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I'm on town sewer... And no water in yard, no green lawn or soggy ground... It's quite baffling really.

Ya they do love their showers lol

Yes, I think I'm going to have to have my own meter put in. I won't be able to read it in the winter at the street and I don't want to find out at the end of a quarter that its read astronomically high again. There are 2 adults and two teenagers in the home. We have all water efficient appliances, shower heads and toilets. We are not over consumers of water. I just don't get it! And I must say I'm quite shocked about the lack of concern and lack of effort/interest the town water department has in what the problem is. Time to put a letter together. Not sure if I need to copy any other town officials...

David - any ideas what the rough cost is to install a water meter at the house? Marc - I do not have an expansion tank on the hot water heater. Thanks for everyones input... it remains a $2500 mystery!

David - I have a shut off in house. The shut off next to meter is out next to the street in a 'man hole'. I will try shutting off at house and see if meter changes at all. My meter is not easy to access and the hole cover is likely covered with snow and ice in winter which concerns me since I won't be able to monitor my usage in the winter.

Greg- thanks for mentioning 'accidental use' policy. I believe there is a town 'leak policy' - it eventually came up in my discussion with the town. I wouldn't have known to inquire about it though. I was told no one ever uses it because you pay 2x what your average water bill is and no one supposedly goes over 2x their bill - My bill is 42x my normal bill! Marc - I had a toilet leak a year ago and my bill was slightly higher, so both of my toilets were checked and re-fitted etc. at that time - both are working perfect... no leaks there. I will have to look into the expansion tank question, (I don't know what that is exactly). I will get back to this point asap. I think I remember reading something about another person having an issue linked to their tank.

My neighbor has an above ground pool. I also have my own in ground swimming pool but my plumbing is not connected to the pool. I use a hose if I need water (which is rare). The quarter in question is January -March if that helps. All my outside faucets were shut off in the house and the ground would have been frozen. Thanks

Hi, I recently received notice that my water usage was high. A quarterly usage of 127,000 cubic feet!!! My average quarterly usage is roughly 3,000 cubic feet. I asked the water department to come check my meter which is in a 'pit' at the street, several hundred feet from my home. The day they came was one week from the original quarterly reading and I had gone through another 7,000 cubic feet in those 7 days. They suggested I check to be sure my toilets were not leaking. They were not and I don't believe that if they were it would amount to this astronomical number. There were no leaks found in my home. I started checking the meter daily after the town came out and for the past month it appears to be working properly based on my water consumption. I haven't changed anything about my water use and haven't had any repairs done. For some reason the day the town came out it suddenly started metering properly. On that day I noticed they also were doing something with the hydrant which is located close to my meter. Could this be some how related? I can't think of anything else that changed that day. I have read a little about air valve problems and meters - also air pressure causing meters to read high. I am no expert but I know I didn't use the water and my yard isn't full of water - there appear to be no leaks. What could this be??? The town experts in my local water department have only offered the leaky toilet scenario. Any advice is appreciated! Sherri Click to Enlarge 51.91 KB