05/10/2019
Saw a story of a family in Oregon that got a water bill for 270,000 gallons in three months. That's 90,000 gallons a month. They said " must have been the toilet" Could that be? Let's see.:
WORSE CASE SCENARIO:
In this case, the running would be full-force, that is, the flapper valve is open and the tank is constantly draining.
So let’s say we’re dealing with a standard 1.5 gallon toilet. We’ll assume that it takes approximately 30 seconds for the tank to refill from a standard flush. So that’s 1.5 gallons per flush or per 30 seconds, or 3 gallons per minute. Now, let’s do some real calculations!
60 minutes per hour x 24 hours per day = 1,440 minutes per day
1,440 minutes per day x 3 gallons of water per minute = 4,320 gallons of water per day
7 days per week x 3 weeks = 21 days
4,320 gallons of water per day x 21 days = 90,720!
I’d say it’s definitely a possibility!
