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March 16-20 is Fix a Leak Week! Leaks account for large amounts of water wasted in U.S. homes—on average, more than 10,000 gallons per home per year, enough to fill a backyard swimming pool.
Viewer Tip: Here are some tips from EPA’s WaterSense program to identify leaks.
- Check your water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, you probably have a leak.
- One way to find out if you have a toilet leak is to place a drop of food coloring in the toilet tank. If the color shows up in the bowl without flushing, you have a leak. Make sure to flush immediately after this experiment to avoid staining the tank.
- It’s likely that a family of four has a serious leak problem if its winter water use exceeds 12,000 gallons per month.
- Leaks decrease by approximately 70 percent after retrofitting a household with new WaterSense labeled fixtures and other high-efficiency appliances.
This information is provided by EPA’s WaterSense program. Learn more: http://www.epa.gov/watersense/fixaleak/.
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