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Leak 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 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 20 pools has a leak.
- 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.
- Using a pool cover prevents about 1,000 gallons per month from evaporating.
- American Leak Detection - three decades in business discovering over 1.4 million leaks.
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