SAUK VILLAGE - DO NOT LET MONEY GO DOWN THE TOILET

Don’t let your money go down the toilet!  Literally!

Steve LaRock- Editor-in-Chief

Did you know that a running toilet can waste 2 gallons per minute, but a silent toilet can literally leak 200 gallons of water per day or 6,000 gallons of water per month or 12,000 gallons before you get the water bill?  If you live in Sauk Village, one leaky toilet could cost you about $107 and your money literally would be going down the drain!

So what can you do to check if you have a leaky toilet? 

For illustration purposes may not look

like your meter.

TEST #1:  Before going to bed check your water meter reading (it’s like a little odometer reading); write down the numbers you see.  If you see that the numbers had changed, then you may have a leak (of course if you have a water softener and it decided to regenerate in the middle of the night, then be sure to repeat the test the next night to rule that out as the culprit).   If the numbers did not change you may not have a leak but be sure to recheck this using this method periodically if you suspect a leak.  Also if all of your water fixtures are shut off the dial should not be moving at all, if it is you may have a leak.

TEST #2:  Remove the toilet tank lid carefully, drop 10 drops of food coloring into the water, and put the lid back on.  DO NOT FLUSH, wait 15 minutes, and then look into the bowl if you see colored water you have a leak.  HERE IS A VIDEO SHOWING HOW THIS IS DONE (Note Sauk Village does not have the dye packs just use food coloring it's the same thing):  CLICK HERE

We hope that this tip will help you identify whether you have a leak that is costing you money unnecessarily.