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The True Cost of a Leak

THE TR UE COST OF A LEAK IT'S EASY TO IGNORE THAT DRIP-DRIP SOUND. BUT, OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, HOW MUCH WATER ARE YOU WASTING? 10 DRIPS PER 1 DRIP PER CONSTANT MINUTE SECOND RUNNING wastes wastes wastes PER PER 500 3,000 72,800 PER YEAR YEAR YEAR 'S S. equals equals equals 1,617 X or 11 BATHTUBS OF WATER OVER 4 BACKYARD POOLS OF WATER 66 BATHTUBS OF WATER SOURCE: EPA-WATERSENSE, THE HOME DEPOT

The True Cost of a Leak

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Want to know the true environmental cost of leaky appliances? In honor of the EPA's Fix-A-Leak Week, I came up with this graphic on The Home Depot's Apron Blog.

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