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    Very high water bill mystery!

    CWS is for upstairs sink, bath, shower and toilet. The downstairs sink and washing machine comes off the mains.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    To be honest I thought the same at one point as I have a neighbour from he'll who also has the know how to do such a thing due to his job! Tests suggested so far haven't discovered anything so I think I will have to get someone in to investigate further. I appreciate all the help and...
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    The house was built in 1983 and is a semi.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    Thanks will try this out.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    My toilet is 9 or so years old and has the siphon system. That has been checked a few times while trying to get to the bottom of the puzzle and no leaks there. As you point out with your calculations it is a high volume to be going through the meter per minute which is why I can't make out where...
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    Yes my meter has little dials which the water company guy also mentioned when he looked at the meter. He said that these were how he could tell there was not even a drip out of place when he checked. I think I must have a sporadic fault which I am guessing must be in the house somewhere so will...
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    Thanks I will give that a go in the morning.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    Yes me too and no-one I have discussed it with prior to now can offer an explanation which is why I have come here. I desperately want to get it sorted if only I knew what was wrong as my bill is over £600 and rising every day.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    The meter did not appear to change reading on either of those tests when I did them or when water company guy did them. He reported back no leaks to his office so they are claiming I must have used that volume of water which is impossible in the circumstances I have.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    The reading stayed the same so I assumed not.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    That's fine I welcome your questions to hopefully get to the bottom of this. I had the stoptap off for about 3 hours and there was no movement. When the water company guy came he said if there was a leak he could have seen even the tiniest drip showing on the meter.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    The meter is located in the ground across the drive about 25 ft from the house. I followed instructions from water company by checking the meter for any movement while stoptap was on and off. The water company guy also did this and claimed there were no leaks. I then looked in water tank in loft...
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    Yes that is the main stoptap and the hot cylinder is upstairs in the airing cupboard. I have a small house with no central heating so the plumbing is limited to the back of the house only in the kitchen and bathroom and cold water tank and hot water tank are also in the back area of the house.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    My hot water pipes for the kitchen run down the corner of the wall from upstairs. Have attached a picture to show what I mean.
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    Very high water bill mystery!

    No both the toilet and the cold water tank in the loft were checked and no leaks and are filling up to a level lower than the overflow‎. There was one strange thing that occurred whilst the stopcock was turned off for testing. It was off for about 3 hours and during that time no water was used...

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