"Ed Pawlowski" writes:

"blueman" wrote in message
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When our in-ground sprinkler is running outside, I can hear the water
meter 'clicking' through all the pipes -- including as far away as our
3rd floor bathroom. All the pipes are secured properly using clamps
and we never hear any other water hammering or vibration noises. The
clicking definitely comes from the water meter itself and sounds like
a metronome beating at at 4-5 beats/second.

Are you sure that is not the sound of coins being thrown away? My lawn gets
watered every time it rains; and only when it rains.

Very true - my water bill for the 3rd quarter is typically over $1000
and I barely water (we live in the Boston area which has one of the
highest water/sewer rates in the world because of the Harbor cleanup
fiasco).

However, all the work I put into the lawn seems to go to waste if it
doesn't rain for a week or so and I don't supplement with water (note
I try to water sparingly only if it doesn't rain for). Our soil seems
to dry out and we have a lot of silver maples surrounding the yard
which seem to suck up lots of water. And my wife complains when the
lawn gets all brown and then thinks we should get a lawn service
(which means throwing away more $$$$).... sigh