Wessex Water offers £50 to help customers fix leaky toilets

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 06:04 · Archive

Wessex Water is offering up to £50 towards fixing leaking toilets as part of a drought response campaign.

Wessex Water is offering up to £50 towards fixing leaking toilets through a new campaign called The Big Leaky Loo Fix. The initiative aims to help customers save money and reduce water wastage. Leaky toilets can waste up to 400 litres of water daily, potentially adding up to £70 a month to the bills of metered customers.

Wessex Water estimates that about 10 per cent of homes in its area have a leaking toilet. Customers can arrange repairs with a qualified plumber and then claim back the contribution from the company by sending a paid invoice.

The campaign comes as the region continues to face drought conditions, despite recent rainfall. The Big Leaky Loo Fix aims to protect water resources following one of the driest summers on record, with reservoir and groundwater levels lower than average.

Customers can also apply for a leak allowance after the repair, which reduces their bill to cover the cost of water lost due to the leak. This means they will not pay for water they did not use.

In August, Wessex Water introduced its first hosepipe ban in 50 years. The company says it is ready to continue supplying water if the dry weather persists. It has a supply grid to move water to where it is needed most, while engineers work on fixing more leaks and collaborating with high-water-use businesses to find additional savings.

Wessex Water also provides advice on identifying a leaking toilet, encouraging customers to use a simple toilet paper test to detect silent leaks.

How it is being reported

• Wessex Water offers £50 towards fixing leaky toilets amid drought concernsWessex Water is offering up to £50 towards fixing a leaking toilet in a new campaignGazette & Herald · 3 Nov, 05:00
• Wessex Water offers £50 towards fixing leaky toilets amid drought concernsWessex Water is offering up to £50 towards fixing a leaking toilet in a new campaignThis Is Wiltshire · 3 Nov, 05:00
• Wessex Water offers £50 towards fixing leaky toilets amid drought concernsWessex Water is offering up to £50 towards fixing a leaking toilet in a new campaignWiltshire Times · 3 Nov, 05:00

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