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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
We had a spike 50,000 gal over a 3day period. Water Co gave all kinds of reasons why it could have happened. All water was shut off at the wall valves. Would have been shut off but pool Co needs to be able to manually add a few gals if needed. We were gone and got the bill on our return. Pool Co records show them not at the house during the days the spike occurred. HAd plumber and leak specialist check. Result, no leaks found, no evidence of water leakage. Water Co flatly stated that if the meter said it ran, the problem cannot possibly be on their side. Even suggested that neighbors had stolen water. Our pool only holds @10,000 gal and running the hose for its initial fill took five days. 50k in 3 days is mission impossible. They (water co) stonewalling) say their meter checks out OK an their equip never fails, so it's our problem.
Sure hate having to deal with monopolies. The battle goes on.
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If the water company pulled the hourly readings, and it showed 50000 gallons used in one hour of that 3 day period, I think your case would be open and shut.
Typical flow rates for fire trucks are 1000 to 2000 gallons per minute, but only when supplied by a hydrant with a 4" or larger connection.
Look at your meter. Find the model number. Mine says SENSUS top left, in green letters. Then says SRII/aS+ on the left of the LCD screen, with that text rotated 90deg CCW.