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Water and Plumbing Facts – Stats & Fun Facts About Plumbing

  • 9000 gallons of water are wasted in an average home while running the faucet waiting for hot water
  • 180 gallons of water are wasted per month if your dripping faucet fills an 8 oz glass in 15 minutes
  • 20% of all toilets leak and toilets account for over 30% of domestic water use
  • 4.9 gallons of water per day can be saved by turning off your faucet while shaving and brushing your teeth
  • You can save water by washing only full loads in your laundry
  • Long showers can use more water than a bath
  • 18,000 gallons of water can be saved per year by using a low flush toilet
  • Tank water heaters will typically last about between 10-13 years
  • Sir John Harrington credited with inventing the flushable toilet in 1596, (hence the American nickname for it “the john”)
  • Copper piping, the #1 pipe material today, was also used some 3000 years ago by the Egyptians
  • 2000% increase in U.S. water usage between 1950 and 2000
  • 10% of U.S. households have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more of water per day
  • $500 per year is the average amount spent by each U/S. household on water and sewer bills
  • A 1/8″ hole in a metal pipe, at 40psi, leaks about 2500 gallons of water in a 24 hour period
  • Dripping faucet or hose bib can waste up to 180 gallons per month or 2160 gallons per year
  • A slight trickling faucet/shower head can waste up to 100 gallons of water in a week
  • Most famous plumbers: Probably Mario & Luigi of Nintendo Super Mario Brothers

 

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