SAVE ON YOU WATER BILL

BE A LEAK DETECTIVE

Do you have a water leak?  You could be throwing money away.

Diameter of stream

Gallons Wasted

$Dollars
     
3/16" 12750 $91.12
1/8" 7800 $63.94
1/16" 2500 $28.61
A continuous leak from holes of the size on the left would, over a one month period, waste water in the amounts shown above.

Don't let your toilet waste water...

1.  A silent leak in your toilet can waste several thousand gallons of high quality water each year and place an unnecessary demand on your sewer system or septic tank.  Usually you cannot hear the leak because it runs slowly out of the tank

2.  Follow these simple step to see if your toilet leaks.

  1. Lift the lid from your toilet tank
  2. Place 3 or 4 drops of ordinary food coloring into the tank. Do not use dye, it could stain your toilet
  3. Do not flush or disturb the toilet for 1-2 hours or longer
  4. At the end of the waiting period, observe the toilet bowl, if the color you placed in the tank shows up in the bowl, you have a leak.

3.  How do you fix a leaking toilet?

Most frequently, leaks in toilets are caused by a defective flush valve.  A flush valve is a flap or ball plunger device that is supposed to act as a stopper in the bottom of your toilet tank.  After several years and many flushings, the stopper can be knocked out of shape or simply become worn out.

To solve the problem and save water, see your local hardware dealer or plumber and obtain an inexpensive and easy to install replacement valve or complete replacement kit.