Good news
No water leak, probably! My last meter reading was for 87 units in 6 months, not my usual 50. There were a few reasons why I suspected a leak, and a few why I suspected one-off weirdnesses. I tried to do the thing where you check your meter reading, use no water for 4 hours and check again, but the meter is outside down a manhole, with a square plastic Talisman cover. They instructed me by phone to lever off the cover with a screwdriver, it should have a couple of clips that would pop off. "And beware of spiders!" But I could not do it! Bent it up a fair bit, tried to get two screwdrivers in, a passing postman had a go too, but it would not come off. London Gigging Buddy came up for a visit and tried too, ended up taking the whole manhole cover off - at which point it became clear the plastic thing would never pop off, screwed in as an assembly and connected by wire to the meter.
I've not done the 4 hours thing, but the meter reading is where I would expect for 8 weeks of "normal" use so I'm reassured I don't need to worry about investigating leaks. Slightly low water pressure possibly an effect of new boiler. And now I know how to lift a manhole cover.
I've not done the 4 hours thing, but the meter reading is where I would expect for 8 weeks of "normal" use so I'm reassured I don't need to worry about investigating leaks. Slightly low water pressure possibly an effect of new boiler. And now I know how to lift a manhole cover.