Re: Simapa bill

by CanuckBob Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:51 am

ferret wrote:If you do get a meter, get one that's made of brass. The plastic water meters are pieces of shit.
Now, you MAY be opening a can of worms but I really agree with Brigitte's last post. We knew how much water we consumed from having a meter in San Miguel for nine years (yes, I had all the bills)...that's why we chose to have a meter installed in San Pancho and made allowances for the fact that we now had a pool.
You will end up being very conscious of the water you consume and will probably end up hunting for leaks. If your water is pressurized, be very aware that a tiny 1/16th of an inch hole in a copper pipe, will lose 1,000 litres every eight hours.
Best of luck with your choice. IMHO, it's better to be part of the solution to save water than be the cause of wasting it.

Another way to tell if you have a leak is if your pressure pump continually kicks on/off for no apparent reason.

by ferret Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:57 am

'Tis true CBob but not everybody's pump is within hearing distance. We also had a 60 gallon pressure tank on the coast so the pump going on and off was not particularly noticable and it was also a really quiet submersible pump with impellers that started slowly.
Great technology but...