The toilet and bathingaccount for about 70 percent of indoor residential water use. In the Bathroom Toilets are frequently the biggest water wasters in the home. You can savewater by making sure the toilet is working properly, and using as littlewater as it possibly can. Or, you can replace the toilet with a new watersaving model. Check the float arm for proper adjustment.
Toilets usually leak at the overflow pipe or around the plunger seal.
The float arm should shut off the water flow about one-half inch below the overflow pipe. Purchase a toilet dam or a displacement bag from your local hardware store. These devices can reduce the volume in each flush by one to two gallons. Use a waste basket to dispose of facial tissues rather than flushing them. Replace your existing toilet, which uses about 5 gallons with each flush, with a new model ultra-low volume toilet.