It's a major holiday, so *of course* I'm dealing with a repair. Water bill was high, so we shut off water inside house and water meter kept running. Meter is at street and house is down a slope from there. It has been raining, and of course there is standing water but we don't know if rain or leak water. We started digging to find the supply line starting at the meter. It has been slow and hard. So far the line is not making a direct run from the meter to inside shutoff valve. Seems strange. We talked to a few plumbers, one said the meter was pretty slow and thought it was a small leak and we should try to find it. One recommended getting leak detection, another thought not worth it. Prices start at 400 and that is just detection. Wondering if it is worth it to have the line completely replaced- home built in 70s and lots of trees around. Cannot get anyone to give us an idea on price yet, or any idea what is involved in the process. Shutoff valve is inside the kitchen, where the water heater is.

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