Water company says nothing is wrong w/meter. Where could that much water leak and not be visible?
2006-09-21 10:06:39 · 18 answers · asked by warmer_upper 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you cannot hide 78,000 gallons of water without having a lake nearby.
your meter is faulty. call again and have a different repair person take a look.
2006-09-21 10:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by korikill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok if the water company says there's nothing wrong with your meter or the flow valve, then it's possible the person who took the reading just wrote down a wrong number. This happened to me last month. I'm getting a $57.00 dollar credit on my bill. But I still wouldn't rule out a water leak. Make sure EVERYTHING is turned off in your house, no one flushing the commode, no water usage anywhere, if your meter is turning you DO HAVE A LEAK. Also, has your water pressure changed dramatically? If you're pressure seems lower that's a sign of a leak as well. I know all about this stuff, I had a leak one time and my water bill was 1,600.oo dollars. YEAH I almost fainted. I got them to reduce it to 600.oo but still. Yikes. You would think I would have had an olympic sized swimming hole somewhere with that kind of leak but there wasn't. Find someone you trust to check this out. Good Luck
2006-09-21 17:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by sparkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One way you know you have a leak is if your water usage increases dramatically from one reading to another. Has it? I don't think the meter is suppose to run when you shut down the water. When the meter keeps rocking and rolling (the little arrow) that means there is a leak somewhere if the water is off entirely. I'm surprised the water company said there was nothing wrong with it. If your water bill has increased dramatically, you need help. I hate to tell you this but start checking with your friends to find a reputable plumber to see what is wrong.
2006-09-21 17:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by fried_twinkie1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your main valve is shut off, then that water meter is definitely faulty, unless you live in a house and your whole yard is saturated with water. The meter should not run when the water is shut off. Do you pay for your water?.... and if you do the water company should replace it as a precaution because you can't hide 78,000 gal. of water. Don't take no for an answer!
2006-09-21 17:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by lookwid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unusual for a leak not to come to the top of the ground. When you say main valve, I assume the one at the house not the one at the meter. Look in a straight line from the meter to where the water line comes in the house, sometimes the water will seep to the top of the ground. Sorry.
2006-09-21 17:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the meter runs when the valve to the house is shut off- you;ve got a leak. You will need to simply trace it down.
Easier said than done but you can do it. It just takes time and sometimes alot of digging.
2006-09-23 00:21:19 · answer #6 · answered by Frust Parent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in a slab on grade home, the leak could be under your slab. This is very expensive to repair. It involves tunneling under the house. It could very well be in the line, between the meter and the house, also. If your house is raised, then this is the only possibility. This is a relatively inexpensive repair.
2006-09-21 17:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, that is a lot of water. I would call a plumber, sometimes a good handy-man is just as good and cheaper to investigate the problem. All this water has to be going some place. Wow! what a water bill. You don't do a lot of outside watering on garden or plants do you?
2006-09-21 17:12:09 · answer #8 · answered by bsbmo33 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a underground leak somewhere, between the meter and the house, either that or the meter is defective.
2006-09-21 19:40:41 · answer #9 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shut off tyhe valve closest to after the meter and open a faucet and if the meter is running when shut off sound like you have a bad valve is it a ball valve or stop and waste?
2006-09-21 17:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by high1315 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋