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Can one leaking toilet cause my water bill to quadruple?

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Can one leaking toilet cause my water bill to quadruple?

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You may not be able to see water on the floor or other indications that your toilet is leaking externally, but it can be leaking from the water closet into the bowl and slipping out to the sewer at a constant rate that you cannot see. To see if the seal is in need of replacement inside the upper part of the toilet (tank or water closet) lift the top and add about 4 drops of food coloring. If you see the food coloring in the bowl after about 5 to 20 minutes, you have an internal leak inside the toilet and the water is simply leaking into the bowl past the seal and into the sewer. If so, replace the seal inside the water closet. If you do not see the food coloring in the bowl, your toilet is fine and could be a leaking water supply to the house. The city inspector can help you determine if this is true. Generally all water mains are metered. So if you are not using any water in the home at all (after checking for leaky toilets, hot water heaters and faucets on both inside and out) and th

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