Poulsbo · Kitsap County

High water bill in Poulsbo, 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 Front Street and Highway 305 the high water bill call is familiar: a City bill with no puddle anywhere, no obvious cause, housing from a Scandinavian-era core ringed by 1970s-to-now construction. The usual suspect is polybutylene in the Viking Avenue subdivisions in bay-side outwash that drains instantly, and the usual fix starts with a locate, not a shovel.

The likely causes here

Irrigation: a cracked mainline, a valve stuck open, or a drip zone that never shuts off can run a meter all night. In Poulsbo that usually means polybutylene in the Viking Avenue subdivisions near Liberty Bay, and the ground, hardpan on Finn Hill and Viking Way, 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 subdivision lots off Viking Avenue that we never skip it.

Finally, a running toilet. A flapper or fill valve that doesn't seat lets water run silently from tank to bowl. Worth five minutes before anyone digs sand near Liberty Bay that sloughs.

What to check first

Along Liberty Bay and Front Street the outwash sand hides leaks completely; the City bill is the only sign.

What you can check yourself on compact lots near Front Street: close every fixture and watch the meter's low-flow indicator for two minutes. Close the house main shutoff and watch again: still moving means the buried line. If you get that far, we'll pick it up from there with pressure gauges and isolation and pipe locator.

The fix in Poulsbo

In Poulsbo the work that follows the diagnosis is high water bill investigation, and it runs in order: check irrigation, isolate the house, meter test. Galvanized under Front Street foundations in till with roots out Big Valley Road sets the pace on acreage along Big Valley Road; the sequence doesn't change.

Our Poulsbo coverage for high water bill runs Noll Road, Finn Hill, Viking Avenue, Fish Park and everything between. We're based in Central Kitsap, under twenty minutes up Highway 3, with pressure gauges and isolation and pumps on the truck.

Ready when you are

Don't wait for bay-side outwash that drains instantly to make it worse. (206) 354-9906, any hour, for high water bill anywhere in Poulsbo.

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 Poulsbo: questions

How often do you see high water bill around Viking Avenue?

Often. Polybutylene in the Viking Avenue subdivisions and bay-side outwash that drains instantly are the combination behind most of it, and a pressure drop at the far end of the house is usually how it's first noticed near Viking Avenue.

How fast can you get to Poulsbo for high water bill?

Under twenty minutes up Highway 3. An active emergency on subdivision lots off Viking Avenue dispatches immediately, any hour; a scheduled diagnosis of high water bill gets a specific window.

Will the City of Poulsbo or Kitsap PUD 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 sand near Liberty Bay that sloughs under compact lots near Front Street is the owner's job, which is where we come in.

How much of acreage along Big Valley Road gets opened for high water bill?

Usually one pit at the marked spot. We check irrigation, then isolate the house through till with roots out Big Valley Road there and nowhere else, then put the surface back.

What if it isn't a buried line at all?

We tell you. High water bill in Poulsbo is sometimes a fixture, irrigation or plain drainage, and we'd rather say so than dig till with roots out Big Valley Road for nothing.

High water bill in Poulsbo?

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