Common leak on toilets

Mike · 12-22-12, 09:06 PM

Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If it seeps into the toilet bowl without flushing, you have a leak. Fix the flapper or ballcock.

Daox · 01-08-13, 09:18 AM

Nice simple tip Mike. In the past I've always just tried to listen for leaks, but the food coloring would probably be much more apparent. It would probably be a good thing to do at least 1x a year just to double check things.

jlaw · 01-08-13, 10:00 AM

A water saving device that has worked well at my house on the toilets and has saved gallons of water.

I installed the device called a, ?We?ve got the handle on water savings?, this give a small flush for urine and a full flush for the heavier stuff. this can be bought for between $20.00 and $30.00 by shopping around. Not hard to install and saved lots of water.

12-22-12, 09:06 PM	#1
Mike Lurking Renovator Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ont Posts: 3 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Common leak on toilets Put food coloring in your toilet tank. If it seeps into the toilet bowl without flushing, you have a leak. Fix the flapper or ballcock.

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01-08-13, 10:00 AM	#3
jlaw Learning to save Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Eastern North Carolina Posts: 19 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	A water saving device that has worked well at my house on the toilets and has saved gallons of water. I installed the device called a, ?We?ve got the handle on water savings?, this give a small flush for urine and a full flush for the heavier stuff. this can be bought for between $20.00 and $30.00 by shopping around. Not hard to install and saved lots of water.