Save water by fixing leaky toilets. It may be as easy as replacing the flapper.
According to Week& contributor Danielle Smyth*, “simply checking for leaks will save hundreds of gallons of otherwise wasted water. If there is no water in the toilet tank, the rubber seal on the flapper is probably damaged, and all of your water is leaking into the bowl and down the drain. This can also be indicated if your toilet is constantly running as the refill tube attempts to top off the reservoir.”
To determine if you have a leaky toilet, add a few drops of food coloring into the toilet tank, wait an hour, and see if the color has leaked into the toilet bowl. Installing a new flapper is inexpensive and easy to do yourself. Swarthmore Hardware carries universal sized flappers. Just follow the installation instructions on the packaging.
*Danielle Smyth, “How many gallons of water does it take to flush a toilet?”, www.Weekand.com, last updated 3/8/2021.
Photo by Susan O'Donnell
According to Week& contributor Danielle Smyth*, “simply checking for leaks will save hundreds of gallons of otherwise wasted water. If there is no water in the toilet tank, the rubber seal on the flapper is probably damaged, and all of your water is leaking into the bowl and down the drain. This can also be indicated if your toilet is constantly running as the refill tube attempts to top off the reservoir.”
To determine if you have a leaky toilet, add a few drops of food coloring into the toilet tank, wait an hour, and see if the color has leaked into the toilet bowl. Installing a new flapper is inexpensive and easy to do yourself. Swarthmore Hardware carries universal sized flappers. Just follow the installation instructions on the packaging.
*Danielle Smyth, “How many gallons of water does it take to flush a toilet?”, www.Weekand.com, last updated 3/8/2021.
Photo by Susan O'Donnell
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