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Peakster · 10-20-15, 02:44 PM

I'm definitely going to keep a closer eye on the water meter as something feels amiss. My water bills at my old condo were around the $50 range on average. I pulled out a February 2014 invoice & I only used 16,400 litres (16.4m3) that month & the bill was $44.41. This time in September I somehow used 27,579 litres & it was $140.56.

Now, prices have gone up - that's for sure. Back in 2014 water+sewer in my condo was $2.56 per unit with a $2.43 base charge. In Sept 2014 it's $3.26 per unit with (get this) a whopping $51.04 in base charges!! Maybe it's based on roof surface area? Oh, & there's a $7.25 curb side recycling fee too (but I'm ok with that).

I'm pretty pleased with the ~7kWh/day. The old 14.8 cu.ft. fridge alone used ~3.5kWh so getting my 18.0 cu.ft. energy star model that uses ~1kWh/day was an awesome improvement

EDIT: I just found a November 2013 water bill - I used 27,200 litres that month & the bill was $74.21. Clearly it's just the pricing that's changed in these 2 short years.

10-20-15, 02:44 PM	#102
Peakster Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Regina Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	I'm definitely going to keep a closer eye on the water meter as something feels amiss. My water bills at my old condo were around the $50 range on average. I pulled out a February 2014 invoice & I only used 16,400 litres (16.4m3) that month & the bill was $44.41. This time in September I somehow used 27,579 litres & it was $140.56. Now, prices have gone up - that's for sure. Back in 2014 water+sewer in my condo was $2.56 per unit with a $2.43 base charge. In Sept 2014 it's $3.26 per unit with (get this) a whopping $51.04 in base charges!! Maybe it's based on roof surface area? Oh, & there's a $7.25 curb side recycling fee too (but I'm ok with that). I'm pretty pleased with the ~7kWh/day. The old 14.8 cu.ft. fridge alone used ~3.5kWh so getting my 18.0 cu.ft. energy star model that uses ~1kWh/day was an awesome improvement EDIT: I just found a November 2013 water bill - I used 27,200 litres that month & the bill was $74.21. Clearly it's just the pricing that's changed in these 2 short years.