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In response to
"Spawn, I'll see your renter and raise you a renter"
by
crash davis
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Here is from one of my newsletters I sent out. This is to one of our condo HOAs (so they are owners, not renters).
Posted by
Spawn
Jun 2 '17, 11:47
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Running Toilets
A running toilet can cost you
hundreds of dollars in wasted
water. Toilet leaks are the most
wasteful kind of home plumbing
leak, wasting as much as four
times what a regular faucet leak
does, and over 25 times what a
shower leak does.
Generally, running toilets are a
straightforward fix; the problem
usually lies with a faulty flapper or
floater mechanism inside the tank.
However, sometimes entire toilets
do need to be replaced to
eliminate the problem once and
for all. For severe toilet leaking,
this is almost always worth the
investment: inefficient toilets can
waste thousands of gallons of
water in a single month.
At their worst, a running toilet can
waste an entire gallon of water in
as little as thirty seconds; as
these types of leaks are often
silent, the problem may start and
continue on without your
knowledge.
To make sure you’re dealing with
a toilet leak and not something
more severe, insert a drop or two
of food coloring into the tank and
let it sit. If the color shows up in
the bowl after 20-30 minutes
without flushing, you’ve got
yourself a running toilet leak.
Next, you’ve got to check whether
the leak is due to faulty tank
hardware of more problematic
toilet failure.
If it’s determined that your toilet is
running due to a faulty flapper or
other piece of hardware, you’re in
luck: these parts can be picked up
at your nearest home
improvement store for as little as
$5. You may also be able to fix
the problem by adjusting your
existing flapper, chain or floater.
Try adjusting the floater level
within the toilet tank to test water
flow, and make sure the chain
connecting the flapper and floater
is not caught on anything.
However, if the leaking is not due
to a faulty flapper, but a more
serious toilet problem, you should
reach out to a plumbing specialist
sooner, rather than later.
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