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Hello:
I have lived in my home since 1976 and for the past two years our water bill averages $180.00 for every three months. In June of this year my bill increased to $242.00. I contacted the water department and an employee came to the house and said we needed a new water meter.
He installed the new meter and told me some where in the home there was water dripping. He found a drip coming out of the outside spigot for our hose which I fixed.
He then said we had a small drip coming out of the bathroom faucet which I fixed. He then found one last drip coming out of the faucet by our stationary tub in the basement which I fixed.
He then said all the leaks were fixed and my meter also showed no running water after I corrected the above problems. Our next bill went back down to $184.00. I received another bill today and the bill is back up to $242.00.
I checked all the faucets and could not find any leaks. I checked the water meter and it also shows no running water.
Any ideas what could be causing the increased water bills? My wife is doing the same amount of wash, we take the same number of showers and baths. I am very puzzled on what is causing our water bill to spike like this?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Steve Balistreri
Wauwatosa Wisconsin
I have lived in my home since 1976 and for the past two years our water bill averages $180.00 for every three months. In June of this year my bill increased to $242.00. I contacted the water department and an employee came to the house and said we needed a new water meter.
He installed the new meter and told me some where in the home there was water dripping. He found a drip coming out of the outside spigot for our hose which I fixed.
He then said we had a small drip coming out of the bathroom faucet which I fixed. He then found one last drip coming out of the faucet by our stationary tub in the basement which I fixed.
He then said all the leaks were fixed and my meter also showed no running water after I corrected the above problems. Our next bill went back down to $184.00. I received another bill today and the bill is back up to $242.00.
I checked all the faucets and could not find any leaks. I checked the water meter and it also shows no running water.
Any ideas what could be causing the increased water bills? My wife is doing the same amount of wash, we take the same number of showers and baths. I am very puzzled on what is causing our water bill to spike like this?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Steve Balistreri
Wauwatosa Wisconsin