Reasons why your water bill is high & You need Leak Detection

Do you ever see yourself brushing your teeth, with the tap water running? Or perhaps you regularly forget to turn off your taps, showers or valves? Or maybe the water tank is usually over-flowing? If not any of these, there could be other reasons why you are wasting too much water per day. This wastage could be the reason for your skyrocketing bill. It is best to have a look around the house for your water usage, you may find something.

Usually when there is a high water-bill, probability is high that some of your taps, showers, faucets and valves, sprinkles or piper in general are leaking. We tend to ignore such leaks because all we can see is a few drops falling down. But the thing to consider is, if a drop keeps falling, eventually you will get for yourself a river. Hence, we should underestimate these small leaks and get them fixed on a timely basis.

Make sure to check the water line that goes from the meter into your home. That line may have a leak out of which water constantly drips off, that eventually may lead you to having an exceptionally high water-bill.

However, in the case of such outdoor leaks just detecting and fixing the line would not be enough. Precautionary measures must be taken to further prevent it from happening again. That is because this is usually way out of our control, and it may be caused by rowdy pedestrians, cyclists, stray animals or other various kinds of commotions.

Certain refrigerators, washing machines and certain other electrical appliances require water to function. However, if they are inherently inefficient, it may result in excessive water usage. Try to use appliances that require much less water to do the job.

There is a chance you moved to a new home, which is in a considerably hotter environment than your previous place. Or perhaps you’re comparing your summer bill with that of the winter water-bill. At areas that are usually hotter, or humid, there is a higher water usage, in the form of swimming pool, showers, etc., thus, it would be natural for the water bill to be a little higher.