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How much mains water do you use?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    There's also the amount you drink - whether as water directly, or for kettle filling. My tea habit alone must use about 2 litres a day  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
    gondor said:
    I need to think about my estimations before making a calculation. 10L per toilet flush. 12L per dishwasher run. 1L per hand wash. Etc. Per day average, takes some thinking about.
    There's a handy little usage calculator here:
    https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/help-and-advice/save-water/water-usage-calculator/#
    “Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
  • Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
    Fairygirl said:
    There's also the amount you drink - whether as water directly, or for kettle filling. My tea habit alone must use about 2 litres a day  :)
    My waterbill says, 

    "Did you know your daily usage is the same as 7 showers or 1400 cups of tea" !
    “Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Even I would struggle to do 1400 cups  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
    edited August 2021
    Fairygirl said:
    No idea. It doesn't apply in Scotland. We pay a fixed rate with our council tax. 
    I have the numbers for the 4 nations, and Scotland is about 25% higher than the others in usage.

    But then you (and North-West England) probably get a lot more than 25% extra rain, and as you say hardly anyone has a meter - which make people focus on it a bit more when they are installed.


    “Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Ours used to be a lot of money when it was based on the rates, now I pay £28.00 a quarter. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
    edited August 2021
    Fire said:

    At the moment I'm more concerned to get down my energy (carbon) usage, though yes, this does relate to water too.
    That's interesting; we'll have to have another thread.

    Ferdinand

    “Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Our average rainfall here [ in my area] is around 4 feet per year. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Lyn said:
    Ours used to be a lot of money when it was based on the rates, now I pay £28.00 a quarter. 

    wow - £60 per six months is doing well - with your large garden and all your propagation. That's a third of mine. The cost per unit, standing charges and waste water charges might be less with your water company...

    Oh, oh but how much cheaper my life would be without a garden :D

    (ps I have gone back to my previous messages and edited a lot to add bits).
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    None. No mains.
    Use as little as possible when it is dry, so as not to empty the tank. 
    The rest of the time it really doesn't matter, as used or unused it ends up in the same stream.
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