Why you should ask your builder for Individual water meter connection?
Water scarcity is big issue in India, especially in apartments with huge water requirements. Residents in apartments at metros are finding it very difficult many times to manage water connections and have to deal with water problems frequently, especially during the summer.
Many apartments in cities have a single water connection which has to be managed by all the residents living in the building. This is an irksome issue because even if one resident overuses the water supply, all the residents have to bear the bill, thus causing a huge loss to both water and money. Also, without individual meters, it is difficult to track over usage and there will not be a sense of responsibility among residents to keep an eye on water usage. In many places, the apparent shortages are met with delivery from third party water tankers, and the residents have their pockets torn from paying too many water bills and still not getting enough water for use.
Hindrances for adopting individual water meters
- Once the project is completed and ready to move, laying pipes and plumbing systems for individual water meters is a cumbersome process and wastage of money.
- Residents are happy to share the water bill than paying extra for individual water meters which may be huge in the initial stage, but they ignore that they will benefit in the long run.
- It is easy for developers and builders to install a common water meter than individual water meters.
Benefits of having Individual Water Meter Connection
Getting an individual water meter has multiple benefits and is a must have in all apartments, and here are the reasons for the same.
- When installed at the source, water meters will ensure that only the correct amount of water that is supplied by the contractor flows in and will eliminate any proxy entries that flows in at night.
- The overall costs and consumption are reduced by 30 to 40 percent on sub-metering water in apartment complexes.
- This process will greatly reduce the need for third party water tankers and will reduce the cost of monthly maintenance.
- Individual water meters will ensure that you only pay for the water you use. So if a flat contains more occupants than others, they would have to pay more for consumption than flats with less occupants.
- It will raise awareness about water leakage and conservation of water.
- Having stop valves for every apartment will make sure that during any maintainence works or water leakage, the water supply would be stopped to that particular apartment only and not everyone suffers out of it.
- Water meters will dispel confusion of per square feet based maintenance collection.
Installing individual water meters and a regular check on it helps judicious use of water and thereby to overcome water shortages facing during the summer, apart from cost saving. It is always a good idea to ask the builder to install the meters for you rather than employing outside help.
Getting your builder to get water meter connections will benefit you more because of the below reasons:
- Builders get inlet pipelines and water meters at a discount price.
- Builders can easily install individual water meters; but if residents plan to install then they will have to pay extra for removing the already installed pipeline and for redesigning the pipeline for the entire apartment.
- When more property buyers demand for water conservation and individual water meter system, builders will make it as one of the features in their projects.
- Investing in property with proper waste management and water conservation system will help you to save money in the long run.
