First-time poster in this forum. I would really appreciate some feedback from anyone who might have an idea for what could be going on.
We had a huge spike in our last water bill, indicating a surge in usage, so the city told me there had to be a leak on our side of the meter. First thing I did was watch the meter. It didn't budge for about an hour, not even the tiniest bit. So I had a plumber come out who ran a pressure test. He isolated the system between our main shut-off and the sinks/toilets/water heater, and detected a rapid loss in pressure, indicating a leak in the foundation. I asked him about the meter showing a rock-solid reading and he basically said "yea I noticed that too...don't know why that is but the pressure test confirms the leak, regardless of what the meter shows."
Does anyone have a rational explanation for how I could have an apparent leak in the slab but see absolutely zero flow through the meter?
We had a huge spike in our last water bill, indicating a surge in usage, so the city told me there had to be a leak on our side of the meter. First thing I did was watch the meter. It didn't budge for about an hour, not even the tiniest bit. So I had a plumber come out who ran a pressure test. He isolated the system between our main shut-off and the sinks/toilets/water heater, and detected a rapid loss in pressure, indicating a leak in the foundation. I asked him about the meter showing a rock-solid reading and he basically said "yea I noticed that too...don't know why that is but the pressure test confirms the leak, regardless of what the meter shows."
Does anyone have a rational explanation for how I could have an apparent leak in the slab but see absolutely zero flow through the meter?