Water Conservation
Kilnaboy GWS urges customers to conserve water for essential use only and not to run taps continuously. If you run taps continuously you place increased demand on your water supply. When many people do this, it depletes the water reservoir reserves and may result in planned shut offs in supply.
Wastage or excessive water use is an offence and persons found to be doing so are liable to prosecution.
Kilnaboy GWS welcomes any assistance form the public in locating leaks and known water wastage. You can report leakage to 085 7218166.
CHECK FOR LEAKS
Leaks are often the reason for unexplained increased consumption. Leaks are most common from water troughs and toilets. They are usually easy and inexpensive to repair. A single leak can waste thousands of litres of water in a billing period and so it is important to be on the lookout for them.
CHECK YOUR METER
Check your meter on a regular basis, perhaps once per month. If your meter is clocking then water is being drawn onto your property from the mains water supply. Check the meter again after 30 minutes; if the meter is still clocking then you need to investigate further. Check all toilets, taps and water troughs for damaged fittings and repair the leak source. If there are no visible signs of a leak, then it is probable that you have a leaking pipe underground. Check for soft ground along your pipe route. If you fail to locate the leak don’t ignore it: call a plumber.
ADVICE TO FARMERS
Farmers should take particular care to check outhouses and long services into fields and troughs.
Water troughs are often a major source of leaks on farms. Bursts often occur at the connection point into troughs in freezing weather. Regularly inspect all water troughs on your farm and repair any leaks found. Farmers tend not to visit water toughs for months at a time, particularly if no cattle are drinking from the trough. A serious leak in this trough could go unnoticed for months costing you a lot of money. We would recommend fitting a stop valve to all water troughs so the troughs can be turned off when not in use. This could save you hundreds of euros.
When carrying out any measures to avoid pipes freezing, please ensure that they are carried out in a manner that is safe and does not create a hazard for yourself or for the general public.
UNOCCUPIED PROPERTIES
Turn the water supply off at the water meter. Drain down the water supply system to avoid problems with bursts due to pipes freezing and damage to the heating system. If you are unsure how to do this on your internal supply system, ask the advice of a qualified plumber.
