A running toilet is easy to tune out — it's just a little hiss, and everything still works. But it's one of the quietest, most expensive leaks in the house.
A toilet that runs can waste anywhere from a couple hundred to several thousand gallons a month, depending on how bad the leak is. A steady runner can easily add up to a noticeably higher water bill before you ever spot a puddle, because none of it shows on the floor — it all goes down the drain.
Two usual suspects: a worn flapper that no longer seals, or a fill valve that won't shut off. Our hard water speeds both along — mineral scale warps the rubber flapper and gums up the valve faster than it would elsewhere. A toilet that refills itself at 3am is almost always one of these.
A flapper or fill valve is an inexpensive part and a quick toilet repair. If you want to confirm a silent leak, drop a little food coloring in the tank and wait — if color shows up in the bowl without flushing, the flapper's leaking.
If it's an old 3.5-gallon guzzler that clogs constantly or has a cracked tank, a modern 1.28-gallon model pays for itself on the water bill — especially in a busy house. Not sure which you've got? Ask us and we'll tell you straight.
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