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Dealing With Rising Water Costs?
Here is some info you can use to save money and water.
Toilets
  • A low flush toilet can save you up to 18,000 gallons of water per year.
  • In a typical household, toilet flushing constitutes up to 38% of all water-use in the home.
  • A low flush toilet can save you up to 18,000 gallons of water per year.
  • An invisible leak in the toilet will waste up to 15 gallons of water a day or 5,475 gallons a year.

Faucets

  • If a drip from your faucet fills an eight ounce glass in 15 minutes, it will waste 180 gallons per month and 2,160 gallons per year.
  • In a typical home, more than 9,000 gallons of water are wasted while running the faucet waiting for hot water. As much as 15% of your annual water heating costs can be wasted heating this extra 9,000 gallons.

General Leaks

  • Approximately 1 in every 318 homes or buildings has a leak.

Showers

  • A slight trickling faucet or showerhead can waste up to 100 gallons of water or more in a week (depending on the size of the drip).

Water Heaters

  • At 140 degrees, it takes five seconds for water to burn skin. At 160 degrees, it takes only half of a second. Your water heater should be set to no hotter than 120 degrees.

Furnace/AC

  • Changing your filter every three months will reduce the amount of dust and allergens in your home.  A clean filter will also keep the furnace from overworking, which may lead to failure.