A leak is 24 hours a day. A drip that looks harmless is still gallons. A running toilet or an irrigation valve that never seats can be hundreds of gallons a day. Whatt’s leak card is for pricing that volume — not for telling you whether the slab is cracked.
Meter test: shut everything off; if the meter still moves, something is leaking. Toilet dye test: color in the tank that appears in the bowl without a flush is a flapper. Outdoor: wet spots when the timer is off, a hissing hose bib, a meter that ticks at 2 a.m.
Fix vs ignore is the what-if. A week of “I’ll get to it” is seven days of 24-hour flow. This is not a repair quote.
Pick the closest leak type (faucet drip, toilet, outdoor, irrigation). The estimate runs all day. What-if can show a week or a month of leaving it.
At 5.00 per 1,000 gallons, 30 gallons a day is about 0.15 a day and about 4.50 in 30 days. 200 gallons a day is about 1.00 a day. City sewer, if billed on volume, follows the same gallons.
This is not a plumber
Whatt prices volume. A slab leak, a main, or a water heater tank are call-a-pro jobs. The estimate is what waiting a week costs in gallons.
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Usage estimate only — not a utility bill, load calc, or advice.