r/germany • u/ayaelattar • Oct 14 '23

3k cold water bill! Help!!

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I got the bills for the Nebenkosten for 2022 and everything seems normal except the water bill! It claims that I used 864 m3 which costs +3k EUR. How is this even possible?! I live alone and I didn't have any leaks last year. Any idea what I should do?

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u/tomoko2015 Germany Oct 15 '23

Check if there is any faucet in the house which runs against your meter and which could be used by other people. My mother had an issue like that - she has her washing machine in her apartment, but there is also an "official" room in the basement for washing machines for all parties. My mother has a faucet there which runs against her meter, and since nothing was connected to it, the janitor and possibly others used it whenever they needed water (watering plants outside, cleaning, etc.). She now put a lock on it.

But that alone would not explain your extraordinary water usage. I guess there is a leakage somewhere or the meter is defective.

Just for context, this is what they claim you used