Join The Race To Find And Fix Leaks

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Join The Race To Find And Fix Leaks C(NAPSA)—It’s Fix a Leak Week—time to join thousands of Americans who are chasing down running toilets and dripping faucets to save water and money. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, household water leaks account for more than 1 trillion gallons of water wasted each year across the United States! The average American home leaks more than 10,000 gallons of water per year, running up an extra 10 percent on water bills. Finding andfixing leaks doesn’t have to be difficult. Just. remem- ber three simple words—check, twist, replace—and you'll be off and running to a water-saving home. Check one of your winter water bills; for a family of four, using more than 12,000 gallons in a month might indicate a serious Chase Down s& Leaks ad for Fix a Leak Week a EPA reminds Americans to stop running up their water bills and chase down easy-to-fix household leaks. save the average family the amount of water needed to take 40 showers. Replace thefixtureif your easy plumbing problem. To see if the fixes can’t stop the running or dripping. You can go the extra few drops of food coloring in the plumbingfixtures. Toilets, faucets culprit is a silenttoilet leak, put a tank at the back of the toilet and wait 10 minutes before flushing to see if color shows up in the bowl. If you see color, you probably need a new toilet flapper, which is an easy repair to make. If you have a bigger leak on your hands, you can pass the baton to a trusted plumbingprofessional. ‘Twist and tighten pipe connec- tions and reinforce leaky shower- mile with new WaterSense labeled and showerheads that earn the WaterSense label are indepen- dently certified to use at least 20 percent less water and perform as well or better than standard mod- els. For example, WaterSense labeled showerheads can save the average family 2,900 gallons of water per year, the amount of energy it takes to power a home for 13 days, and $70 peryear. your bathroom faucets to use less Some WaterSense partners are sponsoring “Chasing Leaks” communityraces to raise awareness of leak detection and repair. Evenif encein flow. Replacing old, ineffi- race to fix leaks and come away a head connectors with pipe tape. Or for just a few dollars, twist a WaterSense labeled aerator onto water without a noticeable differ- cient faucets and aerators with WaterSense labeled models can H 8. you aren't a runner, you canjoin the big winner. Visit www.epa.gov/ watersense/fixaleak for information. Gency WaterSense program sponsors Fix a Leak Week every year to remind Americans to find andfix household leaks. This year, Fix a Leak Week is planned for March 17 through 23, but this story can run any time ofyear without the reference to Fix a Leak Week. EPA has an infographic on leak statistics and animated “chasing leaks”logo available to post on websites during Fix a Leak Week; contact the WaterSense Helpline at 1-866-WTR-SENS(987-7367) for artwork or animated files.

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