Detect Leaky Toilets Before They Cost You!
A leaky toilet can waste between 30 to 500 gallons of water per day!
Check your toilet for leaks! Just because it doesn't make a noise doesn't mean that it's not leaking. Here's a simple way to check to see if your toilet is leaking:
- Remove the lid and place a few drops of food dye into the tank.
- Wait 15 minutes.
- Check the bowl to see if there is food coloring in the bowl. If so, you have a leaky toilet!
Don't have food coloring? Call the Corona Department of Water & Power's Water Resources Group at (951) 736-2234 or e-mail them at StopTheDrop@discovercorona.com for some free dye tabs to use in your home.
If you have a leak, all is not lost. Most of the time the leak can be fixed simply by replacing the flapper valve located in the toilet tank. Flapper valves can be purchased at most home improvement stores here in Corona.
For more information, call our Water Resources Group at (951) 736-2234 or e-mail StopTheDrop@discovercorona.com.