First thing to check is your water meter reading.

• Read your meter including decimal point (this is the number that will reflect whether there is consumption) before going to bed (do not use water during this time) and read again when you get up.
• There should be no consumption during this time, and the decimal point reading should not have moved.
• If the read does change, there is something in the home causing water to flow through the meter.

Toilets

• Toilets are usually the big culprits
• Toilets may not make a noise if they have a minor problem
• To check for a leaking toilet use regular food coloring, place a few drops of food coloring in your toilet tank. DO NOT FLUSH. Wait anywhere from 5 - 10 minutes, even up to a couple of hours. If the coloring shows in the toilet bowl, you have a leak.

Taps, showers, and other leaks

• Dripping taps and shower heads are visable to the eye
• Water pipes within the house could have a leak and should be checked as well

Leaks are wasted water and every cubic meter is registered on your meter.

• A stream of water 1/32" uses 25 gallons in 24 hours or 750 gallons in one month or $5.78 per month
• A stream of water 1/16" uses 100 gallons in 24 hours or 3000 gallons in one month or $23.12 per month
• A stream of water 1/8" uses 400 gallons in 24 hours or 12,000 gallons in one month or $92.46 per month

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