[Chat] water bill

[Kathleen Hruska]

Christine,

By all means, have the city send someone out to re-check your meter!   
Just call the number on your statement for billing inquiries.  Last  
summer, I got a water bill for $900 when the meter reader inverted  
two numbers.

Also,  you can check for a slow leak in your commodes by putting cold  
coffee or a cola in your toilet tanks.  If there's a slow leak, the  
water in the bowl will turn brown.  In all likelihood, the folks in  
the utilities department will suggest this, so it's good to be able  
to tell them you've already checked this possibility (As if a slow  
leak would increase your total water usage by a factor of ten...!).

Hope this helps!
Kathleen

On Sep 30, 2007, at 4:19 PM, Christine Gray wrote:

> Has anyone else’s water bill jumped like mine has?
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> My last two bills have been about $90 for 10 cubic feet of water.   
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> The bill I received yesterday is for $470 for 116 cubic feet of water.
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> Nothing has changed in my life!
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> Is it possible to get another reading of the water meter?
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> Has this jump in water use happened, without a reason, to anyone else?
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> Thank you,
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> Christine Gray
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