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Winter Haven water utility warns leaky toilet flappers can waste 100,000 gallons monthly

2774323 · March 25, 2025
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A City Water Department spokesperson urged Winter Haven residents to check and replace toilet flappers, saying a faulty flapper can waste over 100,000 gallons in a month and add as much as $1,000 to water bills; a replacement part costs about $7, the spokesperson said.

Kyle Yates, a spokesperson for the Winter Haven City Water Department, told residents that a toilet flapper that does not seal properly can use more than 100,000 gallons of water in one month and could add as much as $1,000 to a household water bill.

“Did you know that a toilet flapper that does not seal properly can use over 100,000…

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