In Düsseldorf, basements "is not correct is ticking." What many do not know: homeowners pay not only the water, but also a charge for the water meter.
Thousands have to be expensive water clocks. The larger, the higher the fee. Like Roland Steber (65) in Unterrath: 75 € instead he pays jährlich150 €!
Instead of a water meter "QN 2.5" (flow Kubiketer to 2.5 per hour - quite enough for his house) he has a "QN 6" (six cubic meters per hour). But that's not all: in some basements even find a "QN10" - and this counter is still 81 times more expensive €!
The wrong clock means for tenants in the basement: About the charges paid by all! If - as some experts believe - one half of the 80,000 water meters in Düsseldorf is too large, it comes to millions who are paid too much.
How much does my water meter?
Type QN 2.5
Type QN 6
Type QN 10
Basic fee: 75 €
Basic fee: 150 €
Basic fee: 231 €
Petra Beardsley, municipal spokeswoman: "The data necessary to size watches are often decades old. The water has also greatly reduced. Anyone who believes that his water meter was too big to just swap out for free. "
What Clock size you have to have said Berthold Niehus, head of water in DGVW (German Association of Gas and Water): "The Clock" QN2, 5 "is enough for single-family and multi-family dwellings to 15. The "QN6" you need for up to 85 homes. "
Ingo Apel of house and land ":" In the small single-family homes ranging Clock. For multi-family should talk to the municipal utilities. These are individual decisions. "Peter Grümmer the kingdom Unterrath home club:" In many houses of our village are the watches at large. The utility company should explain! All should go in their basement and see the clock is ticking as "." The size of water meter is shown on the meter.
