High water bills?
30-Mar-2011 Q: If someones water bill seems higher than normal, what could they do to check for a leak in their house?
A: If your water bill seems higher than normal the first place to look would be in your toilets. Many times you will find that a toilet will be leaking through the flapper / flush ball. What causes this? The chemicals that the consumers are using in the toilet tanks such as the chlorine tablets deteriate and breakdown the flappers / flush balls. To make sure that is where the leak is you can take some food coloring and put it in your tank. DON’T FLUSH ! Let it sit in the tank and see if you get any bleed through into the bowl, if you notice color in your bowl, your flapper /tank ball is probably leaking. You should then call your professional licensed plumber and have your toilet repaired.
A: If your water bill seems higher than normal the first place to look would be in your toilets. Many times you will find that a toilet will be leaking through the flapper / flush ball. What causes this? The chemicals that the consumers are using in the toilet tanks such as the chlorine tablets deteriate and breakdown the flappers / flush balls. To make sure that is where the leak is you can take some food coloring and put it in your tank. DON’T FLUSH ! Let it sit in the tank and see if you get any bleed through into the bowl, if you notice color in your bowl, your flapper /tank ball is probably leaking. You should then call your professional licensed plumber and have your toilet repaired.
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