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Outdoor branch 13

Is the water loss in the landscape or the house?

Irrigation can consume water on a schedule even when no one is home. A broken lateral, stuck valve, damaged emitter, or programming change can resemble a hidden household leak when the only evidence is a higher bill.

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FIELD CONTEXT

IWVWD specifically tells customers investigating high use to check automatic irrigation settings. The useful plumbing question is where the leak sits: the domestic feed, an irrigation isolation assembly, a valve manifold, or the landscape distribution system.

Keep this boundary: The guide does not reproduce a watering schedule because restrictions can change. Check IWVWD's current restrictions before testing or programming.

WATER-SYSTEM CLUES

Read the pattern before naming the part

01

A meter pattern that follows programmed watering times suggests scheduled use or a zone fault rather than continuous indoor demand.

02

A persistently wet area when the controller is off may indicate a valve that does not close or a pressurized supply leak.

03

Poor sprinkler coverage and unusually high consumption can coexist when a broken line releases water underground.

REPAIR PATH 13

A measured route from observation to service

  1. 01

    Review every controller program, start time, seasonal setting, and manual override before changing hardware.

  2. 02

    Pause irrigation according to the controller instructions and run a controlled meter check.

  3. 03

    Observe one zone at a time only if doing so will not worsen an active leak or violate current watering rules.

  4. 04

    Describe whether the issue is at the domestic connection, backflow assembly, valve box, or downstream zone.

WRITE IT DOWN

Put these boundaries in the scope

  • Separate plumbing-side feed work from landscape irrigation repair and controller programming.
  • Require the exact leaking segment and isolation method to be identified before trenching.
  • Include a final no-use meter observation and zone operation check in the agreed scope.
NEXT DECISION

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