Toilets account for nearly 1/3 of the total water usage of all indoor household plumbing fixtures (5 to 7 gallons per flush).
If it does, fix it:
✔ Adjust your toilet's float ball ✔ Replace a leaking float ball ✔ Make sure your tank stopper seats properly (leak-detection dye tablets can assist you) ✔ Replace cracked overflow pipe (after all other options have been considered)
Incorporating water-saving devices that are available for existing toilets:
✔ water dams ✔ extender plates ✔ restrictors ✔ dual handles ✔ toilet banks
Replacing older, inefficient toilets with the modern low-flush type:
✔ requires half (or less) the amount of water per flush than standard toilets.
✔ is the homeowner's best choice for water conservation when you need to remove a standard-flush toilet for any purpose, such as leaks around the floor seal.
✔ relatively inexpensive to buy (approximately $100); likely to pay for itself within two years.
Source: Saving Water in the Home and Garden by Jonathan Erickson
If you have questions, please call the Lincoln Water System at 402-441-7571