"EggRaid" wrote in message
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Hello,

I have noticed my water bill reflecting increased consumption the past few
months, but now it has peaked and I know that we aren't using 11,000
gallons
between two people. The past year I was barely breaking 5,000 except in
June when I used the built-in sprinklers.

I turned off all water devices in the house and checked the main--the
meter
is still turning. I also shut off the sprinkler supply at the main--still
turning.

Certainly I would notice 6,000 gallons of water if it were leaking in my
house so it would have to be being drained or leaking into the ground. I
have checked everything in the house and there are no leaks.

What are your suggestions as next steps? How do I test if the pipe from
the
main to the house is leaking? Should I call a pro, etc?

Thanks,

ER



11,000 for three months for two people is probably about right. 122 Gallons
per day. For example, from
http://www.waterindustry.org/Water-F...r+use&hl=en&lr
=lang_en

"A typical household in Connecticut uses 200 gallons of water a day, said
John Mullaney, an East Hartford-based USGS hydrologist who worked on the
report."

Better yet, go he

http://www.tampagov.net/dept_water/c...calculator.asp

I used it and came up with the 120 gal per day that we do indeed use.