Posts Tagged ‘faucet’

Tip o’ the Day: To Leak or Not to Leak

How much water does a leaky faucet waste? A lot, especially when you add up all the tiny droplets.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a small drip has a volume of about 0.33 ml: that's about 3,000 drips in one liter of water. (Do the math conversions and that equals 11,350 drips per gallon.) So even if you're averaging a really slow drip - about 2 drips per minute

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