Problem

A property owner selling individual units in a light industrial and office building needed a cost-effective way to submeter water, as the entire building was supplied by a single city meter.

By deploying SimpleSUB Water with Bondi Water, the owner avoided costly plumbing work while gaining real-time water monitoring, leak detection, and accurate usage data—leading to significant cost savings.

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Challenges

• No individual water tracking: The building was supplied by a single city meter, making it impossible to measure water usage per tenant.
• Unidentified high water consumption: The property manager had no visibility into when and how much water was being used.
• Potential water waste: Unusual weekend and after-hours water usage suggested leaks or inefficiencies.
• Lack of leak detection tools: Without real-time monitoring, issues like running toilets or unnoticed leaks went undetected, leading to excessive water bills.
• No cost allocation: Without submetering, the owner could not fairly distribute water costs to individual unit owners.

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Solution

• Easy, non-invasive installation without the need for costly plumbing modifications.
• Significant cost savings compared to traditional plumbed-in displacement meters.
• Web-based real-time water usage reporting, eliminating the need for manual meter readings.
• Continuous flow and threshold alerts, flagging unusual water usage patterns and potential leaks.

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Results

Once the faulty toilet components were repaired, the impact was immediate:

- No further leak alerts have been triggered, confirming that the issue was effectively resolved.

- Daily water consumption dropped from 1,326 gallons to just 203 gallons—a reduction of over 85%.

- The property saved more than $5,000 annually in water costs with an initial investment of less than $1,500.

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