Does power shower mean a water meter?

[Adam_151]

I have heard that if you have a power shower, then you have to get a water meter installed, could anyone either confirm or deny this please.

We are planning on haveing a power shower fitted, but won't do if it means we have to have a water meter fitted (there are five of us in the house, and we are sure a water meter would end up costing us more than what is already payed)

Thanks

Adam

 

[doitall]

Not unless anyone know different you dont.

 

[ChrisR]

CHeck your water provider, they vary.
Another "reg" which is widely ignored.

 

[corgiman]

only if the pumps flow rate is in excess of 12 litres per minute

Thats according to water regs

 

[doitall]

The Water Supply regs, Statutory Instrument 1999 No 1148.

Contains no mention of requiring a meter for a pump, Local bylaws may cover this topic.

Notification

5. shall give notice to the water undertaker that he proposes to begin work;

Shall not begin that work without the consent of that undertaker which shall not be withheld unreasonably; and

Shall comply with any conditions to which the undertaker's consent is suject.

d, a pump or booster dawing more than 12 ltrs per minute, connected directly or indirectly to a supply pipe.

Installation has be notified but no mention of water meter ??

 

[doitall]

And to avoid convusion that don't mean there aint a new reg or bylaw that dosen't cover it.

Best to have a quite word with your local water supplier

 

[corgiman]

like the man in orthopedic shoes I stand corrected

 

[doitall]

like the man in orthopedic shoes I stand corrected

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

I wont tell if you wont, ignore it like all the other people do, it's not like we are short of water is it.

 

[Adam_151]

I have googled and read other things on the matter, and it would seem that if you have:

a power shower, or
> 230 l bath or
sprinker system or
reverse osmois water softener (what the hell is one of those?)

then the water company is entitled to fit a water meter should they want to...

And the way I read the above posts on the matter, you only have to inform them if the pump draws more than 12 litres a minute?, if this is the case, could they still fit a meter if they found out by other means?

Also, do plumbers have any kind of duty to inform water companies of where they have installed power showers?

 

[corgiman]

cant say I ever have, would not worrie about it too much its only a matter of time till we ALL have to have meters

 

[Adam_151]

cant say I ever have, would not worrie about it too much its only a matter of time till we ALL have to have meters

Its just we use quite a bit of water:

there are five people here, and some of us shower everyday
one of us while not taking a shower every day (about every two days, showers for about half an hour)
one of us has baths quite often
the washing machine runs everyday, and sometimes more than once a day.
The dishwaser is run everynight, and quite often gets put on rinse during the day
we have a reasonable sized garden that needs watering in summer

 

[ChrisR]

WHere did you find the link to meters? It seems to me they fit meters wherever they want to .

The householder and the plumber are obliged to inform. I'm sure that at domestic level, hardly anyone does.

By-laws have all gone, except in Scotland.