do i ring water corp or not

 my water meter must be broken , as i have been billed as 0 lieters water  used in the last 2 months i have a pool i top up  , and water my lawns  every 3rd day so i know i am using water ,not to mention showers and washing machine , thinking i best tell the water corp  but very tempted to say nothing to them


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Was your bill high before? I

Wed, 2017-01-18 22:33

Was your bill high before? I know they were running estimated bills for some things for a while. They might of done a check and found you were in front.
Definitely worth checking. They will absolutely bill you if you are behind.

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Wed, 2017-01-18 22:47

 they were high before very high  , hope what you said is the reason  

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 Turn on a tap and go and see

Thu, 2017-01-19 01:15

 Turn on a tap and go and see tha meter is spinning and the numbers are moving. That will tell you if it's broken or not. 

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Over

Thu, 2017-01-19 07:28

If you had high readings before it might have been that it was read wrong previously and now it has been correctly read you got an effective credit as you has paid for it previously.
If the meter is moving while you use water it is working.
It would be worth checking as it will correct itself eventually and if its because they under read this time your next one will be really big

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Thu, 2017-01-19 07:42

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 Western Power?

Thu, 2017-01-19 09:26

 Western Power?

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Call Water Corp

Thu, 2017-01-19 10:56

My business is commercial (building) water efficiency.  Not sure about domestic situation, but would assume it's the same:

1. Turn a tap on and see if the meter is ticking over.  Even better, read your meter, fill a bucket a few times eg. 50 litres, check meter shows correct increase

2. If meter is incorrect, it is best to call Water Corp.  I'm not sure of exact formula they use, but they'll charge you using some kind of average calculation and will replace the meter.

We've found incorrect meters a number of times.  We advise our clients to tell the Water Corp.  They're good about it and they've always had a water bill that would be smaller than normal.

Just remember, you're in a supply agreement/contract with the Water Corp.  In any kind of agreement, there's always an onus to limit loss or damages to the other party.

Pretty hard to get somehting for nothing these days.

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 I would now that you put it

Thu, 2017-01-19 13:18

 I would now that you put it on the net haha.  

 

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