Leaking / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...leaking toilet flapper can be really quick and easy. A leaking toilet flapper can waste a lot of water Until I looked it up, I didn't realize that a very typical old and leaking toilet flapper can waste up to 200 gallons of water per day. That could increase your water bill more than $50 per month if your water is mete...

...leaking faucet is easy to repair, whether it is dripping or weeping from the handle - image © Robert J. Pierson How to repair a leaky faucet - what to check first First of all, I suggest you take a careful look at your faucet. Where is the water actually leaking from? Is it working it's way up around the tap spindle a...