I read that a slow drip from a faucet can waste over 1,000 gallons a year

I saw that stat on my water utility's website while checking my bill. It made me finally fix the drip in my kitchen sink with a new washer from the hardware store. What's a small fix in your home that ended up saving you a surprising amount?

4 comments

4 Comments

janab826d ago

Maybe that stat is a bit overblown though, idk.

oscarb717d ago

Honestly, I finally replaced my old showerhead and my water bill dropped like my motivation on a Monday.

michael_bennett117d ago

That line about your motivation on a Monday is way too real. Makes you wonder what other old things in the house are secretly costing us money without making a sound. Like, is my fridge from 2010 quietly running up the electric bill while I sleep? It's the quiet leaks that get you.

linda_wood6d ago

My buddy had a water heater from like 2005. His gas bill kept creeping up. He finally swapped it out last month. Said the new one uses way less gas to do the same job. It was just sitting there in the basement, wasting money for years.