Fixing Leaks

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FREE Water Use Surveys Checkup

An independent water efficiency professional will visit your property and provide site-specific water saving recommendations. This is no obligation to implement the recommendations and no solicitation. Residential customers will be shown where their water meter is located and whether the meter indicates there is a leak on the property. The irrigation system will also be reviewed, including the irrigation controller, to see if run times are appropriate. Schedule an Appointment. The program is available for free in-person commercial landscape surveys, and virtual and in-person indoor/outdoor residential surveys.

Checking for Leaks

Checking for leaks can help save water on your property. Here are steps to help with leak detection:

Turn off all water-using appliances so that no water is being used anywhere in the house. Be aware of any devices that use water continuously such as automatic pool fillers or water filters.
Then check the position of the meter dial and wait. New WaterSmart meters have an 8-digit dial and red pointer. If after 30 minutes, the dials haven't moved, you have a relatively water-tight home.
If the dial has moved, check all appliances such as irrigation connections, faucets, toilets and any large water-using appliances. The most common leaks are in toilets and irrigation systems. Many times these leaks cannot be seen or heard.
If you have everything turned off and are sure all appliances are not leaking, and yet the dial is still turning, you may have a leak in an underground pipe. You may need to call a leak detection professional to locate and fix the leak.

For more information on how to locate leaks, checkout the EPA’s Fix-a-Leak Week page for helpful tips and tricks

Testing Toilets

A step-by-step description of how to test your toilet for leaks. This document also includes a labeled diagram of the parts you'll typically find in a toilet tank.