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I called my uncle crazy for 5 years about the water meter thing, then I checked mine
My uncle in Bakersfield kept saying his water bill jumped every time the city changed out meters on his block, and I laughed it off for years. Then mine got swapped in February and my usage went from 4,100 gallons to 6,800 gallons with the same family and same yard. I pulled the old bills, ran the sprinklers on a timer, even shut off the main for a day and the new meter still ticked a little. So now I'm stuck: is this a batch of faulty meters, or is it just a weird coincidence that happens to line up with a rate hike? Anyone else got before and after numbers from a meter swap they can share?
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spencer_johnson2212d ago
Man, a buddy of mine went through the exact same thing in Fresno last spring. His meter got swapped in April and his bill went from around 3,900 gallons to almost 6,200 with nothing changing at his place, same two adults, same dead lawn. He called the city and they told him his old meter was "reading low" for years, which sounds like a pretty convenient excuse when the new numbers show up right after a rate bump. He never got a straight answer, just a payment plan offer. Now he takes a picture of his meter on the first of every month, just in case.
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