Summer Utility Bills Anonymous.

[Rod]

OH!! Water Bill!! Sore subject. I normally pump out an average of 900 - 1000cft per month. My wife went out back to fill our dogs "Kiddie Pool" last Saturday night at 9pm. Threw the hose in the pool, and threw the water valve lever full open. At 10am the next morning, I see a 3 foot wide stream of water flowing down the street. HAPPY FATHERS DAY! According to Bexar Met Water calculations, about 726 cft of water left my home. I'm gonna get a sweet water bill in July. :embarrest:

Yeah, I feel your pain. A couple weekends ago, one of my backyard faucets failed (failed seal). It ran overnight until my Wife discovered it. It was a pain to replace because the contractor evidently rigged (soldered) it to fit into 1/2" PVC. I couldn't find a faucet to fit the PVC, so I had to canibalize inards off a new one to fix the old. It's holding up so far.

 

[Rod]

I lived in Goldsboro for 7 years in the late 80's; very hot & very humid in the summer. 1112KWh's used to comfort a 2200 SF Home is very, very good. It must be sealed up tighter than a ducks [eh] bottom feathers

We use ceiling fans year-round too- both summer/winter settings.

Remember- set ceiling fans counter-clockwise during the summer and clockwise during the winter.

 

[Rod]

you know in most municipalities you can have a separate tap installed at minimal cost for "yard purposes". Here it costs $50 for the extra tap at the street and they'll even put in a faucet for you. We just run hoses from it to water everything for now, but the plan is to eventually put in a sprinkler system. Our water bill is WAY DOWN since doing this. Partly because the biggest part of our water bill was the SEWER cost, which is based on water usage going into the house and down the drain. Once we separated the water that was going on the grass, the sewer bill was cut by more than 1/2. Worth looking into.

That's a very good point that we have been considering.

Thanx for the reminder.

 

[Fivetears]

Thanks big guy!!!! Man I forgot!!

We use ceiling fans year-round too- both summer/winter settings.

Remember- set ceiling fans counter-clockwise during the summer and clockwise during the winter.

 

[Fivetears]

I'll check L2R. Thanks.

you know in most municipalities you can have a separate tap installed at minimal cost for "yard purposes". Here it costs $50 for the extra tap at the street and they'll even put in a faucet for you. We just run hoses from it to water everything for now, but the plan is to eventually put in a sprinkler system. Our water bill is WAY DOWN since doing this. Partly because the biggest part of our water bill was the SEWER cost, which is based on water usage going into the house and down the drain. Once we separated the water that was going on the grass, the sewer bill was cut by more than 1/2. Worth looking into.