I am sorry if I sound harsh but if the guest has access to a hose that could accidentally be left on, it is your fault as a host for not providing a solution whereby the tap turns off automatically (as as in gym showers, public bathrooms etc.). I reckon such a tap would cost less than $10 and could be installed quite easily - probably by yourself. Invest your energy into improving your guests experience.
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Actually, water can cost a lot more in the US. We pay closer to 2 cents per gallon at one property. A running toilet can cost a lot âŚ
Well forgive me as we are new to this. I never heard of such a thing as this for a hose. To me common sense should prevailâŚ
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Sorry Josie but youâre going to soon learn that this doesnât apply to guests. 
Please donât expect it or youâll be disappointed.
But yes, you do need to have some sort of system so that guests canât leave the water running. That can be money literally draining away. For now, perhaps you can make sure that you always mention it when you do the house tour?
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Yes, I will mention that⌠I pretty much cover every other minute detail but never thought of mentioning the hose.
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I had a quick look on Amazon. There are things you can get to put on the tap. Users have to manually hold it down in order to get water. Once they let go, the water shuts off.
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Thank you I will research those!
I mean we do have a nozzle on the hose that you have to squeeze the lever to get water so not sure what they didâŚ
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I searched for âautomatic shut off for faucetâ
when I did that search I just saw kitchen faucets⌠I see timers for outdoors but nothing cheap
No theyâre not cheap. But in the long run, it can save you a lot of trouble (and bother). You can deduct the cost from your taxes, after all. 
True!
I âfixedâ a couple of blocked or leaking shower heads, and broke them both! Rushed out to buy new ones each time, no more blockages or leaks
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And they leave the air con on with the windows open when they go out in summer. The heaters on all day in winter ⌠most guests are ok, but some donât care as the account is your problem not theirs!
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Maybe they washed their car with the outside hose?
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âŚand they breathe all your oxygen, and steal all your sunlight.
JF
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I would not say it is a hostâs fault but certainly if something like that could be installed for $10 it would make sense to do so.
And should she do this for each sink faucet and for the shower? Come on now. Common sense (while we know is EXTRA lacking in many guests) indicates one turn off a hose that they turn on once they are done using it. Perhaps a trigger handle sprayer at the end will suffice in this case, in case the actual spigot gets left on.
It might not be a bad idea to indicate in House Rules that excessive resource use may result in additional costs to the guest. If so, it would require that you can track the usage down to at least the day of usage, if not the second like with whole home energy monitors, and be willing and able to provide historic details as well as what the threshold would be for excessive usage.
I could easily do this for electricity as I have a whole home energy monitor and my power companies provide daily stats within 24-48 hours usually. I wouldnât be able to do this with the water though UNLESS I documented actual meter readings before and after each guestâŚand even then it would be best done with the guest at check-in and checkout, which may not be very practical.
No because she said that itâs a very tiny house. Guests will hear the running water if itâs inside. Chances are that they wonât (in fact, didnât) hear an outside hose.
If itâs something thatâs going to stress out a host so much that she posts here about it, then thereâs the hostâs peace of mind to consider as well as the money.
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for over 24 hours???