My landlord has been freaking out since my water bill has almost doubled the past few months.
I discovered that the toilet was running because the handle was getting stuck down, and figured that was the issue. Since then, my wife and I have been pulling it up after we use it.
I also suspect that since we have more laundry to do since we wear more layers during the winter, that could be part of the problem.
However, it doesn't make a bunch of sense to me because I am certain I use more water in the summer since I have a garden I water almost daily.
I also have an ancient washing machine. We have no dishwasher.
I put some die in the toilet, but it didn't leak into the bowl from the top.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Hot water heater???
Just trying to bounce some things around...
I know! She sucks. There I said it.
Hot water heater???
Just trying to bounce some things around...
I haven't seen any water leaks that are noticeable. The water heater downstairs is pretty dry as well. The laundry is very close to it.
I haven't found any water to be concerned about.
The weird thing, is that I have been living here for like 3 years, and have never had an issue.
You know where your meter is?
You know where your meter is?
Yeah I had my wife take a picture before I left this morning. She's going to take one when she returns.
Agreed. We have been pushing the thing down ever since we discovered it. It took some getting used to, but now it's second nature.
I'm going to get a plumber to come to fix the thing. Hopefully, that will fix the issue.
That's what I thought as well, but I put the dye in and didn't see any transfer from the top to the bottom in about a 1/2 hour of time.
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and get a new flapper for the toilet. an easy fix from home depot
That's what I thought as well, but I put the dye in and didn't see any transfer from the top to the bottom in about a 1/2 hour of time.
The flapper may be fine when it’s fully down, but something could be hanging it up at times. You mentioned the handle sometimes being stuck down after flushing, and that’s a big symptom of that. A few things could cause that to happen, including a flapper chain that kinks, a chain that’s too long getting hung up on something in the tank, or the flapper’s frame getting stuck on the drain tube.