How do I install a water meter UK?

If you live in England or Wales, you can get a meter fitted for free. Contact your water company to see if you would save, then fill in an application form by phone, post or online. The water company will visit your home to see if it’s possible to fit a meter. If so, they should fit it within three months.

How much clearance do you need around a water meter?

(A) A minimum one-foot (12-inch) clearance around the edge of the meter box and a three-foot (36-inch) clearance above the meter box are required.

Where should my water meter be?

You’ll usually find your water meter under the kitchen sink where your water supply comes into your home. It could also be in an underground box in the garden, or the footpath outside your property (look for a small round plastic lid).

Are water meters fitted inside or outside?

Your meter will normally be located: outside your home (look for a small metal or plastic cover in your driveway, garden or nearby footpath); • in a small wall-mounted box on the side of your property; or • inside your property (normally where the water supply pipe enters your home, usually under the kitchen sink).

How much does it cost to install a water meter UK?

For England and Wales, the water meter installation is free of cost. You only need to pay for a water meter installation if you ask for the water meter to be installed at a different location than what the water supplier survey suggests. If you live in Scotland, a water meter installation will cost you £300.

Are water meters fitted free?

Your right to have a meter installed You have a right to be charged for your water on the basis of what you use. This means you have a right to have a meter installed free of charge, unless it’s not practical or is unreasonably expensive to do this.

Can you remove a water meter Yorkshire water?

We won’t remove the meter, it will be there should you change your mind. Should you move, the new occupants will be billed according to their metered usage. You may only exercise your legal right to revert to rateable value charges on one occasion.

Where does a water meter go UK?

Most water meters are fitted outside near your outside stop tap. It will be under a small metal or plastic cover in your driveway, garden or nearby footpath. Sometimes these can be a bit further down the road. If your meter is indoors it can usually be found under the kitchen sink by your inside stop tap.

Is it free to change to a water meter?

It’s free to get one installed and water meters can be fitted inside and outside your home. Once a meter’s installed, the supplier should give you an information pack detailing your new charges and update your online account.