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Is water on?
Author: Raymond K (FL) Hi. I have an outdoor water spigot that I connect a garden hose to. If the spigot is not shut off, but no one is using the hose, is the water still running and am I running up my water bill? THANKS!- Raymond
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Re: Is water on?
Author: packy (MA) nope..
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Re: Is water on?

Author: sum (FL)

no, unless there is a leak at the connection from the hosebib to the hose, or from the hose to the hose nozzle.

About five years ago I had someone do some landscape work and they used my garden hose in the back. I am not sure what happened but the hose must have been nipped. They finished and didn't turn the hosebib off. The garden hose was under pressure. At some point it ruptured and leaked. We didn't know. We went to work the next day...my wife saw the backyard and back alley was all wet and flooded the next night. That month our water bill was about $500 more than normal.

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Re: Is water on?
Author: hj (AZ) Not until the hoses bursts.
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