One of the easiest and cheapest ways to live more sustainably is to make sure the things you own are working as efficiently as they can. While this most often involves energy efficiency, it is also important to consider water efficiency.
It's easy to test your toilet for a leaky valve. Just put a couple drops of food coloring in the tank, wait about 15 minutes, and see if any coloring has leaked into the toilet bowl. If so, you probably just need to replace the flapper -- easy as pie!
Why is this important? Because, as the Daily Green reports, "one in every five toilets leak, and since the leaks are usually silent, you probably have no idea if your toilet is leaking." Even worse, "A leaking toilet can waste anywhere between 30 and 500 gallons of water every day"! So much water!
Well, what are you waiting for? Go give it a try!
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Hello,
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