Does a dripping washing machine run up your water bill?

Hi,

Short answer is yes it will.

Any water that is being supplied to the premises by the local water authority, will pass through the water meter for the premises. The meter registers the water usage and the total amount of water used in the premises is calculated every month, 2 months, 6 months etc depending on how often you’re billed.

It may not be much in cost, depending on how much you pay per kilo Litre (or per 1000 x gallon) but it does add up if not fixed.

Besides which a leaking tap, washing machine etc is wasting water unnecessarily.