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From: samantha
Date: Wed Jan 11 14:15:11 EST 2012 Subject: HELP!!!!

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russ: not much I know (1/11/12)
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russ: irrigation (1/12/12)
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Hello Villagers,
I have a HUGE problem with my water. Last months bill was $250, this month $430. I thought it was the toilet in the guesthouse last month. It ran for a week or two. This month, I have no explanation. There are no really wet spots in the yard that would indicate an irrigation leak, the plumbing doesn't seem to have any issues. I am clueless.

I am looking for help with the bill and any trouble shooting knowledge. The cancer relief fund is drained for now so I'm on my own this month. I need to fix this problem right away!!

PS I'll be contacting the City about the bill soon. Pray they will have a clue where I need to start and that they will forgive some of the $.

Thanks guys!!!

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From: russ
Date: Wed Jan 11 14:42:04 EST 2012 Subject: not much I know

I know that the City has a system where they will reduce one month's payment if you have a leak. IIRC, they'll do that once in three years. Be careful when you ask for it, though. We had a leak in our main, and asked for the reduction; they reduced the "terrible" month to basically the same as the next month. The problem is, the "next" month included a week or two where the leak was still running...so we didn't get all the discount we might have gotten otherwise. I don't know if there is a way to work with the city to get it better.

As for diagnosis, I have little knowledge. We didn't know that we had a leak until I accidentally stepped in a damp spot. Do you know where your meter is, and can you make an educated guess about where the pipe is? Try drawing a line from your water meter to where it enters the house (usually, there's a hose spigot there, so it's easy to find).

Also, have you tried looking at the water meter when everything is turned off? Does it look like it's still moving then? (I don't know how fast a water meter moves, so I'm not sure if this is a good test or not.)

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From: samantha
Date: Thu Jan 12 13:33:34 EST 2012 Subject:

It looks like the irrigation system is leaking in the back yard. We have a damp spot that seems to me to indicate a problem. I have turned off the water to the back yard and I read the meter this am. I will check it again daily to see if our consumption is back to normal. I will be talking with Raymond today to see if he can fix the problem. Please pray that it is an easy fix! The city is willing to talk about a bill reduction once the consumption is back down. Pray for that too!!!
Thanks guys!!
Samantha

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From: russ
Date: Thu Jan 12 15:19:20 EST 2012 Subject: irrigation

Glad you found something. We've had massive problems with our irrigation. Some things we've struggled with:

* Too much pressure, which forced open valves (added pressure reducers)
* Dirt in the valves, which made them leak
* Broken valves

We battled this for a long time. Eventually, we gave up; we have hand-operated valves on both systems (front & back), and we keep those closed except when Em wants to kick off the irrigation. So our system is only half-automatic now. :(

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