Fix-A-Leak Week Time to Check, Twist, Replace

Florida Keys – March 12, 2020 — The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) is supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Fix A Leak Week Campaign encouraging consumers to help put a stop to the more than 1 trillion gallons of water lost from household leaks each year.

The FKAA is redoubling its efforts during the March 16th – 22nd event to engage customers in becoming leak detectives and encouraging consumers to heed the “Check, Twist, Replace” catchphrase to help save water.  Leaks can account for more than 10,000 gallons of water loss in an average home every year—the amount of water it takes to wash 270 loads of laundry.

To help save water for future generations, the FKAA is asking consumers to:

  • Check for leaks. Look for dripping faucets, showerheads, sprinklers, and other fixtures. Also check for toilets with silent leaks by putting a few drops of food coloring into the tank, waiting 10 minutes, and seeing if color appears in the bowl before you flush. Don’t forget to check irrigation systems and spigots too.
  • Twist and tighten hose and pipe connections. To save water without a noticeable difference in flow in your bathroom, twist on a WaterSense labeled faucet aerator.
  • Replace the fixture if necessary. Look for WaterSense labeled models, which are independently certified to use 20 percent less water and perform as well as or better than standard models.

In many cases, fixture replacement parts pay for themselves quickly and can be installed by handy do-it-yourselfers or local plumbing professionals.

Since toilets leaks are the most common household leaks the FKAA is providing free toilet dye tablets to help customers find those pesky, and often silent, intermittent leaks.  Tablets can be obtained at any of our three customer service offices.

More resources are available at fkaa.com, or at the following link: https://drinktap.org/Water-Info/Water-Conservation/Household-Leaks.

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