So I received the quarterly water bill yesterday and it was around $700. Typically I get around 150-200 per quarter bill, for many years.
I checked and the meter reading was correct, so its not a reading error by the water company guy.
Since yesterday I've been checking the meter and it does appear to be running fast. Since yesterday, it has increased 10 units (1 unit = 100 CF = 748 gallons). My normal usage is 15 units PER MONTH.
I checked everywhere, there doesn't seem to be any leaks - kitchen / toilets / water heater / laundry etc..
I turned off the main valve, and the meter stopped running.
I am in a townhouse, so no backyard / sprinkler or any other stuff. 1 kitchen / 3 baths /1 laundry is all.
I know there could be leak in the underlying pipes, but its a 20 year old house, so fairly new.
Is it possible that meter is faulty? Its running faster than normal? Any ideas would be helpful..
Called a few plumbers, but so far no one said they do leak detection - that seems to be specialty not easily found.
Water company opens Monday, so I cannot call them now for a non-emergency situation.