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Do You Have a Water Leak?

Test Your Toilets

Did you know that a silent leak in a toilet can waste more than 40 gallons of water per day? To test your toilets for silent leaks put a few drops of food coloring into the tank of the toilet. Do not flush the toilet for 15 minutes. Check the bowl for colored water. Colored water appearing in the bowl indicates a toilet leak. You can also detect a toilet leak by listening carefully to see if any of your toilets “run”. A running toilet can waste up to five gallons per minute! Repairing a toilet leak is usually simple and can often be done by replacing the flapper or fill valve, or adjusting the float.

Check for Invisible or Slow Leaks

Turn off all water taps inside and outside your home. Record the meter reading and return in two to three hours to check for movement. If the meter reading has changed, you may have a leak. Many meters have a small triangle on the meter face, designed to detect even small leaks. If this triangle is moving when you have all water off inside and outside your home, you may have a leak.

Is the leak inside or outside?

To find out if a leak is inside or outside your home try monitoring the meter with the house valve turned off. If there is movement on the meter while the house valve is off, the water leak is outside.

Check Your Yard and Sprinkler System

If certain areas of your yard are always wet or muddy check for leaks in your sprinkler system. Also check for broken sprinkler heads. Broken sprinkler heads spray excessive amounts of water and need to be replaced.

If you have checked these areas and are unable to locate the leak contact Customer Service at (949) 453-5300. We may be able to offer a residential home audit to further assist you.