3 Drops in Your Toilet Tonight Could Save You $800 a Year

📖 More of the kitchen and household habits I keep in my notebook are in my book, Nothing Goes to Waste (e-book and audiobook): https://missevelynsnotebook.com/ Nothing drips. Nothing hisses. The floor is dry. I thought that meant everything was fine, too — until I spent the better part of a year blaming Curtis’s showers for our water bill. Tonight, I’m putting three drops of food coloring in the toilet tank and leaving the handle alone. While we wait, I’ll show you the seven things I check under that lid: the toilet leak test, the flapper, the fill valve, the chain, the things people put in the tank, the water line, and the water meter outside. If you’ve been wondering how to fix a running toilet, we’ll start by finding out which part actually needs attention. There’s the old flapper I’d take to the store in a sandwich bag. The handle you shouldn’t have to jiggle. The brick my mother’s generation used, and the trouble it can leave behind. And a second test for the evening you haven’t got any food coloring in the house. Then we go back and look in my bowl. I have a guess about it, and I don’t like it. The drops help you find the problem; fixing it is what saves the water. How much you save depends on the leak and what water costs where you live. CHAPTERS 0:00 Three drops, and leave the handle alone 0:43 The bill I blamed on the wrong person 1:19 1 · The test, done right 2:41 2 · The three parts inside your toilet tank 3:58 3 · Replacing the flapper 5:19 4 · Before you jiggle that handle again 6:11 5 · Blue tablets, bricks, bottles and foil 7:36 6 · Check the water line before you blame the flapper 8:28 The pencil test: when you’re out of food coloring 8:46 7 · What your water meter can tell you overnight 9:40 The little valve behind the toilet 9:55 Ten minutes later: let’s look in my bowl 10:33 What goes in the notebook tonight More from Miss Evelyn’s Notebook: ▸ Borax vs Baking Soda vs Washing Soda — My Verdict After 40 Years of Keeping House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md706leWpt8&list=PLAx8wFt8e9HM ▸ I’ve Never Had a Bug in My House in 40 Years, The Old Trick My Mother Swore By: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gycDWmfRg&list=PLAx8wFt8e9HM ▸ Stop Wasting Money: 10 Things My Mother Never Threw Away (And Why We Should Still Keep Them): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lavYKD5ujo&list=PLAx8wFt8e9HM ▸ All my kitchen & household videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAx8wFt8e9HM No miracles. Just what works ❤️