$4,500 water bill - leak magically fixed itself.

[Sean Reischel]

Hey all!

My water bill was $4,500 last month, compared with the typical $90/mo. 

The water meter detected a leak of about 7,000 gallons/day for over a month, before magically "fixing itself".

Has anyone experienced this before? Is this likely a meter issue? Was one of my tenants running a faucet (about 5 gallons/min) for an entire month? Do I have a leak that magically fixed itself?

Any wisdom would be appreciated.

Thanks to such a great community!

[Nathan Gesner]

Quote from @Sean Reischel:

Heavy water use is normally due to a running toilet. However, that only accounts for around 4,000 gallons a month, not 7,000 a day.

I don't think your house could possibly use that much water even with multiple toilets and faucets running non-stop. You need to call the utility provider and have them investigate. I suspect it's a bad meter.