Your toilet may be quiet as a mouse, but are you sure it's not leaking? Toilets are one of the most common places to find indoor leaks. Sometimes toilet leaks are easy to see or hear, but other times they can be silent as a mouse. Fortunately checking your toilet for leaks is easy to do - all you need is 5-10 minutes and a few drops of food coloring. Here's how: - Add a couple of drops of food coloring to your toilet tank.
- Wait 5-10 minutes.
- Check your toilet bowl. If there is color in the bowl, you have a leak.
If you find that you do have a toilet leak, the good news is that many toilet leaks are easy and inexpensive to repair. See how to detect the source of your leak here, and find more ways to use water efficiently this holiday season here.
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Take us along this holiday season
Looking for something to keep the kids happy while traveling this holiday season? Download our activity books! The Water and You booklet is geared toward kids k-2 and the What Do You Know About H2O? booklet is geared towards kids 3rd-5th grades.
Both books are jam packed with fun and educational activities that should keep the kiddos engaged.
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Saving water on your wish list? WaterSense has you covered.
 The average American uses about 100 gallons of water a day. If that seems like a lot, there are simple things that you can do to use water more efficiently at home. For example, one of the easiest things you can do is make the switch to WaterSense labeled bathroom aerators and showerheads. They use about 20% less water than similar products and perform as well or better than their less efficient counterparts. And, at $1-5 for aerators and $10-20 for showerheads, they are a fairly inexpensive change to make.
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Join us at the 2016 Home & Garden Show!
Be sure to stop by our booth at the Portland Home & Garden Show February 25-28th and pick up a copy of our beautiful Water Efficient Plant Guide and other resources that will help your garden thrive next summer. See you at the show!
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