Water-saving home visit
Book a free water saving home visit to discover how your household could use less and save money on your bills. During your visit, we’ll talk about your water use and fit water-saving devices in your home. Read on to learn more, book your visit and find out what to expect on the day.
From 2 August 2021, we’re pleased to announce that our water-saving home visits will be carried out by our partner RPS Environmental Management Ltd with its sub-contractor Aqualogic. This contract was awarded following a detailed review and competitive tender process.
What’s a water saving home visit?
We’ll book a convenient time for one of our engineers to visit your home. In under two hours, they’ll explain how simple, everyday changes could help you save water, save energy – and, in turn, save money on your bills.
We’ll also fit up to £100 worth of free water-saving devices in your kitchen, bathroom and toilet – such as tap inserts, water-efficient showerheads and dual-flush converters.
If you like freebies, savings and doing your bit – book your visit using the form lower down on this page.
Water saving home visits
Following Government guidelines with social distancing and PPE, we offer FREE home visits to fit water saving devices in your home and talk about your water usage so you can reduce your use and save money on your water bills.
Helping you save
During the home visit an engineer will fit a variety of free water saving devices – Worth up to £100 – such as tap inserts, water efficient showerheads, toilet dual flush converters, check for leaky loos and talk to you about your water usage.
How will you know it’s us?
The visits are carried out by our partner RPS Environmental Management Ltd with its sub-contractor Aqualogic. All engineers have ID cards that show these companies’ logos alongside Southern Water’s own. Please ask to see ID before allowing anyone into your property.
Who can request a visit?
To book you must have both water and waste services provided by Southern Water and have a water meter. If that sounds like you, please complete the home visit request using the form below.
Why should I save water?
Every year, our region is home to more people using the same amount of water.
If we keep using it at our current rate, demand for water will overtake the amount we’re able to supply – and there’s only so much we can take from our environment.
To conserve this precious resource, we’ve committed to reduce leakage and we’re looking at new ways to reuse water. But we need your help too.
We want to help our customers reduce how much water they use to 100 litres per person, per day by 2040 – we call this Target 100. We’re committed to helping you get there, while we work hard to reduce leakage by 40% in the same timeframe.
Will you help us hit Target 100? Start now by booking your water saving home visit.
Book your visit today
To book a visit, you must be a current water and wastewater customer with a water meter. If that sounds like you, request your visit using the form below:
Booked your visit? Here’s what to expect on the day…
Do I need to do anything to prepare for the visit?
No. Just remember to be at home at the time of your appointment. We’ll need access to your kitchen, bathrooms and toilets – so please make sure everyone in the household knows when we’re due too.
How long will the visit?
The visit will last up to two hours.
What will happen during the visit?
During your visit our engineer will:
- talk to you about your water usage
- read your water meter (so you only pay for what you use)
- check your bathroom and kitchen
- fit free water-saving devices in your kitchen, bathroom and toilet.
What kind of devices will be fitted?
The devices we’ll fit depend on how your household uses water and what appliances and devices you have already. However, some of the water-saving devices you could receive include:
- Dual flush converters:
- EcoBETA Europa dual flushing valves (1 button) – can save up to 47 litres of water per day
- EcoBETA EcoFLUSH SNA flushing valves – can save up to 47 litres of water per day
- EcoBETA siphon – can save up to 31 litres per day per household - Showerheads:
- Methven Maku Satinjet (white/chrome) showerhead – can save up to 44 litres for a four minute shower
- Aqualogic Aquair Typhoon showerhead (hand-held) – can save up to 30 litres for a four minute shower
- EcoPulse Pure pulse Eco-shower – can save up to 30 litres for a four minute shower
- Flowpoint – can save up to 30 litres for a four minute shower
- ShowerBob – can save 8 litres for a four minute shower - Tandrup Kitchen tap, ball-jointed (two spray functions) – can save nine litres per minute
- Tap aerators (including Mikado) – saves four to eight litres per minute
- Kitchen tap Mini ecobooster aerator - default water-saving mode is 4lpm, Saves 4-8 litres per min
- Shower regulators (Neoperl) – can save up to 30 litres for a four minute shower
- Southern Water Save-a-Flush bag – saves 1.2 litres per flush (average 13 litres per household/day)
- Leaky loos (check via LeakyLoo strip) and fix – can save 72 litres/toilet/day (average – Waterwise)
- Babydam – Can save up to approx. 28 litres/day (average)
- Service valve adjustments – can save four litres per minute
- Waterbutts (200 litre) (supplied and fitted at home visit only) – can save 1-3 litres per day (average)
- Hose spray gun 5 function (and connector) – can save up to 9 litres per day (average)
Toilets are also tested for leaks using a leaky loo strip and possibly fixed, saving up to 72 litres per toilet per day.
How will I be able to tell the visitor is from Southern Water?
The pre-arranged water saving home visit appointments, arranged by phone, are carried out by our partner RPS Environmental Management Ltd with its sub-contractor Aqualogic. All engineers have ID cards that show these companies’ logos alongside Southern Water’s own. Please ask to see ID before allowing anyone into your property.
Our engineers follow the government's COVID-19 guidelines, including the use of social distancing and PPE.
Already had your visit? Discover more ways to save…
Thanks for booking your water saving home visit. Here are some extra ideas if you’re looking for even more ways to save water.
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