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Water Charges

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  • 31-07-2014 10:17pm
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    TheFishingKid
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭


    Has anyone heard the cost of the water for your home after being announced and whats your views on it, 5 cent every time you flush the toilet its a bit steep no? I can't post a link but but there is highlights on the Irish times on-line


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    wellboytoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭wellboytoo


    TheFishingKid wrote: »
    Has anyone heard the cost of the water for your home after being announced and whats your views on it, 5 cent every time you flush the toilet its a bit steep no? I can't post a link but but there is highlights on the Irish times on-line

    You should try bore a well buy and fit a pump and a sewage system pay for the electricity and maintenance of them, it would seem cheap after a while.


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    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    You should try bore a well buy and fit a pump and a sewage system pay for the electricity and maintenance of them, it would seem cheap after a while.


    And most likely a filter as well!


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    lassykk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭lassykk


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    You should try bore a well buy and fit a pump and a sewage system pay for the electricity and maintenance of them, it would seem cheap after a while.

    If I could thank your post twice I would!


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    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    TheFishingKid wrote: »
    5 cent every time you flush the toilet
    ~5c for the big thing (10L)
    ~1.5c for the yellow stuff (3L)

    You could flush as you wash:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf6qZMF9I70


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    Ogham
    Registered Users Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    TheFishingKid wrote: »
    Has anyone heard the cost of the water for your home after being announced and whats your views on it, 5 cent every time you flush the toilet its a bit steep no? I can't post a link but but there is highlights on the Irish times on-line

    Some more figures here might scare you even more.

    http://www.moneyguideireland.com/water-charges-some-more-meaningful-figures.html

    "Toilet Flush – 3 people flushing just 4 times each a day - will cost €170 a year"


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    mozattack
    Registered Users Posts: 1,908 ✭✭✭mozattack


    Expensive but the best thing I have seen in a while is the REGULATOR not knowing if the price per 1,000 litres was plus VAT or not. This happened on Today FM.


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    Ogham
    Registered Users Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    mozattack wrote: »
    Expensive but the best thing I have seen in a while is the REGULATOR not knowing if the price per 1,000 litres was plus VAT or not. This happened on Today FM.

    Apparently VAT is not added for water supply - but still not clear if it will be added for wastewater.


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    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    Companies are NOT charged VAT on water/wastewater.


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    beazee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭beazee


    Ogham wrote: »
    "Toilet Flush – 3 people flushing just 4 times each a day - will cost €170 a year"
    Say it's a 3L flush:
    3 ppl * 3L * 4 times * 365 days * €4.88/1000L = €64.12

    5L flush:
    3 ppl * 5L * 4 times * 365 days * €4.88/1000L = €106.87

    What if the flush was 8L?
    3ppl * 8L * 4 times * 365 days * €4.88/1000L = €170.99

    How to get your old flush to use less water?
    Put in a water filled 3L milk bottle to reduce the tank capacity.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,467 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    beazee wrote: »
    How to get your old flush to use less water?
    Put in a water filled 3L milk bottle to reduce the tank capacity.

    or without wasting 3l of water, use a brick ;)


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    S.O
    Closed Accounts Posts: 397 ✭✭S.O


    wellboytoo wrote: »
    You should try bore a well buy and fit a pump and a sewage system pay for the electricity and maintenance of them, it would seem cheap after a while.

    The problem with arguing about getting a well sunk is, even if someone has the money to get a get a well sunk, you need a very big back garden entrance to allow machinery/equipment onto ones property in order to get a well drilled and sunk, (Source) well drilling company in the county I rang up last winter to make enquiries regarding cost/price said unless the domestic property has a very big back garden entrance they won,t be able to bring the machinery/equipment onto the property to drill a well.


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    hairway2Steven
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭hairway2Steven


    time to start pissing in the sink, cheaper ;-)


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    Money spinner:D

    [IMG][/img]icebucket_zps6d6c2ee9.jpg


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    Smiley Burnett
    Registered Users Posts: 511 ✭✭✭Smiley Burnett


    i pay 1800 a year for tv and internet....and that's excluding the tv licence fee!!


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    danjo-xx
    Registered Users Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭danjo-xx


    Smiley Burnett wrote: »
    i pay 1800 a year for tv and internet....and that's excluding the tv licence fee!!


    I doubt the water charges will affect that:D


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    allthedoyles
    Registered Users Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Twitter :
    Former Waterford County Manager Ray O'Dwyer retired on a package of €334,000 and pension of €63,000 a year. Now Senior Manager IW

    just sayin'


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