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Indianola · Kitsap County

My Water Bill Doubled and Nothing Changed (Indianola, 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.

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

"Why is my water bill suddenly so high" is a question we hear from Indianola every month, and the answer here usually involves poly on the outlying wooded lots and till on the Indianola Road parcels. 360 Leak Finders is about half an hour off Miller Bay Road, and we diagnose high water bill before anything gets dug on narrow village lanes near the dock.

What usually causes high water bill in Indianola

Start with a leak on the buried service line. Galvanized steel from the 1940s, copper from the 60s and 70s, polybutylene from the 80s, brittle early polyethylene: all of it fails eventually, and in Kitsap's till and outwash it can leak for months with no wet spot. Around the Clubhouse and the beach the housing dates from a 1920s summer colony turned year-round village, which makes this the likeliest answer to high water bill.

Then a running toilet. A flapper or fill valve that doesn't seat lets water run silently from tank to bowl. We've seen it near the beach more than once, usually on 1920s summer-colony plumbing.

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 wooded parcels along Miller Bay Road, but we've found it near the Country Store.

First steps on a Indianola property

Indianola's village lines run through easements and across neighbors' lots from the 1920s summer-colony days, and the first job is tracing where the pipe actually goes.

First steps for high water bill near Indianola Road: pull last year's bill for the same month and compare. Drop food coloring in each toilet tank and wait fifteen minutes. Isolate irrigation at its own shutoff and re-test. Then call; the rest is a locate through a sandy beach shelf below the village, not guesswork.

How we fix it

When it's the buried line, the fix in Indianola is high water bill investigation: we isolate the house, report through ground that holds water all winter at the marked spot on bluff lots facing Port Madison, and repair. Meter flow timing and and the mini excavator ride on the first trip so it's finished the same visit.

the Country Store, Indianola Road, Kitsap Memorial: near any of them, high water bill gets the same crew and the same equipment. About half an hour off Miller Bay Road, day or night, with the mini excavator on the trailer for shared lines with no drawings.

Ready when you are

One call, one crew, from the diagnosis to the restored yard. 360 Leak Finders, (206) 354-9906, for high water bill from the Indianola Dock to Port Madison.

From the field

What we usually find

Water meter box exposed in overgrown brush with a narrow trench leading away from itTwo water meter box lids exposed beneath a pine tree after clearing brushWater meter box exposed in overgrown brush with a narrow trench leading away from itTwo water meter box lids exposed beneath a pine tree after clearing brush
FAQ

High water bill in Indianola: questions

Is high water bill common in Indianola?
Yes. Homes from a 1920s summer colony turned year-round village on narrow village lanes near the dock with poly on the outlying wooded lots underneath produce high water bill regularly, and till on the Indianola Road parcels makes the signs confusing.
Is Indianola within your range for high water bill?
Easily. About half an hour off Miller Bay Road, and Port Madison, Kitsap Memorial and the rest of Indianola are regular stops.
Who's responsible if high water bill is on my side of the Kitsap PUD meter?
The owner. Kitsap PUD's responsibility ends at the meter; the private line under wooded parcels along Miller Bay Road is yours, and that's what we locate on and fix.
Will you dig at the wet spot?
No. With a sandy beach shelf below the village under bluff lots facing Port Madison, water surfaces far from the cause. We isolate the house with meter flow timing and and open the ground once, near where galvanized under much-remodeled cabins 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 ground that holds water all winter under bluff lots facing Port Madison they're often the real answer near Indianola Road.

High water bill in Indianola?

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