Your Toilet Is Secretly Stealing Hundreds of Dollars From You. Here's How to Stop It.
This silent problem is wasting gallons of water and inflating your bills. Test your toilet with this 1-minute trick.
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined."— Henry David Thoreau
Your water bill just shot up, but you haven't used any more water. What's going on? You may have a hidden leak, and the number one suspect is an appliance you use every single day: your toilet. A silent toilet leak can waste hundreds of gallons of water a day, and you'd never even know it.
The leak is usually caused by a faulty flapper. This is the rubber seal at the bottom of your toilet tank that lifts when you flush. Over time, this rubber can warp or degrade, allowing a small, silent stream of water to constantly flow from the tank into the bowl. You won't hear it, but your water meter will be spinning 24/7.
Here's the one simple trick to find out if your toilet is stealing your money. Put a few drops of food coloring into the toilet tank. Don't flush it. Wait for 15-20 minutes. If you see any of that color appear in the toilet bowl, you have a silent leak. Replacing a toilet flapper is an incredibly cheap and easy fix that you can do yourself in minutes. This one test could save you a shocking amount of money on your next water bill.