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I have what must be a very slow leak in my bathroom sink. I don’t see a drip, but I see the water stain from what must be a drip.

as a long-term homeowner, all of these potential problems have already been taken care of!

We found that our dog was bumping one of the valves on our outside watering system and making a very slow leak to our drip system.

nothing found -- I'm always on the lookout for water sounds and drips

Leaks in sink are unfortunately common. We'll have a poll question later on to find out how much water can be saved if a leaky fixture is fixed!

I feel like the toilet takes forever to refill after a flush. Is it just old or is the hissing indicative of wastefulness?

Bathroom toilet does arising sound sound after a flush but goes away after a few minutes

*hissing

I noticed water around the water heater.

1 cup or 2 cups?

Let's regroup at 1:00pm

Time how long it takes your faucet or shower to fill either 1 or 2 cups

I have a question more about water usage and how to avoid needless waste. I live in a 2-story house and I feel that a lot of water is wasted in the morning when waiting for the shower water to get hot. Is there any remedy for that?

00:04:42

4 cups = 8.4 seconds

2 cups, 1 sec

15 seconds for 1 (measuring) cup (shower-1); 10 seconds for the 2nd shower

2 Cups = 1.85 sec

I am in my office, so I have been unable to participate in the activities.

That was disturbingly fast. I have two showerheads - even with the "eco" setting the fill was 2 cups in 2.5 seconds.

Nadine, sorry to hear you aren't able to participate. Hopefully you'll be able to do these activities when you're back at home.

I filled one cup in 12 seconds.

2 cups = 7 seconds

2 cups, 5 seconds

https://nineplanets.org/unit-conversion/volume-flow-rate-conversion/

What is the goal?

The goal is to find the flow rate of your fixture. Stanley will review the common flow rates soon.

What is a good flow rate?

Could you help me with that?

Naheed, filling 1 cup in 15 sec would be about .225 gal/min

Will this presentation be sent to us afterwards?

Yes, the presentation and the links will be provided after.

how do you tell how much water your toilet uses?

I have this problem - blue leaks out. Can anyone replace the flap?

I heard if you fill up a 2-liter bottle with water and put it in the tank, it will reduce the water consumption as well.

Yes, that is also an option. Just be sure to have it secured so it doesn't move in the tank and then block moving parts (flush valve, chain, fill valve, etc)

Any resource for rain water collecting system?

Is turning off computer mean shutting it down?

Replace the flapper on the toilet!

I'm not a computer expert, but I think if you are using a laptop and just close the top, that it won't completely turn off, but rather enter a low power mode.

I'll work on the shorter showers for a month

navy shower, shower flushing, too

turn off one of my two showerheads

Saving cold shower water while waiting for it to warm

During worst of drought a while back we had a bucket in the shower while water heating; time to put it back in.

Check flow rates on each faucet

I will check the meter

I am trying to investigate using native California grasses in my yard landscaping

Shorter showers

Cold showers

This is really helpful info

All great efforts!

great activities and presentation!

look forward to receiving all the resources online

We switched to pavers in our front yard thinking that rain water would be able to trickle down to the aquifer. Is that right?

Lots of good info; need to digest it slowly :)

Thank you

can we get copy of presentation slides?

I’ve heard of using a dry creek bed to catch water off the roof of a house.

How much more efficient is a tankless water heater compared to a traditional one?

can you talk about graywater systems for irrigation?

We have a tankless, it is more efficient, but does not necessarily save water, more saves electricity.

I would be interested in the tankless water heater question too.

Collecting water from the rain to use it on your garden and plants also helps.

So many things we can do to save water. Thanks for all the ideas

thx!

thank you!

Happy Holidays everyone!