Loading ...the city water utility has installed a backflow preventer , and the electric utility has installed a new smart meter .
The ‘backflow preventer’ installation (by a third party contractor) was very sloppily done , resulting in sand and silt contaminating my household water pipes , and they dumped sand on my flower bed plants , which they simply left . This is a photo of sand in my toilet after the first flush :
Then , to add insult to injury , they charge me about $4 per month to ‘rent’ the so-called backflow preventer . Since they installed the ‘backflow preventer’ ( which it is not – I used to design real backflow preventers ) on my side of the meter , instead of upstream of their meter they have (unintentionally) legally committed to be responsible for any future failures and repairs to piping failures between their meter and my home shutoff valve .
After the new smart meter was installed , a TV and computer , both on the same house circuit were fried . It is my understanding that the newer smart meters count higher frequency noise and ground surges as wattage , resulting in higher billing and at the same time pass voltage spikes into the house wiring , which would explain the failed electrical components .
It is time for class action lawsuits .