 leaks leaks nationally leaks account for 14 of water use in the average household having a leak detection strategy can potentially lower your household s water and sewer bills while also saving hundreds to thousands of gallons of water per month many times the cost of detecting and repairing the leak are minimal 520 per incident while the potential savings to your water and sewer costs can be significant two potentially low cost simple repair examples  leaky faucets are often caused by faulty washers that don t allow your faucet to shut off properly replacing faulty washers is an easy and inexpensive less than 1 way to recoup water and money savings leaky toilets are often easy to detect and repair annually testing your toilets for leaks by using dye tablets or food coloring is key to quickly repairing leaky toilets many toilet leaks can be fixed by a doityourself plumber and are relatively inexpensive to implement 520 watch our how to videos to learn more resources how to videos using your water meter to test for leaks  pdf  how to find indoor leaks  pdf   indoor  