{"id":106103,"date":"2021-06-07T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=106103"},"modified":"2021-06-07T13:00:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:00:18","slug":"mains-water-connection-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mains-water-connection-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting a Mains Water Connection in Barcelona: How to And Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the first things you need to take care of when buying or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\/barcelona\"><strong>renting an apartment in Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>, is getting <strong>connected to mains water<\/strong>. And so, before you start with the whole process, you ask yourself: How much would it cost to get a water supply connection and how do I arrange for this to happen?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a difference in getting a <strong>mains water connection<\/strong> and <strong>changing the title on a water supply contract<\/strong>. The second occurs when there is a change of ownership of the property (buy or rent), but the water connection itself wasn\u2019t removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If this all sounds a bit complicated, don\u2019t be too worried, because today ShBarcelona will tell you all about it in this article. As a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\"><strong>real estate agency in Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>, we are used to managing these types of procedures. Keep on reading if this topic might be of interest to you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104522\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-25-2 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104522 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104522\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104522' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mains-water-connection-barcelona\/#How-to-get-connected-to-mains-water-in-Barcelona-What-you-should-know\" title=\"How to get connected to mains water in Barcelona &#8211; What you should know\">How to get connected to mains water in Barcelona &#8211; What you should know<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mains-water-connection-barcelona\/#Getting-connected-to-mains-water-in-a-rental-property\" title=\"Getting connected to mains water in a rental property\">Getting connected to mains water in a rental property<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mains-water-connection-barcelona\/#Other-aspects-to-take-into-consideration\" title=\"Other aspects to take into consideration\">Other aspects to take into consideration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-get-connected-to-mains-water-in-Barcelona-What-you-should-know\"><\/span>How to get connected to mains water in Barcelona &#8211; What you should know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We will first discuss <strong>how to<\/strong> <strong>get connected to mains water in Barcelona<\/strong>, as each city council has their specific water supply company in Spain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For Barcelona, this company is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiguesdebarcelona.cat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Aig\u00fces de Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>. The procedure to get connected can be done in a couple of different ways, and it requires several <strong>documents<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\">Find your rental in Barcelona here<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71140\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71140\" class=\"wp-image-71140 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.nl\/blog\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-pixabay-161502.jpg\" alt=\"water coming from shower head\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-71140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_71141\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71141\" class=\"wp-image-71141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.nl\/blog\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-porapak-apichodilok-363766.jpg\" alt=\"lady checking water bill\" width=\"640\" height=\"317\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-71141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/save-electricity-bill\/\">7 Tips on How to Save on Your Electricity Bill<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting-connected-to-mains-water-in-a-rental-property\"><\/span>Getting connected to mains water in a rental property<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we already mentioned, normally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\/barcelona\"><strong>rental apartments in Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> are already connected to mains water, which means you only have to change the name on the contract.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everything is different when you are about to move into a <strong>newly built apartment<\/strong>, as you will probably need to get connected to water (and gas and electricity) instead of just having to change the name on an existing utilities contract. This is because it hasn\u2019t been connected at all before. Take into account that there might be extra costs involved in this case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/modifications-urban-leasing-act\/\"><strong><em>Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos (LAU)<\/em><\/strong><\/a> states that <strong>water consumption (as shown on the water meter) must be paid for by the tenant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also states that the landlord is obliged to hand over a property in habitable conditions. It doesn\u2019t, however, specify who should arrange the mains water connection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ShBarcelona\u2019s administrative agents can carry out the procedure for you<\/strong>, and this will save you time and prevent problems for both parties involved.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71138\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71138\" class=\"wp-image-71138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.nl\/blog\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pexels-nataliya-vaitkevich-6863260.jpg\" alt=\"setting up utilities\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-71138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pexels<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/apartments-for-rent\/long-term\">Check out our rentals in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other-aspects-to-take-into-consideration\"><\/span>Other aspects to take into consideration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You now have all the information you need on how to get connected to mains water in a property in Barcelona. We would also like to ask you to take the following into account:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The price of getting mains water connected depends on whether what part of the installation has already been taken care of, what size the pipes are, and in which city the property is located.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The price includes the cost of getting connected to mains water and a deposit for consumption. The deposit will be returned at the end of the contract.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the property is transferred from one person to the other, it is cheaper to change the name on the contract than to disconnect the water and then reconnect again.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You are not just contracting a water supplier (Aig\u00fces de Barcelona), but you also need a company that does <strong>maintenance on the water meter<\/strong>. Most of the times this is <strong>MUSA<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have any problems or complaints, you can contact Aig\u00fces de Barcelona <strong>24\/7<\/strong> by telephone on the following number: <strong>900 700 720<\/strong>. This number is free and you can use it <strong>any day of the year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are offices in Barcelona city, Badalona, L\u2019Hospitalet and Gav\u00e0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you have other questions about your mains water connection? <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Leave your comments below and we will contact you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tarifasdeagua.es\/empresas\/aigues-de-barcelona\/dar-alta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/tarifasdeagua.es\/empresas\/aigues-de-barcelona\/dar-alta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.api.cat\/noticias\/cuanto-cuesta-y-quien-debe-dar-de-alta-los-suministros-en-un-piso-de-alquiler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.api.cat\/noticias\/cuanto-cuesta-y-quien-debe-dar-de-alta-los-suministros-en-un-piso-de-alquiler\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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