A $1,200 water bill from the previous owners was challenged due to excessive charges. A hot water pressure issue led to an investigation of the hot water tank, discovering a faulty valve and water meter. An inspection revealed that the former owner's conversion of a laundry room into a bedroom left an open water line unproperly capped, causing a leak. This negligence likely resulted in the hefty water bill that was encountered upon moving in.
When I first moved into the house, the city tried to saddle me with a water bill for over $1,200 from the previous owners. I laughed and said no chance in Hell as that sounded like they let months go by with it being delinquent since my brother's bill in a similar house two streets over is roughly $50/month. When I noticed the hot water pressure seemed off, I went down to the hot water tank to investigate.
Apparently, the laundry room used to be in this room, hence the meter and the two different clean outs, but the former owner converted it into a bedroom, and they moved the water heater and gas lines into the other room. Guess they couldn't find a cap or were too lazy to completely remove the wall to remove or cap the old water line, so they just twisted the end over a handful of times like a tube of toothpaste.
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