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Geez here was poor little ole me expecting a sympathetic ear :blush:

Despite this thing doing my head in there is some funny :eek2: in this thread :stupid:

Muzza do you still want the girl scouts back, not quite good as new though :blink:

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I know a guy who works in the road works industry.. he told me that the water tankers often fill up on peoples front yard hoses and don't get caught..

not saying that's what happends hear

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I filled up a pool last year, whilst it took a bit of water it probably only cost around $10 extra on the water bill, even a large pool is dirt cheap to fill. I'm with someone filling up a water truck as those guys pay through the nose to fill up a truck normally, it's far cheaper if they take someone elses water...

I agree , the quantity is outrageous. Surely a neighbour would let me know if someone was pulling up in a tanker :welcome2:

Update 751 Ltrs gone whilst at work v 5ltrs overnight . I even watched the meter when I got home for 15 mins and it did not move :blush:

I will await with interest the morning reading, appears at present to be a daytime problem.It will be interesting to see what patterns develop over coming days particularly the weekend.

Hopefully will provide an answer or at least a clue

751L, while no one was home? That's 66 litres above the daily consumption of the average household in Sydney. Definitely something :spoton: going on.

Why don't you try turning off the water at the meter tomorrow morning, and see what has happened when you get home from work?

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I can't believe that your normal bill is $170!! Our last quarter was $13.51 and we've never had a quarterly bill bigger than $27. :biggrin:

Anyhoo, back on topic. I'd take a day off work but do everything as normal (leave for work etc) and then park the car in a side street. Then make your way back home (perhaps over the other neighbours fence) and wait for the thieving *beep* to do his thing.

Cos there's no way known that you have a leak (of that volume) without some sort of evidence (like your house floating away). If you see him doing it, take a photo or video of him doing it and call the police.

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Moderator's: I think this thread needs to be stickied until the problem is resolved as I think most people would cry if this happend.

Buf-Phoon: please keep us up dated. :biggrin:

I concur Tuf...

pinned till resolved.. :spoton:

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If you see him doing it, take a photo or video of him doing it and call the police.

I still think the round up and salting everything you can find in the neighbors place would be much more gratifying though :spoton::blink::biggrin:

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on a more serious note...

julian if you go looking at the meter in the dayloght and look sus about it or turn off the meter the neighbour will know that you are on to him.

the best bet is to keep it quiet and try to catch him out.

mabee ask a friend to stay at your house when u are at work or an elderly relative they love that stuff.

also today tonight would love this story and they have the hidden cameras.

the other thing is that your neighbour may have tapped into your underground pipes and has a tap in his yard but that's a big stab in the dark :blink:

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the other thing is that your neighbour may have tapped into your underground pipes and has a tap in his yard but that's a big stab in the dark :blink:

Sounds a bit sinister....

The evil plot hey.. Maybe he just threw the hose over the fence whilst Jules was out,..

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the other thing is that your neighbour may have tapped into your underground pipes and has a tap in his yard but that's a big stab in the dark :blink:

Sounds a bit sinister....

The evil plot hey.. Maybe he just threw the hose over the fence whilst Jules was out,..

Yeah I agree Blonk, most theives are lazy Fu*kers and I doubt someone would put in a hard line to there neighbours pipes as it permanate evidence......

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