We rent a house on a farm. The house is connected to a well that is about 30 feet from our house. We can see where the pipe goes underground from a sunken area over the pipe. The well pump is in our house and controlled by our breaker box. The well pump is also brand new. When we first moved in our lease stated that the well pump also powers the barn. Our first electric bill for a full month was 400kwh. No sweat.
Then our landlord added an apartment to the end of the barn for his other daughter, her boyfriend and their two kids to live in. Our September bill jumped by 200kwh. He acknowledged that an additional family would use the well pump further and cut our rent by $25. October was 900kwh. November was 1,900kwh!!!! Even though we keep our heat at 60 and only heat one room with a portable radiator. December has done us in at 2,500kwh. Our well pump is constantly running. The barn is at least 100 feet from our house. The apartment was not inspected or permitted in any way.
I have a massive bill and we are freezing trying to save pennies. Could there be a leak? Could the problem be a second household working off our pump? Any suggestions or ideas are welcome as our landlord is basically saying that our bill should be this high from heating. Our electric company says it shouldn't be anywhere near this high. We can't continue to live here if the bill isn't reduced significantly. The well pump is cycling constantly, especially when we hear the water running through the pipes. Thanks.
Then our landlord added an apartment to the end of the barn for his other daughter, her boyfriend and their two kids to live in. Our September bill jumped by 200kwh. He acknowledged that an additional family would use the well pump further and cut our rent by $25. October was 900kwh. November was 1,900kwh!!!! Even though we keep our heat at 60 and only heat one room with a portable radiator. December has done us in at 2,500kwh. Our well pump is constantly running. The barn is at least 100 feet from our house. The apartment was not inspected or permitted in any way.
I have a massive bill and we are freezing trying to save pennies. Could there be a leak? Could the problem be a second household working off our pump? Any suggestions or ideas are welcome as our landlord is basically saying that our bill should be this high from heating. Our electric company says it shouldn't be anywhere near this high. We can't continue to live here if the bill isn't reduced significantly. The well pump is cycling constantly, especially when we hear the water running through the pipes. Thanks.