flanagaj Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 This might sound a bit daft, but given the recent news that OfWat is apparently allowing water companies to hike bills, I started to wonder whether instead of getting a mains connection which is around 3.5k, I instead pay the monies now and get a bore hole installed. Yes, it's an expensive initial outlay, but you could say exactly the same about solar panels. The wife is notorious for high water usage and no matter how much nagging, she's not going to change. At least with a borehole, you are not at the mercy of the PLC water company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Does she use more than 20 cubic meters of water or 4,4000 gallons a day? if not then no extraction license is required 🤣🤣🤣. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanagaj Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 9 minutes ago, joe90 said: Does she use more than 20 cubic meters of water or 4,4000 gallons a day? if not then no extraction license is required 🤣🤣🤣. Given the water bill, it must be close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 The cost of keeping the borehole / pumps / sterilizing will outweigh any water bill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 We went for borehole for various reasons. We pay way less than normal water. Think we paid about £140 for the annual service. The steriliser is just a light in a tube, bulb gets replaced as part of the service once per yearq. Our council tax water element of the charges is £500 plus waste water of £560. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Use a rainwater collection system for flushing toilets and watering garden. That'll slash you mains water usage. A borehole will have annual operating costs, and you take 100% of the risk if something goes wrong. It really is crazy the amount of effort that goes into treating water, for 90% not to be used for potable purposes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 2 hours ago, flanagaj said: At least with a borehole, you are not at the mercy of the PLC water company. You might be. How are you going to deal with waste? I pay £2.0714/m2 for water, plus £0.197/day for water £3.3206/m3 x .95, plus £0.167/day for waste. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 2 hours ago, Conor said: It really is crazy the amount of effort that goes into treating water, for 90% not to be used for potable purposes. A doctor I know who worked in Africa told me the locals there could not believe that in England we sh1t in drinking water 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 28 minutes ago, joe90 said: A doctor I know who worked in Africa told me the locals there could not believe that in England we sh1t in drinking water 🙄 I think that is more to do with underdevelopment rather that western wastefulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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