Mobile home park saves $35k with SimpleSUB Water

Customer Profile

• Property: Parker Mobile Home Park
• Type: Mobile home community
• Location: Colorado
• Meter Count: Multiple submeters across the park
• Interviewee: Lynn Jack, Property Manager

Challenge

A Colorado mobile home park was required by state regulations to transition from well water to city water.

With infrastructure dating back decades and a limited community budget, installing individual meters seemed overwhelming. Early cost estimates showed at least $125,000 for traditional submetering—well beyond what the HOA could afford.

Hiring a master plumber for installation across the park added further logistical and financial challenges.

Impact

• State-mandated transition required accurate usage monitoring
• Traditional metering quotes exceeded $125k
• Logistical difficulties finding plumbing labor for full park installation
• No way to track or allocate water usage fairly among residents
• Risk of hidden leaks, frozen pipes, and water waste

Solution

The park adopted SimpleSUB Water’s over-the-pipe solution, which delivered:

• Affordable Alternative: Quarter of the cost of traditional metering systems
• Fast Deployment: Installed across the park in less than two weeks
• Leak Detection: Real-time alerts pinpointed constant-running toilets wasting up to 1,000 gallons per hour
• Frozen Pipe Alerts: Early detection of seven burst pipes, preventing thousands in damages

Features

Non-Invasive Installation
→ No master plumber required
→ Each meter installed in under 5 minutes

Cloud-Connected Monitoring
→ Real-time usage data for each unit
→ Leak detection alerts to prevent damage

Cost-Effective Deployment
→ Avoided $100k+ in upfront installation costs
→ Affordable per-unit pricing

Resident Engagement
→ Transparent unit-level billing
→ Encouraged conservation through accountability

Results

• Avoided $100k+ in traditional submetering costs by using SimpleSUB
• $35,000 annual savings by passing sewer costs back to residents
• Water usage decreased by one-third within three months after billing residents directly
• Seven frozen pipes detected early, preventing thousands in damages
• Rapid ROI: Installation completed in two weeks, meters paid for themselves within months

Success

“I can’t think of another system that is as easy to setup and as reliable as SimpleSUB Water. We were able to install each meter in less than 5 minutes and start billing tenants for their unit-level usage with minimal effort. We quickly saw water costs drop by one-third within 3 months, and when we had 7 frozen pipes burst, their real-time leak alerts prevented thousands in damage.”
— Lynn Jack, Parker Mobile Home Park

“For mobile home communities navigating regulatory changes and outdated infrastructure, SimpleSUB provides affordability, speed, and reliability unmatched by traditional systems.” — Lynn Jack

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