My neighbor's comment about his water bill made me check ours

Ran into my neighbor Mike at the mailbox last week. He mentioned his water bill dropped by $30 a month after he fixed a leaky toilet flapper. Said it was a $5 part from the hardware store. I got home and thought about our own bill. Checked all our toilets. Found one running constantly. Fixed it in ten minutes. Our bill came yesterday. It was $28 less. Crazy how a tiny drip adds up so fast. Anyone else find a simple fix that saved way more than expected?

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gavin_reed1mo ago

Same thing happened with our old showerhead. Swapped it for a low flow one and cut the bill almost in half.

the_rowan1mo ago

How much did the water bill actually go down?

juliahall1mo ago

Wow, my buddy did that last year and saved a ton too. He said his old one was basically just pouring money down the drain. It's crazy how such a small change makes a real difference.