Recently, a classmate approached me; they studied with her in high school. She knew that I was working as a plumber, so she decided to give me a "cob" to replace the mixer at her house. And at the same time remove metering devices from the water supply system.
It's strange, because everyone knows that paying for water without water meters is making a hole in the family budget. For example, according to the standards, if there are no water meters, we charge 7 cubic meters of water per person, count tons. Of this figure, about 4 cubes of cold and 3 cubes of hot. These standards differ in different regions and cities.
As far as I know, there are four people living in their family. Two teenage girls and she with her husband. It turns out that 28 cubic meters of "precious" liquid, 16 cubic meters of cold water supply and 12 cubic meters of hot water supply are calculated for all family members. According to my average calculations, they should pay per month, at the rate, 3200 rubles only for water, along with sewerage. A very large amount.
I wonder why she wants to remove the water meters? It remains only to wait for the appointed time and ask.
Arriving at their apartment on request, no one was at home, except for the hostess herself. Without wasting time, I immediately went to change the mixer. In the meantime, I was conducting the preparation stage, I decided to find out why she wants to remove the water meters.
In her words, a "picture" began to emerge, why she decided on such a thoughtless, if viewed from the outside, act:
In her apartment, the water meters worked properly, but more than two months ago the inspectors came to her and left an order to replace the water meters, due to the expiration of the verification period. Naturally, it was required to purchase expensive water meters, and they have two water supply risers, respectively, four devices are required. In addition, you should hire a plumber from the UK and wait for the seal. On average, everything required an amount of 5,000 rubles. Which made her very indignant and upset. She refused to change them, because the family's financial condition was shaken by the latest global event that forced them to wear masks. Moreover, the father of the family was impudently asked from a well-paid job.
Naturally, she understood that she was taking a rash step and she would have to pay more than usual, but she had nowhere to go...
What do you think? Payment for water, according to the standard, i.e. without meters, seemed two times less than with meters. What she was incredibly happy about. You might think strangely. But no, everything is clear here. The reason for the decrease in water bills is as follows:
It turns out that one person is registered at the address of their residence. The hostess herself. And her daughters and husband are registered with their grandmother, who lives in a private house near the city. Well, the whole family lives in an apartment. According to the woman, her children are like "ducks", taking water procedures on duty. Therefore, a decent amount ran up on the counters. And now there is no accounting, you can pour as much as you like, even cold, even hot. They will count it all the same as for one person, according to the norm. So, by chance, people started paying less for services than usual.
From SW. Timofey Mikhailov.