Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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There are other devices that do this, some are plumbed in, some include a Wi-Fi shut off valve, some require a subscription. None are cheaper, no other measures at the meter, no subscription cost. It is cheap because it is simple. It just counts the magnet passes on the meter. The software is simple. |
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I called the water company the first month I saw it happen and they insisted this was normal useage and all was well. Since the bill wasn't insanely high, we just kind of let it slide for a couple of months. But I was still suspicious something might be wrong and checked with a neighbor, who told me his useage is around 8,000 gallons on average, and that's with him and his wife living there year 'round, and their adult son coming to visit often. Once we're down there "permanent" I'll get it straightened out, but there's little I can do til I'm actually there to check the meter, and also see if somehow, someone else is tapping their water usage onto our meter. |
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"The Flume Smart Home Water Monitor straps around your home’s existing water meter"
What does the water company say when they see this strapped around their equipment? |
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Last edited by Velvet; 10-04-2019 at 08:12 PM. |
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I see this as very low risk, and therefore not worth investing the kind of money that you suggest. |
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I've never had a fire...... spend alot more on fire insurance!
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Your meter is not read by a human opening the box and reading numbers. S/he takes a stick with a wireless reader and passes it over the meter box. If S/he did open the box it would triple the time at each home. But let's say today, your box gets opened, next to the meter is flumes reader, it is black with a white on red sticker "DO NOT REMOVE". It could happen. If the chance that it could occur bothers you then get a device that reads your pipe in your house at your water main. Streamlabs is one such product. |
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The damage from a potable water leak is real. Just because it hasn't happened to you does not change the risk. I don't care if anyone gets the product, I posted to show what can be done. You are not helpless for leaks or bad bills. |
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I had a $200 water bill 2 months ago but it was my fault. Had 2 new TOTO toilets installed when we moved in that are so quiet you can't hear them running after they fill the tank after the flush. Jacobs visited our house twice to tell us our water bill was too high and something was wrong. Couldn't find a leak anywhere but knew it was inside because meter stopped spinning when main shutoff was off. Had fears of underground break. Finally went around turning off water lines 1 at a time until we found the culprit. Turned out toilet in M/BR was forever running but with total silence. I replaced the $15 flapper unit which we killed with bleach tablets in the tank and the mysterious water running stopped as did our spinning meter. Bill down under $40. The crazy "flapper" (actually called a TOWER) they use runs 100% silent when it leaks and there is no sound of water filling the tank. The replacement one was the "normal" flapper and you can hear when the tank is filling if it leaks.
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Renters sent him away as it was "too inconvenient" to repair it. No reschedule. I got a service call bill for his trouble(fair). Renters let it leak until they left. No one bothered to tell me about the situation. That is what convinced me to get a leak monitor. |
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We had a hose on washer burst about 15years ago up in Illinois while we were gone for just the day. Around $100,000 total unbelievable claim damage. Insurance paid most of it. Adjuster said they had more claims from water than fire. Who turns off the water to washer every time they leave their house? The washer was only 2 years old but apparently the rubber hoses they use aren’t all that great. Replace them with the metal type. Lesson learned.
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So whether you use a WiFi irrigation controller and a water monitor as I do, or a camera and another automated means to verify you have this covered. That said almost no one thinks about this until there is an issue. |
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