Plumbing Facts

• A 1/8 inch hole in a metal pipe, at 40 psi, leaks 2,500 gallons of water in 24 hours.
• A leak the size of a pinhead can waste 360,000 gallons per year, enough to fill 12,000 bathtubs to the overflow mark.
• A faucet drip or invisible leak in the toilet will waste up to 15 gallons of water a day or 5,475 gallons a year.
• A leaking toilet can use 90,000 gallons of water in 30 days.
• A dripping faucet/hose bib can lose up to 180 gallons a month or 2,160 gallons per year.
• Approximately 1 in every 318 homes or buildings has a leak.
• A typical toilet leak at today’s rate can add $500 to a single water bill.
• One trip through a car wash uses 150 gallons of drinking water.
• Collecting water for gardening from the faucet while waiting for hot water saves about 250 gallons of water a month.
• Using a broom to clean the sidewalk instead of a hose saves 150 gallons of water.