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IoT in the home: Liquid Volume Measurement

My neighbour and I share a set of water tanks - 2 units of 750 gallon tanks. Without any warning, the rate of water consumption seemed to have increased. Instead of having to pump water up once in two days, it became twice a day - morning and evening daily. I got worried because of the impact on electricity cost and wear and tear on the pumps themselves. There are two possible reasons for this: increase in our water consumption or a leak from the piping system. The former is easier to swallow than the latter which may require "breaking up" the building to access the pipes buried in the walls IoT to the Rescue How can technology help? How can IoT point to the root cause of this simple yet expensive problem? (solution may even be more expensive or not solving a leak on time may even be so so expensive) How many litres of water did we consume daily? When did we consume the water most - morning, afternoon or evening? So, how many litres were we consuming before