Chellybean
09-22-2017, 07:51 AM
Just a FYI to everyone.
I have had my sprinklers off for better than two months!
Yesterday i get a bill with 9150 gallons of usage.
My system is :
NOT LEAKING;
HAS NOT TURNED ON;
Controller is Function Properly;
I called today in the villages 352-750-0000 to make them aware of there problem!
The woman said we get alot of calls on this exact issue all the time and it is usually a problem with a leak or faulty controller.
My Husband again reiterated to her that he checked the system himself at the curb box to be sure the odometer was indeed working at the curb box and he put a couple gallons of water through the system to verify this and it was definitely a problem on THERE END!
Well as i was writing this the lady had called back
And stated something i missed on the lower left of the bill which stated the bill was estimated due to IRMA; she also apologized for missing this and said she didn't have her computer booted up when i called! ( poor Gal sounded like she hadn't had her first couple of coffee either and she wasn't fully booted up either. Very Nice lady!!!!
I said well thank you for catching that, i missed that also but i don't want to advance the CSU any moneys that i didn't use even though the next month bill will even everything out.
The lady was very nice and will send me out a reflected bill that i can pay.
Just FYI FOLKS.
It is easy to check to see if you have a leak or that the meter is working on the curb box for either your domestic water (what is used in your Home) or sprinkler water.
shut everything down and watch the meter little spinning dial. If it doesn't move after a few minutes or longer it is safe to say you have a tight system (if it is a very slow leak you may have to watch it alot longer) then to check to see if the meter odometer is working turn on a faucet or sprinkler zone to see if the meter odometer is counting. These utility meters mechanical are pretty bullet proof, it is the electronic sensor in the meters to the receivers on top of the curb boxes that are susceptible to lighting strikes etc that malfunction.
These simple checks will save the CSU alot of headaches and keep are amenities down. They are working there tails off cleaning up IRMA and i think they are doing a great job!!!
I have had my sprinklers off for better than two months!
Yesterday i get a bill with 9150 gallons of usage.
My system is :
NOT LEAKING;
HAS NOT TURNED ON;
Controller is Function Properly;
I called today in the villages 352-750-0000 to make them aware of there problem!
The woman said we get alot of calls on this exact issue all the time and it is usually a problem with a leak or faulty controller.
My Husband again reiterated to her that he checked the system himself at the curb box to be sure the odometer was indeed working at the curb box and he put a couple gallons of water through the system to verify this and it was definitely a problem on THERE END!
Well as i was writing this the lady had called back
And stated something i missed on the lower left of the bill which stated the bill was estimated due to IRMA; she also apologized for missing this and said she didn't have her computer booted up when i called! ( poor Gal sounded like she hadn't had her first couple of coffee either and she wasn't fully booted up either. Very Nice lady!!!!
I said well thank you for catching that, i missed that also but i don't want to advance the CSU any moneys that i didn't use even though the next month bill will even everything out.
The lady was very nice and will send me out a reflected bill that i can pay.
Just FYI FOLKS.
It is easy to check to see if you have a leak or that the meter is working on the curb box for either your domestic water (what is used in your Home) or sprinkler water.
shut everything down and watch the meter little spinning dial. If it doesn't move after a few minutes or longer it is safe to say you have a tight system (if it is a very slow leak you may have to watch it alot longer) then to check to see if the meter odometer is working turn on a faucet or sprinkler zone to see if the meter odometer is counting. These utility meters mechanical are pretty bullet proof, it is the electronic sensor in the meters to the receivers on top of the curb boxes that are susceptible to lighting strikes etc that malfunction.
These simple checks will save the CSU alot of headaches and keep are amenities down. They are working there tails off cleaning up IRMA and i think they are doing a great job!!!