Overview
When a state mandate forced Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch in Colorado to switch from well water to city water, it triggered an expensive problem: how to monitor usage and bill fairly without blowing through their entire community budget.
Initial quotes for traditional submetering came in at over $125,000, requiring invasive installation and a master plumber, which were costs the park simply couldn’t absorb.
Instead, Property Manager Lynn Jack turned to SimpleSUB Water. Within two weeks, they had a fully operational, unit-level water monitoring system in place. This was done without cutting pipes, hiring plumbers, or spending a fraction of the original budget.
Customer Profile
- Property: Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch
- Type: Mobile home community
- Location: Colorado
- Meter Count: Multiple submeters across the park
- Interviewee: Lynn Jack, Property Manager
The Problem: State Pressure Meets Outdated Infrastructure
With infrastructure dating back decades, the mobile home park wasn’t built for modern water tracking. But Colorado regulations required a full transition from well to city water, and that meant one thing: metering.
Early estimates showed that traditional submetering with inline meters and a master plumber would cost at least $125,000 to install across the park. Labor was scarce, and even if the community found a plumber, the logistics of coordinating installations across dozens of homes felt impossible.
Worse still, without real-time usage data, the park was exposed to:
- Hidden leaks, including running toilets wasting thousands of gallons.
- Frozen pipes that could burst undetected.
- No fair way to allocate usage or incentivize residents to conserve.
- Unrecoverable sewer costs being paid by ownership, not by users.
The Solution: Fast, Affordable Submetering Without Pipe Cutting
SimpleSUB Water provided a perfect fit: a clamp-on system that installs in minutes, doesn’t require a plumber, and connects via cellular LTE.
“We were able to install each meter in less than 5 minutes and start billing tenants for their unit-level usage with minimal effort.”
— Lynn Jack, Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch
In just two weeks, the entire park was outfitted with submeters without trenching, shutdowns, or costly labor.
The benefits stacked up quickly:
- Non-Invasive Installation: No pipe cutting, no plumber required.
- Cloud-Connected Monitoring: Real-time visibility into each home’s water use.
- Leak & Frozen Pipe Alerts: The system flagged 7 frozen pipe bursts before major damage occurred.
- Transparent Billing: Residents were billed based on actual usage, encouraging conservation.
- Cost Avoidance: The park skipped more than $100,000 in traditional installation costs.
Results: 1/3 Water Savings, $35K Sewer Recovery, and Rapid ROI
The results from SimpleSUB’s implementation were fast and substantial:
- $100K+ in installation costs avoided by choosing clamp-on meters.
- $35,000 in annual savings by passing sewer charges to residents.
- Water usage dropped by one-third within three months of billing tenants directly.
- 7 frozen pipe events detected early, preventing thousands in damage.
- Meters paid for themselves within months, thanks to fast installation and reduced waste.
“I can’t think of another system that is as easy to set up and as reliable as SimpleSUB Water... For mobile home communities navigating regulatory changes and outdated infrastructure, SimpleSUB provides affordability, speed, and reliability unmatched by traditional systems.”
— Lynn Jack, Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch
Meet State Requirements and Save Thousands Without Cutting a Single Pipe
When Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch was forced to switch from well water to city water, SimpleSUB Water helped them meet state mandates for a fraction of the $125,000 cost of traditional metering. The park achieved one-third water savings, recovered $35,000 in sewer costs, and avoided major damage from frozen pipes, all through quick, over-the-pipe installation and real-time LTE monitoring. If your community faces regulatory pressure or aging infrastructure, SimpleSUB delivers compliance, cost control, and peace of mind without the headaches of plumbing work.
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