{"id":181,"date":"2023-05-12T17:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T23:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanhomesteader.wordpress.com\/?p=181"},"modified":"2024-07-23T13:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T19:02:25","slug":"spend-20-minutes-adapting-your-toilet-save-3000-gallons-of-water-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/spend-20-minutes-adapting-your-toilet-save-3000-gallons-of-water-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend 20 Minutes Adapting Your Toilet, Save 3000 Gallons of Water a Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here’s a simple tip for adapting your toilet to save up to 3,000 gallons of water a year<\/strong>. Best of all, once you set it up your reduced water consumption and savings will continue for many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might have once read that you could save water by putting a brick in your toilet tank. That is no longer recommended, as bricks break down over time and the residue can lead to plumbing damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, you can recycle a used soda pop bottle and use it to displace water, saving you 2 liters of water with every flush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average person flushes 4 times a day at home (you really do learn something new every day, right?), so a family of four can easily save 3000 gallons of water a year just by following these easy steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, remove the label and wash an empty plastic 2-liter soda pop bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fill the bottle almost to the top with water and add a handful of marbles or pebbles. Don’t skip this step or the bottle will  float in the toilet tank and could interfere with the flushing mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Add a few drops of bleach to the water so it doesn’t get funky. Then put the lid on tightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Position the bottle carefully in the tank so it doesn’t interfere with the flushing mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check the tank periodically to make sure the bottle hasn’t shifted. That’s all there is to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more easy ways to be green and save money, you might also enjoy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n