Mains Water Usage 2009/10Updated: December 27th, 2014
Created: June 28th, 2009A Log of recent water usage. (m3)
The unaccounted flow is reducing slowly. However the figures are same as for April and May ~ See page 3
5th Aug: 4m10 per litre or 345.6 litre a day
6th Aug: 4m30 per litre or 320.0 litre a day
6th Aug: 5m03 per litre or 285.1 litre a day
OK not better on 8th
7th Aug: 4m48 per litre or 300.0 litre a day
8th Aug 2010
Read meter at 20:06 > 2.1464
7th Aug 2010
Went back to the mains as intended at 00:57 and the meter star was still spinning. The reading is 1.9713 so 31.3 lt used in 163 min. (5m12s per lt).
I cracked open the mains and slowly let water through a litre or two.
carried out further measurements {5:14, 4:53, 4:43, 5:24, 4:56, 5:06} that's an average of 5m3s/lt. Stopped at 1.989.
Cracked open(not fully open) the mains again and will see what usage has occurred later this morning.
Arrived at mains tap at 12:18. The meter star is still spinning.
Reading is 2.1009 > Open tap fully. Meter goes to 2.1012. Wait till meter reaches 2.1020 and record time of 1lt flow. {4:40, 5:03, 4:46, 4:25, 5:05}. That's 4m48 per lt. Turn tap off at 12:48. Meter reading is 2.1070. Star still spinning and record 1lt by 12:53 i.e. 5min per litre.
Back at mains at 20:27. reading 2.1135. Flow stopped. Open tap Reading went to 2.1447. So from 12:48 to 20:27 is 7h39 and 2.1070 to 2.1135 is 6.5 or less than 1lt per hour when off this time, but used another 41.2lt on opening. Turned tap off. That's an average of 9m44 per litre
6th Aug 2010
Ok twice more I timed the flow when the mains is off. Once more on the way to the village yesterday evening at 18:46, when the flow was from 4m09s/lt. {3:51, 3.47, 4.53, 3.46, 4.34, 4.03} and at about 06:00 this morning 4m34s{4.27, 4.22, 4.53, 4.40, 4.19}
21:52 Meter reads 1.8953, which means that 35.3 lt have gone somewhere since this morning. Turned mains on and got a rush to 1.9366, some 41.3lt.
Then measured litre rates {4.00; 4:09, 4:04} clearly a bit worse from the previous 4m30 average, so I turned the mains off at 22:14. reading now 1.9400 noticing the meter star still rotated.
Returned at 01:00 on the 7th ~ See 7th Aug above
Date | Start | Stop | Used | Notes |
20 Jun 09 | 329.5947 | 333.1610 | 3.5663 | Lost 2.5 |
28 Jun 09 | 333.1621 | 334.1541 | 0.992 | 0.45 in pipe |
3 Aug | 000.1400 | 001.1267 | 0.9833 | Before John arrived |
3 Aug | 001.1800 | After John arrived | ||
5 Aug | 001.3000 | 001.7716 | 0.4716 | Trying to expell air |
5 Aug | 001.7716 | 001.8054 | 0.0338 | @ 18:16 |
5 Aug | 001.8121 | 001.8176 | 0.0055 | Off for one hour{66m} |
6 Aug | 001.8176 | 001.8600 | 0.0434 | Fast and then slow. See below |
6 Aug | 001.8953 | 001.9366 | 0.0413 | 21:52 |
7 Aug | 001.8953 | 001.9366 | 0.0413 | 21:52 to 22:14 |