CarpeDiem 430 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 $4.50/unit. Anyone know how big a unit is? We have used 0.4 units for 17/Jan - 15/Feb - given we've only washed the shackles on the kite sheets 4 times, it seems like a unit could be quite small... maybe 10L? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 68 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Surely not. Watercare charges are ~$2/kL (plus wastewater). So at a guess I'd say 1 unit = 1 kL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 1000lts is a unit 1 unit = 1 cubic metre of water (or 1000 litres of water, around 100 buckets). Your Water Charges - Selwyn District Council https://www.selwyn.govt.nz › water › water-supplies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 They tried it 3 years back and found that it cost more than they recovered (the billing) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Be interesting to see how they would charge each individual vessel as most share a common tap. Gin palace pumps 500lts onboard ,yacht 40lts Some official going to attach a meter every time a berth holder uses water?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarpeDiem 430 Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Opened the piller tonight and had a look at the meter. A unit is a cubic-meter, so 1000L - there's no way we have used 400L washing sheet shackles The single hose on our piller, which the neighbours own and I periodically use, was attached to our tap, so probably they used 396L out of our tap (I don't care in the slightest about the $1.53...) So that would explain my 400L usage - good to know how a unit is measured - I must of missed the notification that they started charging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 399 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 We all have individual taps after the water metering went in four years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 365 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 11 hours ago, CarpeDiem said: Opened the piller tonight and had a look at the meter. A unit is a cubic-meter, so 1000L - there's no way we have used 400L washing sheet shackles The single hose on our piller, which the neighbours own and I periodically use, was attached to our tap, so probably they used 396L out of our tap (I don't care in the slightest about the $1.53...) So that would explain my 400L usage - good to know how a unit is measured - I must of missed the notification that they started charging. Good value compared to fuel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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