Water bill question

[Kryptic4L]

Currently I feel like im being bent over sideways on my water bill. For two months for water and sewage it was 450 dollars. Keep in mind we live in a small townhouse and only have 2 people in the house consuming water. Is this normal or is it time to get out of dodge.

[brotherd]

Are you with enmax and is your total electrical use included in that #?

[RDNanoGuy]

You must be losing water somewhere in your system. That's one heck of alot of water. With a 250 gal system with auto topoff and 4 20 gal water changes a month my bill is only 55 bucks.

[mark]

asv on your ro/di not working?

[reefme]

Tell your neighbours stop stealing your water!!

[Nano]

Yeah ours was $85 but thats sewer and garbage too. Ive filled our 60g and drained it at least 8 times too and I am pretty slow at getting out of the shower. So I think somethings definitely a muck there.

[DiverDude]

Turn off everything in the house and watch the meter....if it moves, you've got a problem.

[brotherd]

Turn off everything in the house and watch the meter....if it moves, you've got a problem.

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[Gary]

Pay close attention to your toilets. Floats set to high, or a float not closing 100% can cause the tank to overflow. Water runs down the overflow tube, through the bowl and into the drain. Leaky flappers will do similar but usually you will hear the tank refill frequently.

[pinkreef]

get out of dodge:frusty:

[Madreefer]

Man you Albertans are getting hosed. Paying for water??

[kien]

Currently I feel like im being bent over sideways on my water bill. For two months for water and sewage it was 450 dollars. Keep in mind we live in a small townhouse and only have 2 people in the house consuming water. Is this normal or is it time to get out of dodge.

Dear lord! Please tell me this number includes your electrical bill! That's higher than my entire enmax (electrical + waste + water) bill. Mine generally comes in at around the $300 mark. Water alone comes in at around $40 give or take.

[Seriak]

Dear lord! Please tell me this number includes your electrical bill! That's higher than my entire enmax (electrical + waste + water) bill. Mine generally comes in at around the $300 mark. Water alone comes in at around $40 give or take.

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[Simons]

I would agree, that seems very high...after my 250G salty was up and running my water bill only went up $30, my power bill went up about $40.

My combined bill for power, water, waste etc is around $300/month. Of course there are some fluctuations but in general that is the mean.

[toxic111]

If that is just a water bill, there is a water leak. Toilets are a likely culprit, as you can't always tell they are leaking. Use some food colouring in the tank to see if you have a leak, it will show up in the bowl generally.

[Kryptic4L]

its water sewage and garbage.

The garbage accounts for like 23 bux of it.

the water is a good portion of it the sewage seems to be tied in with the water.

[kien]

its water sewage and garbage.

The garbage accounts for like 23 bux of it.

the water is a good portion of it the sewage seems to be tied in with the water.

If electrical isn't include then you definitely have a major leak somewhere. Check to see if your water meter needle is spinning wildly. Or spinning at all when all your water is turned off. Do you have outside irrigation ? Those can crack and leak without you know. Or even just hoses in general outside. Do you use those click-fit hose fittings? Those tend to be leaky as well over time. Leaky toilet flappers are a bit of a problem too. I had to replace two of them last year on two toilets that were leaking.