arvin
NJRC Member
Hey, its me. The one who was complaining about electricity bill. This time my complaint is going to be about my water bill.
A rude shock was in store when I opened the water bill last month. It was $625 for the months of Jul-Oct. I have a sprinkler system due to which the water bill spikes during summer months but I dont remember ever paying over $275 per quarter in the past. So obviously this one puzzled me. May be the water company messed this one up? The sprinker system is broken? A faucet is leaking somewhere that I have not noticed?
One strange thing that I noticed that the RO booster pump was not functioning. This pump was installed six months ago and it was working fine when I installed although I wasn't checking it on an everyday basis. I figured that may be the booster pump is a goner. If the booster pump didnt work that means it wastes more water than usual but still it doesn't add up to the high bill. Because prior to installing the pump my bill was never this high.
Upon further investigating the system I realized that the system was continuously running waste water even though it wasn't producing water. In other words, my reservoir is full and no one is using the drinking water (I use the RO water for drinking purposes at home). There is no reason for the water to come out of the waste water line. I called BRS from whom I bought the system and told them a) the waste water continuous to run b) the booster pump is not working. They suggested I replace the auto shut off valve first and see if it fixes the problem. I got it replaced. That still did not fix the problem. I called them again, they said lets replace the check valve that is coming out of the Sediment filter. Only after replacing that valve did my problem go away.
This issue was not immediately apparent to me because I had the waste line permanently plumbed into my drain and I had no clue that the water continued to run until I saw the water bill. I am sure some of you are doing the same. I suggest pl. check your system every once in a while and see if the system is working properly.
~arvind.
A rude shock was in store when I opened the water bill last month. It was $625 for the months of Jul-Oct. I have a sprinkler system due to which the water bill spikes during summer months but I dont remember ever paying over $275 per quarter in the past. So obviously this one puzzled me. May be the water company messed this one up? The sprinker system is broken? A faucet is leaking somewhere that I have not noticed?
One strange thing that I noticed that the RO booster pump was not functioning. This pump was installed six months ago and it was working fine when I installed although I wasn't checking it on an everyday basis. I figured that may be the booster pump is a goner. If the booster pump didnt work that means it wastes more water than usual but still it doesn't add up to the high bill. Because prior to installing the pump my bill was never this high.
Upon further investigating the system I realized that the system was continuously running waste water even though it wasn't producing water. In other words, my reservoir is full and no one is using the drinking water (I use the RO water for drinking purposes at home). There is no reason for the water to come out of the waste water line. I called BRS from whom I bought the system and told them a) the waste water continuous to run b) the booster pump is not working. They suggested I replace the auto shut off valve first and see if it fixes the problem. I got it replaced. That still did not fix the problem. I called them again, they said lets replace the check valve that is coming out of the Sediment filter. Only after replacing that valve did my problem go away.
This issue was not immediately apparent to me because I had the waste line permanently plumbed into my drain and I had no clue that the water continued to run until I saw the water bill. I am sure some of you are doing the same. I suggest pl. check your system every once in a while and see if the system is working properly.
~arvind.
