"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


I had this problem in my last house. The water bill went from $80 to $350
(roughly). When I called I was told that they noticed the difference and
reread the meter. Yeah, thanks for the phone call / post card I never
received. In any event, all I did was shut off the main to the house and
noticed the meter still turning. So as another poster said....It's time to
trench and replace the line from the meter to the house. By the way this
also happened to me in winter during a cold snap. I suspect that finished
off a 55 year old pipe pretty well......Good Luck, Ross