I admit to being frugal with our water and I've scanned the forum for advice on cutting down usage and I would like to say a massive Thank you to everyone on MSE who has given advice on saving water.

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• OMG thats cheap how many peeps in your house if you dont mind me asking
• I thought I was good got ours down to Ј29 a month from previously unmetered Ј55 but there is three of us, no bath but we do like our showers. i been growing my own veg n the toms used a lot of water this year even tho I did save wasting tap water to re use on them. I wonder if it cost me more a week than if I had bought me veg's !
  Did discover a good tip on electric saving tho.. giving your wash an extra spin before tumble drying means cutting the dryer time down by a third at least.. one extra spin uses a fraction of the electric 20 mins of dryer time.
• Jean you have done well with your water saving. I am similarly careful and my water bill is low. I have a loo just outside the back door and I save rain water to flush it with. I use that for most of the day, just using the bathroom last thing at night and first thing in the morning.
  Ilona
• Thanks Ilona, I did keep thinking about getting a rain butt, but after seeing my bill most of the charges were standing charges etc. so don't think it's worth the effort for me.
  My bill dated 1st Oct '13 - 30th Sept '14.
  Used 36 cubic metres cost Ј45.71
  Sewerage - Ј53.80
  Standing charge - Ј33.79
  Surface water - Ј45.48
  I can't think of any way to cut the other costs.