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Spent $300 on a new water meter for my old house and I'm split on if it was worth it
My bill was always way too high, so I paid a plumber to swap out the old meter last month. The new digital one showed a tiny leak in a toilet valve I never knew about. Fixing that saved me about $40 a month, so it'll pay for itself. But my buddy says I could have just done a basic leak check myself for free. Did I waste cash on a fancy fix, or was the upfront cost smart for the long run?
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the_margaret1mo ago
Doubt Parker Thomas gets how small that leak was.
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parker_thomas1mo ago
Your buddy's free leak check wouldn't have found a slow toilet leak unless you were watching the meter for hours. Those digital meters track tiny, constant flow that old dials just miss. You paid for expert diagnosis, not just a part swap. That hidden leak would've kept draining your wallet for years. Sometimes the smart move is paying for the right tool to see the real problem.
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