How Much Is A Leaking Tap Costing You?
A tap which drips water slowly is losing over 180 litres a day (a full cylinder), or 66,000 litres of water over the course of a year. Taps which run at a constant dribble and can never be shut off completely can use over 450 litres of water a day (2.5 cylinders), or 175,000 litres in a year. Although we don’t pay for water in Ireland (not yet anyway) a leaking tap is wasting more than just water. If it’s a hot water tap which is dripping, you can add hundreds or even thousands of euros onto your gas, oil … Read more