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I just my water bill today and it's for $572!
I just my water bill today and it's for $572!
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May 19, 2020
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I just my water bill today and it's for $572! I live in a single family house and I don't think it's ever been over $100 before. Anyone else get a strange bill like this?
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+22
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May 19, 2020
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Yes, they charge us for the water that floods our homes
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May 19, 2020
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Call the billing dept see if u can get someone to comeout and check for a leak
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May 19, 2020
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Call public works and see if they can check for leaks!
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May 19, 2020
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Our bill won’t come til June or July
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May 19, 2020
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If your toilet runs, that could make it high, if so you have to change the float. It happened to me.
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May 19, 2020
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unshroud
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Mine water bill came $435. I quickly called the number on the bill , found it was an error and get it adjusted accordingly. I even was granted for deferred payment so I am good till June or July. I am happy now .
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May 19, 2020
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cheng
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If you don't think it's ever been over $100 before, then you clearly do not live in Des Plaines.
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May 19, 2020
by
coda77197
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cheng
yep 2 month billing cycle for water/garbage pickup. Very reasonably priced.
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May 19, 2020
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besnard10
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cheng
mine is just over $100 per month usually for a 4 unit building in DP or like 11 people. and that’s with a shower leak I just fixed. so it sounds like you might have a water problem.
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May 19, 2020
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cheng
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Over $200 every other month single family 3 ba includes trash.
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May 19, 2020
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comprehensive
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Mine was $98. 91by monthly house of 6
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May 19, 2020
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fanaticize
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Mine went from $70. 00 to $205. 00. We called and they said it was because we had an old meter.
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May 19, 2020
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arborvitae6
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fanaticize
did they change your meter and if they did it was th reading from inside number and outside number.
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May 19, 2020
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fanaticize
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they didn't change it. They suggested we change to the new meter.
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May 19, 2020
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arborvitae6
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fanaticize
When that happens and you have two numbers, there is a number outside your house and there’s a number on the meter inside the house. If the number on the outside of the house is higher than the number on the inside of the house you will pay the difference. Change your toilet first and then deal with it.
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May 20, 2020
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arborvitae6
There is not meter inside my house. A new meter was installed outside last year. But nothing in the house.
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May 20, 2020
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The inside meter is on top of the main valve where the water comes just inside the house from outside. It's where you turn the main valve off if you have to have work done inside the house.
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May 19, 2020
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Mine was normal
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May 19, 2020
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Mine was normal.
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May 19, 2020
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Normal here
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May 19, 2020
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Mine was pretty normal!
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May 19, 2020
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Ours was normal. I would have them check it out. That’s way to much.
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May 19, 2020
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Normal here.
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May 19, 2020
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guatemala
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I never had over $110 Before. We must have a leak and they say they can’t Come inside the house. Ugh!
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May 19, 2020
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Yes mine was also high don’t know why
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May 19, 2020
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guatemala
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Ok anyone have a plumber recommendation. We probably need to get an old toilet replaced
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May 19, 2020
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May 19, 2020
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guatemala
Brendan Balow Handyman Services 773-818-9425 he can replace a toilet
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May 19, 2020
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guatemala
it's probably not the toilet that's to blame. First try a new flapper. It's the plastic piece at the bottom of the tank that covers the hole. If there is a leak you can intermittently hear the water running to refill the tank. After that check the chain length from the flushing lever to the flapper. If it is too short the water will leak out and you can hear it running again. Then check the outdoor faucets and put new washers. Check indoor faucets for drips. Try turning everything off and then listen. That's all I can think of now.
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May 19, 2020
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Mine was average
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May 19, 2020
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Art, as long as you're on City water and not Illinois American Water, you can login to the water usage portal here to see how this compares to your regular usage: If your usage is way out of wack with usual, you should 1. check for a leak, 2. make sure it's not an error, and then 3. call the City's finance department and ask about the program that the City has there they will waive one water bill every few years if it is way out of line with the norm and you can demonstrate that you fixed the problem. I have had residents save many hundreds of dollars with this program due to anomalous readings where there was a leak or someone left a hose on or something.
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May 19, 2020
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thanks. I called the utility billing and they mentioned they could possibly help with financing over a longer period of time but not any sort of credit. I wonder if I should try emailing my aldermen too
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May 19, 2020
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My bill last month was 4 times my normal bill. Over $250 and it’s usually around $60. I called and they said that they could send someone out, but then called and canceled until further notice.
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May 19, 2020
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I would contact the city and dispute. It’s prob an error in billing.
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May 19, 2020
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Ours was doubled
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May 19, 2020
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Had this once. a toilet!
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May 19, 2020
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Close. Off your toilet
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May 19, 2020
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That is very common and very frequent and easy to repair
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May 19, 2020
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My road is still flooded. No mail. No bills.
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May 20, 2020
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agadir
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If you have an lawn sprinkler system, be sure to check that as well.
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May 20, 2020
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sheff
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Check your toilets. you'd be surprised how much water is used with one that is leaky/running.
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May 20, 2020
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guatemala
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sheff
I think it was the toilet in the powder room. It looks like the flapper wasn’t closing completely. I’m not keeping an eye on our (old manual) water meter to make sure it that did the trick
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May 20, 2020
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sheff
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I live in a large condo building. 1 leaky toilet raised our water bill $2k. Best of luck!
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May 21, 2020
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beaudette
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sheff
did they negotiate or did you have to pay whole thing?
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May 21, 2020
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sheff
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no, we had to pay the whole thing. They would not discount, which is understandable
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May 20, 2020
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endoergic4
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My water bill is never over $14. 00! What the heck are you doing?
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May 20, 2020
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Check above reply☝️. Looks like a leaky toilet was likely the culprit
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May 20, 2020
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Is the toilet running? That can cost a lot. Sounds like a leak.
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May 20, 2020
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We had that same problem last yr, the city had to change the meter.
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