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re: Crazy Water Bill - Suggestions
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:00 pm to liz18lsu
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:00 pm to liz18lsu
One of two things, either the meter is faulty or you have a leak between the meter and the house. The later would be VERY noticeable with that level of leakage. Even fairly small ones will result in a very fast growing very green patch in most yards. There is simply no other possibility, a leak of even 80 gallons a month inside the house would easily be noticed and even a toilet running 24/7 won't do it. You are over 2,000 gallons a day "lost".
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Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:00 pm to baldona
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Normally with that kind of change, the water company will contact you. They don't want major leaks like that either.
Never known a water company to give a shite about water beyond their meters.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:00 pm to liz18lsu
Make sure eveything is off.
Go look at meter. If it is turning, you got a leak.
Go look at meter. If it is turning, you got a leak.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:05 pm to Obtuse1
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fast growing very green patch in most yards
Yard isn't wet, but there is a VERY noticeable patch of green yard beyond the back porch. The rest of the yard is suffering since Irma, but a 15' x 20' in the back is flourishing. Could this be a leak going straight down? We have a canal behind us, so maybe we would never see it. The yard is dry, even in the green spot.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:05 pm to liz18lsu
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If it isn't a faulty meter, who do you hire to find out what is wrong?
If you had a large enough leak for 80,000 gallons of water to pass through, you'd notice. Also leaks don't fix themselves. So if it stopped spinning, you don't have a leak.
Because of the flood you probably paid an estimated bill during that time that has since been adjusted. The flood also could have (probably) affected your meter. Either way you have a faulty meter.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:07 pm to liz18lsu
Likely a misread or data input error by the meter reader.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:07 pm to liz18lsu
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Brand new $420K house
Is it a house for your butler and help to live in or something?
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:09 pm to Breesus
Any chance someone could be stealing water from an outside faucet. Had his happen in our hood when the lawn crew was helping themselves to other folks’ water
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:09 pm to JoeHackett
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If you had a large enough leak for 80,000 gallons of water to pass through, you'd notice. Also leaks don't fix themselves. So if it stopped spinning, you don't have a leak.
Because of the flood you probably paid an estimated bill during that time that has since been adjusted. The flood also could have (probably) affected your meter. Either way you have a faulty meter.
I agree about noticing, unless the water is going down or in to the canal we have. Nothing is out of place. As for Irma, before that the bill was $50/month, consistent since we bought here. No other neighbors have had the same issue.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:11 pm to Breesus
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Is it a house for your butler and help to live in or something?
I'm OT poor Breez.
Meter reading was right. Just don't believe the meter. My question is: Who do you call to dig up your yard? Plumber?
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:12 pm to liz18lsu
Do my suggestion you dolt.
Probably just an attention whore thread
Probably just an attention whore thread
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:13 pm to liz18lsu
liz, I had a problem awhile back. All of a sudden my water cost more than doubled, it ended up being a leak in the kitchen sink under the slab. Had a plumber come out and he had to drill through concrete, but it sounds like you might have a problem somewhere.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:13 pm to ksayetiger
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Make sure eveything is off.
Go look at meter. If it is turning, you got a leak.
He is right. This should be the 1st thing you do.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:13 pm to liz18lsu
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unless the water is going down or in to the canal we have.
I don't know the layout of your yard but the water will probably come in from the street, through the meter, then straight into your house. In order for the water to make it to the back it would have to leak into some sort of underground spring/tunnel. That would mean that your house is probably unsafe and about to sink into the earth.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:14 pm to liz18lsu
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Brand new home in SWFL
Would the sand absorb 80,000 gallons leaking without being noticed?
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:14 pm to liz18lsu
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If it isn't a faulty meter, who do you hire to find out what is wrong?
If you're leaking 80,000 gallons a month somewhere you won't have to wait too long to find out
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:14 pm to liz18lsu
Turn off all water in your house
Go look at the meter and if it's still moving you have a leak
Go look at the meter and if it's still moving you have a leak
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:14 pm to liz18lsu
Has anyone suggested using less water?
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:15 pm to ksayetiger
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Do my suggestion you dolt.
Hey DOLT, I checked the meter last night and today. It wasn't moving until we turned on the outside water, yet it went up $30K gallons since 12/4. Thanks for the advice, I'm ahead of you but thanks for being a dick.
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:17 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Has anyone suggested using less water?
You have no idea how minimal I am.
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