Ontario’s #1 Plumber Encourages Participation in Fix-a-Leak Week

This August marks the kick-off to the fourth annual Fix-a-Leak week to encourage Canadian’s to save water by repairing dripping faucets and faulty plumbing fixtures.

According to EPA Water Sense, more than 1 trillion gallons of water leak from Canadian homes every year. Fix-a-Leak Week is a designated time to increase awareness and improve water conservation through simple measures.

“People are often amazed at the volumes of water wasted through household leaks. Something that seems insignificant and often unattended by homeowners actually has a very noticeable impact on the water usage and water bill,” said Local Drain Experts – Drain Cleaning and Clogged Drain Service owner Natalia Pos.

Local Drain Experts – Drain Cleaning and Clogged Drain Service locations across the nation are helping homeowners detect and repair leaks. The average household can save up to 10,000 gallons of water each year simply by fixing leaks.

Local Drain Experts – Drain Cleaning and Clogged Drain Service owner, Natalia Pos, is encouraging Canadians to join Local Drain Experts – Drain Cleaning and Clogged Drain Service in the water conservation effort this week. “As populations grow and water resources become scarcer, greener plumbing has become more important than ever before,” said Pos

Local Drain Experts – Drain Cleaning and Clogged Drain Service promotes EPA WaterSense certified products and offers water conserving earth-friendly plumbing solutions that make it easy to go green. Here are a couple of DIY leak detection tests families can try to kick-off greening their plumbing during Fix-a-Leak Week.

Two Tricks for Detecting a Toilet Leak

One may not always hear water running in the toilet or see it flowing into the bowl but the toilet might be leaking water down the drain on a constant basis, up to 200 gallons per day. Here are two ways to detect toilet leaks:

• Put a few drops of food coloring in the tank and wait fifteen minutes. If colored water appears in the bowl, there is a leak.

• Sprinkle a pinch of flour or talcum powder on top of the water in the toilet tank. Watch it carefully. If it drifts toward the tank’s overflow tube then there is a different kind of toilet leak called an overflow leak. Replace the float valve to solve the problem

About Local Drain Experts

Owner Pos says, “Local Drain Experts – Drain Cleaning and Clogged Drain Service established its water conservation program to make green plumbing solutions more available and Fix-a-Leak Week is a great way to call attention to scarce water resources.”

Plumbing industry professionals servicing Etobicoke, ON and the surrounding area.

Local Drain Experts offer free estimates, prompt, honest and transparent service and are fully licensed and insured.

Drain and plumbing services include but are not limited to emergency drain services. Knowing that a problem with one’s sewer can cause an unpleasant mess and headache, Local Drain Experts offer 24-hour service and specialize in clogged drains.

Local Drain is a family-owned residential plumbing business that’s aware of how important reliable plumbing is.