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Important to know

Here you can find everything you need to know about your water meter appointment and how you will be charged following your meter fitting.

    • After you request a meter, we’ll call you within five working days to book your appointment.
    • Once booked, you can change your appointment up to 36 hours before your scheduled time slot by calling us on 0345 072 6068.

    • We aim to fit a meter within 8 weeks of receiving your application, or sooner if we can.
    • In the unlikely event that it takes longer than 8 weeks, we’ll usually reduce your balance for each extra day it goes beyond this.
    • We’ll need to visit your home to confirm that we can fit the meter and check the best location. Most meters are fitted inside your home on the water supply pipe. If you’d prefer your meter fitted outside there may be a charge for this.
    • If possible, we’ll fit the meter on our first visit – this normally take about an hour. If extra steps are needed, such as permits to work in the road, or adjustments inside your home, then we’ll contact you to arrange a further appointment.
    • Sometimes it isn’t possible for us to fit a meter. For example, if you share your water supply with other properties, you have more than one supply of water to your property, or your pipework is not suitable.

    • If we can’t fit a meter, we’ll review your account to see if an assessed charge would be cheaper for you.

    • Once your meter has been fitted, we’ll send your final rateable value bill showing if your account is credit or debit and we’ll carry this balance over to your new bill.

    • If you have a payment plan already set up, your future payments may change depending on your account balance.

    • Until we start receiving regular meter reads, your measured charges will be estimated based on the number of people living in your home and your payment plan may change.

    • You’ll get your first metered bill after we take a reading - usually within 6 months. After that, you’ll receive a bill every time we read your meter (or you provide a meter reading), typically twice a year, although this could be as often as every 3 months. Your bill will show how much water you’ve used since your previous bill.
    • For the first two years your bill will compare your metered charges to what you’d pay on a fixed rate (Rateable Value) charge and you’ll be charged the lower amount.
    • After two years, we’ll automatically switch you to metered charges, unless you choose to stay on your previous fixed rate. We will write to you before this happens.

Book an appointment

Once we’ve received your meter request, we’ll call you within five working days to book your appointment.

Fitting your meter

Fitting your meter usually takes around an hour. We aim to complete this on the first visit but may need to come back if extra work is required.

How you will be billed

You'll get your final unmetered bill about a week after your meter is fitted, and your first metered bill once we take a reading, usually within the first six months.