Don't be afraid to touch the water in the toilet tank or cistern itself. Stop the toilet & its tank from further filling by lifting up the float that operates the toilet tank fill valve. This will stop water from entering the toilet tank from the toilet supply line. The photo shows ...
If you see water running into the top of the overflow tube (and luckily not out of the top of the toilet tank and onto the floor), see if lifting the fill valve's float will stop the water from entering the tank. If so, an adjustment to the float or float arm that moves it lowe...
2 Let the ‘yellow mellow’ Toilet flushing is one of the biggest water users in most homes. Consider only flushing the toilet when you really need to. Adding a toilet cistern bag to your cistern will reduce the amount of water used in every flush. 3 Take shorter showers Why not challeng...
When a toilet is leaking, water dribbles away down the back of the pan, which means a leaky loo often goes unnoticed. To detect a slow leak follow these steps: ✦ Add a few drops of food colouring to your toilet cistern ✦ Don’t flush it for around an hour ✦ If the food ...
Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. This can save 6 liters of water per minute. Place a cistern displacement device in your toilet cistern to reduce the volume of water used in each flush. You can get one of these from your water provider. Take a shorter shower. Showers can ...