Easy Toilet Leak Test
Even without showing signs, your toilet may still be leaking and wasting water.
Good thing there’s an easy test.
1. Tell your household companions to avoid using the toilet to be tested for the next 30 minutes or until you give the go ahead.
2. Take off the tank cover. If you use any bowl cleaners that color the water, you’ll need to remove them for this test. The water in the tank and bowl should be clear.
3. Add about 15 drops of food coloring.
4. Wait 20-30 minutes, making sure that the toilet isn’t used.
Interpreting Results: If you see color in the bowl, you have a leak! If not, congratulations. Try the test again in about six months, or at least once a year. And you might want to flush the food coloring now.
Toilet bowl leaks are often the result of a bad flapper or fill valve problem. I’m no plumber, but if you want to try DIY toilet fixes, you can ask Collin at Tool Belt Tips for help.
Have you ever discovered a leak using the toilet leak test described above?
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or you can just make yourself a “dry” toilet, easy, cheap, doesn’t need water, the contants can be composted and you don’t pollute the rivers (and if your your question is: will it smell? the answer is, nop!!
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