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Originally Posted by capecodbob
We won't be in the Villages till December to use the home we bought. Currently, we are only watering the lawn and the system was recently checked and the timing corrected. Last month we used 26,000 gallons with the system improperly set. About 1/2 month under the new system, we are still using 25,000 gallons/month! Yikes, this seems unreasonable.
We are not even there flushing toilets and taking showers.
Can people please comment on their usage and what seems like a reasonable amount?
Thanks,
Cape Cod Bob
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We just moved in September 18th. The house was vacant since August 1st. Got the water bill this week and used 28,000+ gallons! Called and the lady helped me check my sprinkler system (the culprit). The yard stations were set at 60 minutes and the shrub zones were set to 30 minutes. Apparently it was set to run two days at 1:00AM!! She suggested setting the times to around 5:00AM. I also backed the 60-minute zones to 40 minutes and the 30-minute zones to 15-minutes. I hope next month won't be a shocker. We need to buy furniture, not a water plant!
