Bremerton · Kitsap County

My Water Bill Doubled and Nothing Changed (Bremerton, WA)

A bill that jumps with no change in use almost always means water is leaving the system somewhere. Here's how to find out where.

Call (206) 354-9906 How we fix it

Water meter box exposed in overgrown brush with a narrow trench leading away from it

Around Charleston and Jackson Park the high water bill call is familiar: a green stripe across a brown August lawn, no obvious cause, housing from the shipyard boom of the 1940s. The usual suspect is wartime-era service lines in thin topsoil over compacted till, and the usual fix starts with a locate, not a shovel.

What usually causes high water bill in Bremerton

A running toilet: a flapper or fill valve that doesn't seat lets water run silently from tank to bowl. In Bremerton that usually means wartime-era service lines near Sheridan Park, and the ground, cobbles packed in glacial till, decides how far the water travels before you see it.

The second thing we rule in or out is seasonal use you forgot. Compare to the same month last year, not last month. It's common enough on narrow Charleston and Manette grid lots that we never skip it.

And irrigation: a cracked mainline, a valve stuck open, or a drip zone that never shuts off can run a meter all night. Less common on longer runs toward Kitsap Lake and Rocky Point, but we've found it near Manette.

First steps on a Bremerton property

In Bremerton the locate often starts with finding the meter at all.

What you can check yourself on longer runs toward Kitsap Lake and Rocky Point: close every fixture and watch the meter's low-flow indicator for two minutes. Isolate irrigation at its own shutoff and re-test. If you get that far, we'll pick it up from there with pipe locator and meter flow timing and.

How we fix it

In Bremerton the work that follows the diagnosis is high water bill investigation, and it runs in order: meter test, repair, report. 1940s galvanized steel at the threads in gray hardpan a foot down sets the pace on short service runs on the city grid; the sequence doesn't change.

Our Bremerton coverage for high water bill runs Manette, Kitsap Lake, Pacific Avenue, Rocky Point and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, a few minutes from our base, with pipe locator and pumps on the truck.

Ready when you are

Don't wait for thin topsoil over compacted till to make it worse. (206) 354-9906, any hour, for high water bill anywhere in Bremerton.

From the field

What we usually find

Two water meter box lids exposed beneath a pine tree after clearing brush

FAQ

High water bill in Bremerton: questions

Is high water bill common in Bremerton?

Yes. Homes from the shipyard boom of the 1940s on sloped lots above the Narrows with wartime-era service lines underneath produce high water bill regularly, and thin topsoil over compacted till makes the signs confusing.

Is Bremerton within your range for high water bill?

Easily. A few minutes from our base, and Rocky Point, Pacific Avenue and the rest of Bremerton are regular stops.

Will the City of Bremerton come out for high water bill?

They'll confirm meter movement and sometimes adjust a bill after a documented repair. Diagnosing and fixing the private line in wet clay seams on the Narrows side under longer runs toward Kitsap Lake and Rocky Point is the owner's job, which is where we come in.

Will you dig at the wet spot?

No. With wet clay seams on the Narrows side under short service runs on the city grid, water surfaces far from the cause. We meter test with pipe locator and open the ground once, near where early poly on the Kitsap Lake lots actually failed.

What do you do if high water bill turns out to be drainage, not a leak?

Fix the drainage. Downspout lines, footing drains and French drains are exterior excavation work, and on gray hardpan a foot down under short service runs on the city grid they're often the real answer near Kitsap Lake.

High water bill in Bremerton?

We answer 24 hours a day. We locate before we dig, and we handle the whole job with our own crew and equipment.

Call (206) 354-9906