A family of four uses an average of 225 gallons of water a day. Seventy (70) gallons of this is hot water. The average water usage for a single person is fifty-six (56) gallons of water a day. Below is a list of water consumptions.
Conventional Toilet - 4 to 5 gallons per flush
Water Saving Toilet - 3.5 gallons per flush
Shower (5 minutes) - 150 gallons
Full Bath - 20 to 30 gallons
Half Bath - 10 to 15 gallons
Washing Machine - 25 to 35 gallons
Dishwasher - 11-16 gallons
Hand Wash Dish (each time) - 9-14 gallons
Car Washing (one hour) - 1,600 gallons
Cleaning House - 3 to 9 gallons
Food Preparation - 5 gallons
CONSUMPTION DUE TO LEAKS
(100 POUNDS OF PRESSURE)
A LEAK THIS SIZE -WILL WASTE-THIS MANY GALLONS
SIZE PER DAY PER MONTH
1/32" (drip,drip,drip) 320 (will fill 8-10 bathtubs) 9,600
1/16" 1,685 50,500
1/8" 6,725 201,750
1/4" 26,928 807,840
A few drops of food coloring in the tank of the toilet will detect invisible leaks.
The color shows up in the bowl without flushing, it indicates a leaking toilet.