The chart below shows the readings from one of our 'mains' water meters which records the consumption over a series of days for an area of Maidstone.

We have used the same "District" meter as we used in the "Typical days water consumption". This time we are indicating the way that consumption varies depening on the temperature.

What should I look at?

The very bottom of the curve shows the minumum demand. You will see that this remains at roughly 2 cubic meters. That means at all times at least that amount is being consumed, even at 3 oclock in the morning! Note the increase to about 3 cubic meters per hour on the 18th and 19th May. remeber the hot spell. Perhaps somebody was using their sprinklers or had left a tap running?

At the end of May the temperature dipped and our water consumption followed it down.

During the eary part of June we can see the peak demand steadily increasing. The profile remains very regular with most water being used in the morning - is that when we take baths and wash clothes and dishes?

See how water consumption goes up when used to fight fires