Fixed a leaky toilet flapper and saved $40 on my water bill

My toilet was running constantly for months and I finally got around to swapping the $5 flapper. After that, my next water bill dropped by $40 compared to the same time last year. Anyone else put off simple fixes and then wonder why you waited so long?

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reese_thompson745mo ago

See I see it a little different. That $40 you saved is great and all but the real issue is why didn't you fix it sooner? A running toilet can waste like 200 gallons a day and you let it go for months. That's a ton of water just going down the drain and it adds up way more than just the bill. I get being busy or not wanting to deal with it, but a flapper swap takes ten minutes tops. Saving $40 is good but you probably could have saved twice that if you had done it right when it started.

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harper2545mo ago

Yeah but look, some of us like living on the edge. Keeps the water meter guessing. Who needs predictability in their life anyway?

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