Very High Utility Bills....the Norm in Dunedin/Clearwater?? (rental, water heater)

[Pragmaticus]

Please let us know what you found.

[PhotoProIP]

If Your lawn water is the same as your faucet water that is WHY your water bill is that high. Stop watering the lawn in the summer months when to rains at 4pm every day.

Our water bill is around $60
Our highest electric so far was $257 (2000sqf house+2 fridges, and various electronics)

hahahahahahahahahahahahah LMAO

[tinytrump]

its pretty normal,,, I know a family 4 bed pool in Pensacola dont pay over $100 a mo-- it's city living- we pay for all the lines, those who don't pay, workers, poles etc etc..

[rezfreak]

Originally Posted by ijabit

Thanks I was trying to find an "Average" water usage for this area, that helps. I felt around the entire house for "hot tiles" to indicate a leak but couldn't find any. I'll make sure and read the meter tomorrow morning and try not to use any water for a day to see if it still accumulates. Now I just have to find the water meter....

Thanks!

Yeah that is crazy high for that size house. I dont know if its the same in dunedin, but in brandon our water meters are near the street in the dirt. there's a slab that covers the meter in the dirt - if you ask your neighbors where theirs are located, that should give you an indication where to look for yours.

Our water bill has never been higher than 35 in any given month for 2 adults 1 child. Try turning off any running water and if you see your meter still going, that indicates a leak somewhere.

[ijabit]

Originally Posted by PhotoProIP

If Your lawn water is the same as your faucet water that is WHY your water bill is that high. Stop watering the lawn in the summer months when to rains at 4pm every day.

Our water bill is around $60
Our highest electric so far was $257 (2000sqf house+2 fridges, and various electronics)

hahahahahahahahahahahahah LMAO

We don't have sprinklers and don't water the lawn.

[bigal777]

Originally Posted by gypsychic

Agree - you need to check your water meter outside - if the little triangle is spinning when ALL of your faucets etc. are turned off, you have a leak. We had two pipes leaking under our slab (both hot and cold), but even with those our bills weren't as high as yours. I think you have a huge leak somewhere. They do tend to happen more often in hot water lines. You might need a company like "Sleuth" who come out and detect where your leak is (if you are on a slab). It could be in a wall, too.

Good luck!

Yes or contact American Leak Detection. I would call asap. You don't want to deal with mold issues; especially if the leak is inside of a wall.

[bentlebee]

I'm selling a property in Palm Harbor, a beautiful 3518 sqft salt water pool home and the owner paid in total for 2012 $ 2835.- for the entire year for his power bill. Two story home!

But they remodeled the home with a new tile roof, energy saving appliances, energy saving windows and doors and even charging his electric car is incl. in this utility bill.

[chi_tino]

Originally Posted by rezfreak

I'm not sure what electric service you use but TECO will do a power assessment as well if you call them to find out where you are bleeding electricity.

TECO does not serve Dunedin.

[rezfreak]

Originally Posted by chi_tino

TECO does not serve Dunedin.

*shrug* Most electric companies will still do the assessment. I have no idea who covers what area.

[chi_tino]

I would also guess that the AC unit is very old and inefficient. That could be $50-100 a month of the summer bill.