I have become absolutely obsessed with this stoopid water issue.
20 gallons during the night. That would mean somebody got up and flushed the toilet over and over and over again, for, what, thirty minutes (if they waited for the tank to fill each time). We didn't even make coffee before we went down to check it.
0 gallons used from the time we left for church (8:30) until we returned home (3:30) Seven hours and no movement.
And then, 90 gallons registered through our meter from our return until all the littles got tucked into bed.
That's...
3 pots of coffee (1.5 gal - didn't rinse the filter or the carafe)
6 tooth brushings (no water running, just wet the brush and then rinse the sink once when you're all done - total time for all kids, under a minute, so 3 gallons there, if that much - I think the faucets have low-flow, too))
10 toilet flushes (with a flow of 1.6gpf, for a total of 16 gallons for toilet water use.)
1 quick, timed five-minute shower (1.5gpm flow x 5 = 7.5)
That is all. we. did. No laundry. No dishwasher. No car washing. No bathing the dog. I didn't even wash my face!
What is that? 1.5+3+16+7.5 = 28 gallons
So, ok, let's round up, just for fun - let's just piss away a little water, here -
2+5+20+10= 37 gallons
That still doesn't explain where the remaining 53 gallons went!
That there have now been two fairly long periods where the meter change was zero indicates very strongly that there is not a leak in the lines. (Once, the night of the 3rd-4th, and then again today, during church.)
I'm ready to get out there and dig up the entire line with my bare hands to find out what's going on. Zorak, thankfully, is more patient, more laid-back, more Jimmy Buffet like. That's a good thing.
There are other, wonderful things going on, too. So I'm going to end this entry. (There is nothing I can do at one in the morning, anyway, other than wander down to the meter every half hour and become "that crazy lady who digs in the weeds by the side of the road in the middle of the night", which won't help anybody. I know.)
Dy
4 comments:
Oh man, this is driving ME crazy. I would give the water company your research numbers and demand a new meter. If it still isn't fixed after that, well...start digging, and maybe demand to see the neighbor's water meter.
You know, in KS it is a law that before you dig on your property you call the Dig Line. Utility companies will come out and spray paint where the lines are on your property.
What if you called the Dig Line in your state and had them do that on your property. A couple days later, you could, um, pretend to be your neighbor and have their yard painted too. (It'll be gone after a mowing.)
You'd be able to see the water lines' path on their property.
Kind of sneaky an a bit dishonest, I know. But it's an idea. Hmmm.... maybe it's not a good idea.
The more I think about Andie's idea of shutting off your water for the day when your neighbors are home and seeing if the meter moves, the more I like it.
I have an idea.
Some part of your line is connected to the "family" neighbors.
Maybe it is just a single bathroom, or a spigot. Not their main water line but some portion may actually come from your water line.
Maybe they added on a bathroom and water pressure was low so Grandpa told them to just add on to his line.
I wouldn't be patient either. I'd start digging. In fact,I made ZooDad did up mystery sprinkler line once.
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