Thank you Hozelock.

Yes indeed they have made a mistake on the meter reading. On your advice I've just checked it and it's 231 as opposed to their "actual" reading of 321. Water company Numeric dislexia? Thanks for your advice andrews.

 

That's good news !

And my estimate of 10 to 15m3 / month wasn't too far off. Good to see that my maths from far too long ago isn't failing me.

If theres one thing Ive learnt over the years its to trust no ones figures. Yes …. I'm just an old cynic !!

Glad its sorted and the leak didn't cost you too much

 

Not the first time a utility company gets the reading wrong. Our electricity and gas supplier charged us almost 9 months usage for a single summer quarter. It took over 9 months and our new supplier to get our money back and apology.

 

Love the phrase "dirty maths", I need to use that soon. Better my worn our phrase "guesstimate".

 

Just a quick one while we are talking Hozelock. Do the anti-kink hoses work ? Are they not to stiff to allow free spooling onto the holder?
TIA

 

No, I don’t think anti kink hoses do work HarryS
Mine kinks all the time
Can’t say if they work properly on a hose reel though.

 

I don't expect it to be 100% kink free. My hose is about 10 years old and seems to be kinking more and more. I was just hoping it would be less prone to it though.

 

HarryS, I think the opposite is true...I.e. hoses stiffen and are less pliable with age.

I bought an expanding X hose for my niece two years ago.....so far, it is very convenient and certainly kink free. Quite impressed, so far

 

We have now had a letter of apology from the water company, Wessex Water for transposing the first two digits of our reading, 231, to 321 and received an amended bill of £160. Thanks so much for your invaluable help once again andrews.

 

I never use a hose unattended, apart for when I forget I turned it on.
Dont trust any fittings at all, most are ok until you put mains pressure on them, block the end off and they leak.

 

I use Tricoflex

Tricoflex Hose Pipes - Pitchcare

It’s a heavy hose, I’ve got it wound on a basic hose spool and it’s been great but it’s stiff compared to other hoses and very resilient to crushing and kinking. No problem with water flow to the pressure washer I use.