Water Leak Detection Helps Homeowners Go Green

Going green is both environmentally and fiscally responsible. To make the transition in your home, hire a professional home improvement contractor that specializes in green home improvements.

If you're not ready to make a huge green home retrofit, the most basic way you can become more environmentally conscientious at home is to make sure that any leaking pipes and faucets are repaired. For example, a faucet that drips once every second wastes a total of 3,154 gallons of water per year and an average of $23-$93 annually. A leaky faucet may be fairly easy to spot, but a leaky toilet may be harder to identify; although a toilet may noisily run after you flush it, it may also may also make no noise to indicate that there is an issue.

To determine whether you need to hire a plumber, run this simple test: put a drop of food coloring into the toilet tank, wait twenty minutes, and check the bowl. If the food coloring is in it, then you have a leak in your toilet. Do not try to repair the leak yourself, unless you are qualified to do so. Instead, call a plumber to fix the leak.

Another way to go green in the bathroom is to install a low-flow shower head, which will reduce water flow. It will also help you prevent the waste of hot water, which will in turn lower your heating bill.

To begin this process, contact a certified plumber to have your bathroom assessed.