Water usage very high when went on holidays

[Rob83]

Hi guys I am Rob and new on this forum, hope someone can shed some light on my very strange issue. Thanks in advance to all the replies.

I seem to us around 6 to 7 cubic meters per month. But in October that doubled to nearly 16 cubic meters.

The funny thing is I went on holidays from the 6th to the 20th of October, so was not even using water. So very confused.

I don't have any outside tap, and I don't think my neighbours robbed it.

So still trying to figure out what happened. It was back to 6 and 7 cubic meters for Nov and Dec.

So if had a leak outside of house and no one has fixed it then it should be still high.

We did not leave any taps on.

The only thing I did different was

I turned off the hot and cold valves in the Hot press and emptied out the two toilets and ran the taps till empty.
I did not turn off the mains water.

So is it possible that maybe the cold water storage tank in the attic was overflowing over the two weeks and hence why all this water usage.

No leaks in house or any stains on any roofs.

Why would turning of the valves cause the cold water storage tank to do this or is it something else?

Thanks in Advance for all the comments

 

[rpm]

Aliens searching for water Rob? lol
Haven`t got a clue bud but welcome to the forum all the same.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

do you have an internal meter or external (in a pit)

 

[Unregistered]

Haha

Probably aliens
Thanks

 

[rpm]

Haha

Probably aliens
Thanks

Log in again and tick the little box "Remember me" otherwise you time out Rob.

 

[Best]

Hi Rob. Guess you are from Northern Ireland?
Your overflow on cold tank could be running water when you are away. No water will be drawn from the tank, so the ballvalve if slightly faulty could be passing water. Very common while people go on holiday.

 

[Unregistered]

External on path outside

 

[Rob83]

Thanks thats what the problem was.

 

[rpm]

Hi Rob. Guess you are from Northern Ireland? .

How the :reddevil: did you get Northern Ireland Best?

 

[Rob83]

Thats sounds more like it. You are probably right. The tank was the only thing that could be leaking out the drain pipe. So the ball valve might be the issue. So would it be cause I turned off the water in the hot press? Because does not seem to drip any water all day when not using water in house.

 

[Best]

How the :reddevil: did you get Northern Ireland Best?

I have special ways of checking

 

[Rob83]

He was close, but from southern Ireland. He guessed it from the water system I have ?

 

[rpm]

He was close, but from southern Ireland. He guessed it from the water system I have ?

Must admit to being lost with "Hot press".

 

[Best]

It is maybe just a very slightly faulty ball valve that only really leaks if water left unused for many hours

 

[Rickster123]

Must admit to being lost with "Hot press".

"To be sure,to be sure" gave it away abit tho..

 

[Best]

Must admit to being lost with "Hot press".

Yes, "Hot Press" is a Scottish / Northern Irish term for airing cupboard.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

turn the internal off and see if meter is still turning if it is you have a leak

 

[Rob83]

It is maybe just a very slightly faulty ball valve that only really leaks if water left unused for many hours

Will go up into attic tomorrow and have a look. It's just weird, cause I was on holiday in August for two weeks and did not turn the water off that time. And it did not happen, water usage was normal. Thanks for your help.

 

[Rob83]

"To be sure,to be sure" gave it away abit tho..

Hahaha

When I lived in Swindon, a day didn't go past without someone saying that to me.

 

[Rickster123]

Hahaha

When I lived in Swindon, a day didn't go past without someone saying that to me.

To be fair it's all we know!

 

[joni os]

Hahaha

When I lived in Swindon, a day didn't go past without someone saying that to me.

Forgive the people of Swindon, since the demise of GWR, inbreeding is their only pastime.

 

[Best]

To be fair it's all we know!

Or now the word Hotpress

 

[Rickster123]

Or now the word Hotpress

I'm gonna ask Kate to fetch me a towel from the hotpress later!

 

[Best]

I'm gonna ask Kate to fetch me a towel from the hotpress later!

I warn you that could sound to Kate like you asking to do a few hot press ups later.

 

[Radioman]

Important that you do the check suggested mate. Turn off the stopcock in the house and go and watch the meter. If it still ticks over you have a leak. Caught one like this at my old mums house after she got a whopping huge bill from 3 Valleys. Never would have spotted it if she had not been away for a month.