Celebrate Fix a Leak Week!

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Did you know that household leaks can waste more than a trillion gallons of water each year nationwide?  That's the same as the annual water usage for 11 million homes!  This year, we remind everyone in Rochester to do their part in helping the environment by checking their household fixtures for leaks.  Here are a few places to look in your home.

How to Detect Leaks:

• Check Your Water Usage - If your household winter water use exceeded 12,000 gallons per month, it's likely that you have a serious leak problem.
• Look at the Water Meter - Check your water meter during a time when no water is being used in your home.  Check again two hours later.  If you notice that you meter doesn't read the same, then you likely have a leak.
• Experiment with the Toilet Tank - Place a few drops of food coloring into your toilet tank.  If you notice that the coloring shows up in the bowl within 15 minutes (without flushing), you have a leak.  Just be sure to flush after this experiment to avoid staining!
• Be Observant - Look for drips and leaks in your faucets and showerheads.  A showerhead leak can waste more than 500 gallons of water per year!
• Check the Garden Hose - It has been a cold winter.  If you left your garden hose outside, it's possible that the hose has frozen and will leak when used in the spring.  Check the hose for leaks at its connection to the spigot.

Visit the Environmental Protection Agency website for more information on how you can prevent leaks this week, as well as all year round.  You can also contact AP Plumbing with any questions you have.  Our professional technicians can help you with all of your plumbing needs.  Call 585-216-3058 to contact AP Plumbing!

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