Bearman731
New Member
Ok here's another test that I did.
Yesterday evening when the meter was slowly spinning, I turned the garage shutoff off. Then I noticed the triangle continue to spin for a couple hours, showing 1 cubic foot of water usage in 2 hours. Then I had to turn the garage valve back on because family needed to use water. This seems pretty damning for a meter-to-house leak somewhere.
Two questions:
1. Why would it start and stop at random times? Soil issue? Temperature? Fluctuations in city-side water pressure?
2. Can it be an intermittent leak?
3. What can causes those?
I suppose the next step would be to call a leak detection specialist, but I'm a bit wary doing that for a couple reasons: what if he comes at a time when the meter is stopped? What if he comes and the sensitivity of his instruments isn't enough to pick up a leak? Also wary about potential false positives too. It's also not an inexpensive service here (~$350-400 for single visit)
I'm kind of at my wits end with all this and don't know how to proceed.
Should I just stop looking at the meter and as long as my bill doesn't significantly jump, not worry about a leak that isn't there? Or should I open up this can of worms and dig up my whole yard?
Thanks for all the guidance and support!
Yesterday evening when the meter was slowly spinning, I turned the garage shutoff off. Then I noticed the triangle continue to spin for a couple hours, showing 1 cubic foot of water usage in 2 hours. Then I had to turn the garage valve back on because family needed to use water. This seems pretty damning for a meter-to-house leak somewhere.
Two questions:
1. Why would it start and stop at random times? Soil issue? Temperature? Fluctuations in city-side water pressure?
2. Can it be an intermittent leak?
3. What can causes those?
I suppose the next step would be to call a leak detection specialist, but I'm a bit wary doing that for a couple reasons: what if he comes at a time when the meter is stopped? What if he comes and the sensitivity of his instruments isn't enough to pick up a leak? Also wary about potential false positives too. It's also not an inexpensive service here (~$350-400 for single visit)
I'm kind of at my wits end with all this and don't know how to proceed.
Should I just stop looking at the meter and as long as my bill doesn't significantly jump, not worry about a leak that isn't there? Or should I open up this can of worms and dig up my whole yard?
Thanks for all the guidance and support!